World Digital Summit @ Nikkei Hall.

■World Digital Summit @ Nikkei Hall.

The first time I participated was 24 years ago.

This time, the final panel featured Taniwaki, Natsuno, Ishido, Suzukan, and myself.

I'll take notes on what was said.

◇Problem proposal

Japan has recognized that it has lost out in the digital era due to COVID-19, and has created a digital agency to push ahead with digital transformation. However, the next big wave, web3 and generative AI, is coming, and if we make a mistake, we could lose again.

iU, which was hit by COVID-19 when the school opened, say that COVID-19 is an opportunity. The challenge is how to entrust this generation with deciding their future career paths.

◇web3

I'm excited about the disruptive power of blockchain. The power of decentralization symbolized by the DAO. Just as the Internet has turned the media into a garbage dump, it may turn companies and governments into garbage dumps.

On the other hand, the spread of the Internet, which reduces communication costs to zero, was inevitable, but this is not yet evident for BC. Another issue is that energy-rich countries have an advantage.

◇The rise of GAFA

The economy and society have become more autonomous and decentralized. Giants have collapsed and dispersed in many fields, including media and finance. Individuals have also become more powerful. The nation vs. GAFA battle is also a decentralization phenomenon in which a power that rivals the nation has emerged.

Meanwhile, in the Internet itself, companies with business models that concentrate resources such as data have become powerful.

◇AI

The singularity has come. Things you think you can't do will eventually become possible.

People worry about losing their jobs, but production won't decrease. GDP won't decrease. There's nothing to worry about.

However, when that wealth is concentrated in certain countries or organizations, it leads to riots and war.

Distribution, rather than production, becomes the most important issue.

◇Government

I support the Digital Agency. It should be commended for making AI an important issue at the G7 Summit and playing a coordinating role.

However, it is questionable whether Web3 should be considered a growth strategy. Rather than increasing GDP, the Internet and SNS have brought about a convenient, comfortable and enjoyable social culture, and have increased consumer surplus. It would be better to position Web3 as a social and cultural strategy.

◇DX Human Resource Development

That's why I created iU . I take it personally and work hard.

The thing that will change the most with AI and web3 is universities. There is a theory that half of universities will disappear in 10 years because of the Internet and AI, but with the emergence of ZEN universities, it seems that this may happen even sooner. This is a chance to make a big change in education.