{
  "id": 12544388,
  "title": "INTERVIEW: Digital Minister to Promote Narrow AI Development",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/interview-digital-minister-to-promote-narrow-ai-development",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-07T04:07:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026100201035/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japanese digital transformation minister Toshiharu Furukawa has expressed determination to promote the development of so-called narrow artificial intelligence systems, in order to compete better with powerhouses such as the United States and China. As examples, Furukawa named vertical AI, tailored to perform tasks in specific fields, and physical AI, which enable...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}