The city's authority was the nation's first local government to start trial use of the generative AI, which is driven by a machine learning model that works much like the human brain. During the trial, its officials used the AI tool to make bulletins, summarize records of meetings and edit documents for typographical errors, among other purposes. This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software. Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites. If this does not resolve the issue or you are unable to add the domains to your allowlist, please see this FAQ.

The city of Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture has a few claims to fame: It's home to a major U.S. naval base, it's the birthplace of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, and it lends its name to a local variation of Japanese curry. On Thursday, it staked out another as the first municipality in the country to use ChatGPT in its municipal offices. Roughly 4,000 employees at Yokosuka's municipal government office began using the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, which was created by OpenAI late last year, for a one-month trial in efforts to improve operations. This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software. Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.