The Japan AI Safety Institute (J-AISI) was launched on February 14, 2024 to examine and promote AI safety evaluation methods and standards, in pursuit of safe, secure, and trustworthy AI. Established within the Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA) under the jurisdiction of METI and the Digital Agency, it functions as a cross-governmental hub that coordinates among 14+ ministries and agencies. J-AISI conducts technical research, develops safety evaluation frameworks and guidelines, supports government AI policy, and collaborates with peer institutes in the UK, US, and other countries through the international AISI network.
The Japan AI Safety Institute (J-AISI) was launched on February 14, 2024 to examine and promote AI safety evaluation methods and standards, in pursuit of safe, secure, and trustworthy AI. Established within the Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA) under the jurisdiction of METI and the Digital Agency, it functions as a cross-governmental hub that coordinates among 14+ ministries and agencies. J-AISI conducts technical research, develops safety evaluation frameworks and guidelines, supports government AI policy, and collaborates with peer institutes in the UK, US, and other countries through the international AISI network.
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J-AISI aims to reduce the risks of unsafe AI by establishing rigorous evaluation methodologies and safety standards that AI developers can follow. By acting as a coordinating hub across Japan's government, industry, and academia, and by aligning Japan's standards with those of peer institutes in the UK, US, and elsewhere, J-AISI seeks to ensure that AI systems deployed domestically and internationally meet safety criteria. The causal chain runs from standards development and evaluation research, through adoption by AI developers and government procurement, to safer AI systems in deployment — with international coordination reinforcing convergence on robust global norms.
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