[Reuters Survey: Over 80% of Japanese Companies Have Not Fully Adopted AI] According to Deep Tide TechFlow, on August 13, a Reuters survey revealed that over 80% of Japanese companies either use AI in a limited capacity or not at all, with only 16% considering it an indispensable tool. A report from the Japanese government indicated that 86.4% of Japanese enterprises have utilized generative AI for at least one task, a figure lower than China's 98.1%, Germany's 91.6%, and the United States' 90.9%. Looking ahead to the next one to two years, only 4% of companies expect their AI budgets to achieve annual growth of 50% or more, while all respondents stated they would not reduce AI spending.