By SHUNSAKU KAI/ Staff Writer
September 11, 2020 at 08:00 JST
Seika Mayor Masami Sugiura, left, and Takeshi Yamada, director of NTT Communication Science Laboratories, announce their joint project to develop an artificial intelligence version of Seika Kyomachi, Seika's promotional mascot, at the town office in Kyoto Prefecture. (Shunsaku Kai)
SEIKA, Kyoto Prefecture--Fans of the adorable Seika Kyomachi, the town of Seika’s popular mascot, will soon be able to carry on a conversation with the digital character. [Read More]
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