Japanese party to install AI as new political leader
A small Japanese political party announced Tuesday it will appoint an artificial intelligence system as its new leader, following the resignation of its founder after a poor election performance. The Path to Rebirth party, launched in January 2024 by Shinji Ishimaru, a former mayor in western Japan, said the AI would oversee internal decisions such as resource allocation but would not dictate policy to members. “The new leader will be AI,” said Koki Okumura, a 25-year-old doctoral student in artificial intelligence at Kyoto University, who will act as the party’s nominal leader and assistant to the AI. Details of the AI’s design and implementation have yet to be decided. The party has no unified policy platform, instead allowing members to set their own agendas. Ishimaru rose to prominence after an online-driven campaign in 2024 saw him place second in the […]