Although Japan's presence has faded in the global competition over generative AI (artificial intelligence), efforts have begun to develop domestically produced AI through public and private initiatives. More than 40 companies, including Softbank and major manufacturing companies, have embarked on the development of a domestically produced AI platform, aiming to popularize "physical AI" that autonomously controls robots and other devices by 2031. Tonight's BS TV Tokyo "NIKKEI NEWS NEXT" (from 9:00 p.m., https://www.bs-tvtok ...