Tokyo uses AI to warn residents to prepare for the worst with simulation of Mount Fuji erupting

The AI-generated video released by Japanese officials for Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day in Japan shows a simulation of a potential violent eruption of the active volcano.

Tokyo could be buried under volcanic ash in just two hours if Mount Fuji erupts for the first time in 300 years. Japanese officials want residents to prepare for the worst.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has released an AI-generated video simulating a potential eruption of Mount Fuji, Japan’s most iconic active volcano, to urge residents to prepare for a possible disaster.

The video depicts Tokyo blanketed in volcanic ash, paralysing vital infrastructure such as transport links.

The video also shows billboards across the capital flashing images of smoke clouds rising around Mount Fuji, as the narration says, “The moment may arrive without any warning”.

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