Japan desperately wants 10 million AI robots by 2040 to save its economy — by which time its human population is…
- Japan plans to hire millions of AI robots as its working population shrinks
- One domestic startup plans to build 100 workplace robots by 2027
- Japanese insurers are preparing for accidents involving increasingly capable workplace robots
The Japanese government has set a goal of placing 10 million robots driven by artificial intelligence into workplaces before 2040, hoping to offset a rapidly thinning workforce in its aging population.
By 2040, United Nations medium-variant estimates place Japan's population at 112,158,304, which is 6.2% lower than the 119,584,122 projected for 2030.
The median age would reach 54.0 years, with 35.3% of people at least 65 years old and only 10.4% of them children below 15.
Machines move into offices and wards
Hospitals and factories in Japan already struggle to fill positions, which is why a growing number of employers are turning to machines for daily tasks.
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