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Japan — Establishment of the Japan AI Safety Institute
Issued by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
Summary
Japan established the Japan AI Safety Institute in February 2024 to coordinate national work on AI safety evaluation. The institute aligned Japan’s approach with the emerging international network of AI safety institutes, including counterparts in the United States and United Kingdom. Its priorities included technical evaluation of foundation models, cyber-attack defence, prevention of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear risks, and countering automated disinformation. The institute represented a move from high-level G7 principles toward operational testing and safety infrastructure.
Why it matters
Creation of Japan AI Safety Institute; alignment with US and UK AI safety institutes; foundation model evaluation; cyber-attack defence; CBRN risk prevention; automated disinformation countermeasures; evaluation sandbox priorities.
Governance themes
Topics
Record metadata
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Asia-Pacific
- Organisation
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
- Governance themes
- AI governance, Safety, Risk management, International cooperation, Standards
- Document type
- Framework
- Status
- Published
- Publication date
- 14 February 2024
- Last updated
- 27 June 2026
- Language
- English
- Original source
- View original source
Citation export
Plain citation
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Establishment of the Japan AI Safety Institute, 14 February 2024.
BibTeX
@misc{japan_ai_safety_institute_2024,
title = {Japan — Establishment of the Japan AI Safety Institute},
author = {Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Global AI Governance Archive},
url = {https://www.ipa.go.jp/en/safety-institutes/aisi.html}
}See the citation guide for style-specific examples.
Recorded cross-references
- Hiroshima AI Process
- United States — U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium
- Singapore — Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AI
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