🇯🇵 Sayonara Japan: AI & Broadcasting's Next Frontier

Ben's final episode from Japan: How one of the world's most traditional broadcasting cultures is leading the AI revolution—without losing its soul.🔥 WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER:NHK's custom LLM trained on 40 years of broadcast archives—10% better accuracy than commercial models. Japan's "sovereign AI" approach: Fugaku-LLM, Rakuten AI 2.0, Fujitsu Takane—the Tokyo development you haven't heard about.AI avatars reaching 1.4M viewers weekly. DeepBrain AI's weather presenters supporting 100 languages. Meet "Yomiko"—NHK's AI anime character reading news. But can they build trust?Japan's $25B broadcast market: Traditional TV declining 0.8% while connected TV explodes at 10% growth through 2035. Sony, Panasonic, Sharp building AI processors into displays. AbemaTV blending linear with on-demand.The brutal stat: 67% of Japanese workers believe AI could help, only 18% use it.🎯 3 LESSONS FOR BROADCASTERS:Build with YOUR data (not generic AI tools)Solve specific problems (not generic transformation)Augment humans, don't replace themTHE TENSION: After two months in Japan, Ben realizes every meaningful opportunity came from authentic human relationships—the Fukuoka lunch, the 90-minute Engineer Cafe session, the barbecue where he met competitors. AI can analyze 40 years of data, but it can't build trust or read a room.⚡ NEXT EPISODE: Full hour VIDEO PODCAST with Tom from Adaptable International. Why human connection, authenticity, and personal relationships matter MORE in the age of AI automation, not less.Previous Japan Episodes:Episode 22: Fukuoka startup scene, Ramen TechEpisode 23: Japan's tech legacy, 8K innovationMore: ancast.co.uk#AI #Broadcasting #Japan #NHK #MediaInnovation #BroadcastTech #AIStrategy #Tokyo #ContentCreation

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