menu_open Columnists
Catherine Thorbecke

Catherine Thorbecke

The Japan Times

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Chinese AI videos used to look fake. Now they look like money.

Even six months ago, artificial intelligence-generated videos still betrayed themselves, with extra fingers, jerky limbs and uncanny facial...

20.03.2026 60

The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

A breakthrough law won’t kill Korea’s AI revolution

01.02.2026 70

The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

Forget DeepSeek, dying alone is China’s latest tech obsession

25.01.2026 100

The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

Six unresolved AI questions heading into 2026

07.01.2026 100

The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

Can AI save dying languages?

09.12.2025 80

The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

What TSMC and Shakespeare can teach Japan's Rapidus

07.12.2025 80

The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

Photoshopping, not chatbots, might be AI’s killer app

04.12.2025 90

The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

Will artificial intelligence turn Japan’s ‘irreplaceable treasures’ into slop?

18.11.2025 80

The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

Banning teens from YouTube won’t keep them safe

14.09.2025 90

The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

Espionage and tariffs can’t tarnish TSMC’s crown

10.08.2025 100

The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

China’s AI strategy relies on frenzy and frenemies

30.07.2025 50

The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

Make the robot your colleague, not overlord

24.06.2025 90

The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

The magical thinking of Masa Son

24.06.2025 60

The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

Can Apple salvage the AI iPhone in China?

11.06.2025 60

The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

Japan urgently needs an AI vibe shift

25.03.2025 50

The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

DeepSeek’s breakthroughs are too big for the U.S. to ban

05.02.2025 50

The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

Why Chinese tech keeps surprising the West

31.01.2025 40

The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

Trump’s bigger China cyber threat isn’t TikTok

30.01.2025 50

The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

Elon Musk won’t save TikTok

16.01.2025 50

The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke