Data Science and Buddhism: The Ugly Duckling Theorem and the Middle Way
Modern data science traces its roots to the pattern-recognition research of the 1960s. In Japan, one of the earliest successes was the development of machines capable of reading handwritten postal codes. During this formative period, philosopher-scientist Satoshi Watanabe proposed the…
Google’s Gemini 3: Launch and Early Reception
Overview – What is Gemini 3? Google’s Gemini 3 is the latest flagship AI model from Google DeepMind, positioned as the most advanced in Google’s lineup of generative AI systems. It’s a “natively multimodal” model – meaning it can handle text, images,…
AI Governance in Corporate AI Utilization: Frameworks and Best Practices
Executive Summary 1. Definition and Purpose of AI Governance In a corporate context, AI governance refers to the established set of processes, policies, and organizational structures that guide how AI systems are developed and used, to ensure they align with…
AI Mentor and the Problem of Free Will
—How Far Can Human Consciousness Be Externalized?— 1. Prologue: AI as a Mirror of the Mind What humanity entrusts to artificial intelligence is not mere automation or efficiency.It is, more profoundly, the externalization of self-understanding—a continuation of the ancient project…
The AI Bubble Collapse Is Not the The End — It Is the Beginning of Selection
— Reading the Coming AI Transition Through the Lens of the Internet Revolution In 2025, financial institutions and technology analysts around the world are warning of an “AI bubble collapse.” Stock prices of generative-AI firms swing violently, hype cycles rise…
Notable AI News Roundup: ChatGPT Atlas, Company Knowledge, Claude Code Web, Pet Cameo, Copilot 12 Features, NTT Tsuzumi 2 and 22 More Developments
This weekly roundup compiles twenty five notable updates and trends across generative AI, agent interfaces, enterprise adoption, model releases, safety and societal impact. The items selected emphasize what business leaders, product builders, developers and knowledge workers should know right now.…
KJ Method Resurfaces in AI Workslop Problem
To solve the AI Workslop problem, an information organization technique invented in Japan in the 1960s may be effective. Kunihiro Tada, founder of the Mindware Research Institute, says that by reconstructing data mining technology in line with the KJ method,…
AI Work Slop and the Productivity Paradox in Business
Introduction: Modern AI tools promise to supercharge productivity, automating tasks and generating content at an unprecedented scale. Yet many business professionals are noticing a curious problem: an overabundance of low-quality, AI-generated work that adds noise and overhead instead of value.…
OpenAI’s “Sora 2” and its impact on Japanese anime and video game copyrights
The Emergence of Sora 2 On October 1, 2025, OpenAI announced the video generation model “Sora 2” and a social app for iOS that uses the same model. forest.watch This app allows users to generate videos with realistic textures and…
Claude Sonnet 4.5: Technical Evolution and Practical Applications of Next-Generation AI
Released in September 2025, Claude Sonnet 4.5 is the latest and most advanced model in Anthropic’s Claude 4 family. This model transcends the limitations of traditional AI assistants, achieving superior reasoning capabilities, practicality, and efficiency. This article provides a comprehensive…


























