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Japan’s National Daily Since 1922
April 27, 2023 (Mainichi Japan)
Japanese version
OTSU — Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki is a “manga artist” known for the popular work “Rurouni Kenshin” — or at least that’s the mistaken description one artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot would have users believe.
When a Shiga Prefectural Government employee asked ChatGPT about Taizo Mikazuki it apparently explained that he was a “Japanese manga artist.” Microsoft’s Bing AI, meanwhile, correctly gave his job title as governor of Shiga Prefecture but provided an incorrect job history. The interactions serve as a reminder that chatbots may be providing a mixture of false information to users.
At a regular news conference on April 25, the governor said that while “there are still some issues to be addressed” regarding interactive AI, “it may be an effective tool for improving operational efficiency,” and indicated that the prefectural government plans to explore ways to utilize it.
According to the governor, ChatGPT explained that “Taizo Mikazuki is a manga artist known for his fine brushwork and powerful action depictions,” and that his major works are “Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story,” “Major” and “Battle B-Daman” — all by different authors. Meanwhile, Bing AI answered correctly, except for his job history, saying he had worked at newspaper company Nikkei Inc.
Gov. Mikazuki conceded that “some things will be different from the truth” when interacting with AI, but added, “We will explore how it can be used within the prefectural government. It is necessary to confirm the precautions to be taken in handling personal and confidential information.”
Mikazuki said that he has instructed the prefectural government’s digital transformation promotion division and the administrative management promotion division to identify how interactive AI can be used and the issues involved.
(Japanese original by Manabu Niwata, Otsu Bureau)
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