AI not big in Japan: Chatbots speaking Japanese proving easy to spot

In English, AI text generators like ChatGPT are often indistinguishable from human text - but that's not the case in all languages. — Photo: Hannes P Albert/dpa

TOKYO: Recent advances with and popularisation of so-called "generative" artificial intelligence has stoked concerns about fake homework, fake academic papers, fake journalism and fake identities.

But one place where there might not be as much to worry about is the world’s third biggest economy and one of its most advanced.