The Japanese Defense Ministry rolled out Tuesday its first-ever basic policy to promote the use of artificial intelligence as it seeks to respond to changes in defense operations driven by technological advancements. The blueprint focuses on seven fields, such as detection and identification of military targets, command and control and logistic support. Noting that foreign nations have been working on utilizing AI, the government document said it “could determine the situation of conflicts in the near future, as has been pointed out.” AI utilization would also enhance the speed of combat opera…