Yokosuka becomes Japan’s first city to use ChatGPT for administrative tasks

Not really sure how I feel about this. Dealing with government workers can be frustrating at times, but dealing with automated systems can also be a pain in the ass too.

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The city of Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture has a few claims to fame: It’s home to a major U.S. naval base, it’s the birthplace of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, and it lends its name to a local variation of Japanese curry.

On Thursday, it staked out a new claim as the first municipality in the country to use ChatGPT in its municipal offices.

Roughly 4,000 employees at Yokosuka’s municipal government office began using the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, which was created by OpenAI late last year, for a one-month trial in efforts to improve operations.

“With the population decreasing, the number of employees is limited. However, there are many administrative challenges,” said Takayuki Samukawa, a public relations representative for Yokosuka’s digital management department.

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“So we aim to use useful ICT tools, like ChatGPT, to free up human resources for things that can only be done in a person-to-person format.”

Source:

www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/20/national/chatgpt-yokosuka-trial/

 

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