In Japan, a robot with artificial intelligence competed for the mayor. The election candidate on April 15th won the election. However, this event was recorded as a first.
Japan, one of the few economies of our planet, with a share of the developing technology sector despite the destruction of World War II,
In Japan, a robot with artificial intelligence competed for the mayor. The election banner where the photograph of the robot fighting to become Tama's new mayor took place showed up in many parts of the city. The election candidate on April 15th won the election.
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In 2014, Michihito Matsuda, candidate for the Tama municipal elections, had to win the election in order to become the mayor of the robot, which is an indirect candidate, even if indirectly.
Because Michihito Matsuda explained that if the election is won, the mayor's office will be done by this robot with artificial intelligence support.
Underlining that this project is a first for humankind, Matsuda even opened an office and a website for the robot's candidacy campaign.
Matsuda, who was in the country's press release on the issue, was arguing that artificial intelligence, which would analyze the data available to people better and make more analytical decisions, would better govern the city.