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Japan Uses AI Simulations to Illustrate Mount Fuji Eruption Risks for Tokyo
Tokyo's AI simulation highlights potential disruptions from a Mount Fuji eruption, including transport paralysis, health risks, and an estimated 490 million cubic meters of ash accumulation impacting daily life.
- Japanese officials released AI-generated videos simulating a potential eruption of Mount Fuji to prepare residents for disasters, particularly for the 37 million people in Tokyo's metropolitan area.
- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government stated that an eruption could occur 'at any moment, without warning,' potentially disrupting transportation and causing health issues.
- Naoya Sekiya, a professor at the University of Tokyo, noted that the government has modeled disaster scenarios for years, but it does not indicate Fuji is about to erupt.
- Resident Hiromi Ooki expressed her intention to buy emergency supplies after watching the video, acknowledging that 'maybe it’s better if it scares us a little.
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The capital of Japan is shown buried by the ashes of Mount Fuji in this prevention video.
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Despite the AI-generated video, there is no sign that the volcano is about to erupt.
The aim of the simulation created with the help of Artificial Intelligence is to prepare citizens for the worst-case scenario.
AI simulation of Mount Fuji eruption is being used to prepare Tokyo for the worst
Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707. But for Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day, Japanese officials have released computer- and AI-generated videos showing a simulation of a potential violent eruption of the active volcano. The videos, released this week, are meant to prepare the 37 million residents in the greater Tokyo metropolitan area for potential…
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