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The real reason Jasmy was created.
This interview with Kazumasa Sato of Jasmy from 2020 is describing the reason why retired #Sony Presidents and CEOs decided to create Jasmy. This post resonated with me on a personal level, and reading again years later seems even more relevant than ever in a world where the lines between truth and fiction are becoming increasingly blurred. If you are new to Jasmy, take a step back from everything they are working on and look at the bigger picture.... How do we know what is real anymore in a digital age where anything can be manipulated? IoT x Blockchain.
"Satō thought about this. With the development of digital networks, the speed of information dissemination has increased, and anyone can become a point of information transmission. Information can save people's lives and support their spirits. At the same time, it can also mislead people with malicious rumors and hearsay. If so, how do we distinguish between information with good and bad intentions? How do we ensure the truth and reliability of information? From here, the idea for a network platform that anyone can use safely and securely was born, and the consideration for its commercialization began."
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Part 1.
Hello everyone,
This is the editorial department of Jasmy League.
In fact, this is something that Satō, the CEO of Jasmy Corporation, himself has talked about, so some of you may already know, but today is March 11th, the day when the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred. Therefore, I dare to record it here.
The idea for the Jasmy Project was inspired by the way information was disseminated on the internet during the Great East Japan Earthquake. With information from the mass media and government cut off, the real-time information that many people shared, received, and connected over the internet saved countless lives. For the first time, we may have experienced connecting easily with an unspecified world, using social media to contact family and friends, and to express the situations we were in and what we were facing.
However, malicious rumors and false information also spread on the internet, and there were many cases of hearsay. This is not something that started recently. It is well-known that in times of social chaos or anxiety, people tend to lose their ability to make neutral judgments. We are currently realizing how absurd rumors, like toilet paper becoming hard to buy or drinking hot water killing the coronavirus, are being spread as if they were true.
Let's think a little more about this. Are digital networks and the development of social media really to blame for these rumors, hearsay, and false information? It shouldn't be.
There is a record called "Kumamoto Meiji Earthquake Diary" by Mizushima Tsurayuki, the publisher of "Kumamoto Newspaper", which documents the situation during the great earthquake in July 1889, known as the "Meiji Kumamoto Earthquake". It includes accounts of people believing in rumors such as "nearby mountains erupting" and fleeing with their belongings in the middle of the night, reflecting the chaotic state of society. The "Kumamoto Meiji Earthquake Diary" mentions that it was not unusual for unfounded rumors to spread during the Great Kantō Earthquake, causing chaos throughout Tokyo, and these rumors often contained intentions and malice.
Satō thought about this. With the development of digital networks, the speed of information dissemination has increased, and anyone can become a point of information transmission. Information can save people's lives and support their spirits. At the same time, it can also mislead people with malicious rumors and hearsay. If so, how do we distinguish between information with good and bad intentions? How do we ensure the truth and reliability of information? From here, the idea for a network platform that anyone can use safely and securely was born, and the consideration for its commercialization began. (To be continued)
Part 2.
In our previous discussion, we talked about how, during the Great East Japan Earthquake, many people were saved by the power of the internet, but at the same time, society fell into anxiety amidst the chaos of rumors and misinformation.
Against this backdrop, foreseeing the necessity of a safe and secure IoT platform for society, the founders of Jasmy began to consider commercializing the Jasmy Project.
With the proliferation of the internet, IoT technology has also evolved remarkably and has become integrated into our daily lives. Technologies like smartphones, smart houses, and smart cities have transformed various things into smarter versions. If we could turn back time by nine years, if every object in town was connected to the internet,
It might be possible to detect earthquakes, tsunamis, and subsequent fires more quickly,
We might be able to allocate rescue personnel and materials more smartly according to the disaster situation,
And possibly, many more lives could be saved by IoT.
On the other hand, after a disaster occurs, many people are desperate for information. In the absence of accurate information dissemination, people hurriedly believe and spread fake news. Though these are individual small actions, they can have a large impact on society as a whole, making rescue operations more difficult and potentially leading to serious damage. However, it's often unclear where the spread rumors started, and whether others have truly verified them.
If it were possible to disseminate and repost information on social media and news sites based on blockchain, couldn't we eliminate false information?
With a "consensus algorithm," a new block cannot be generated without the agreement of the majority of participants, allowing for the tracing of all histories and enabling the verification of the source and edit history of information. That is, on the blockchain, the only truth acknowledged by everyone is shared.
By the way, amidst the recent uproar over the novel coronavirus, a particular use of blockchain in China has attracted attention. Against government information control,
Articles were written on the Ethereum blockchain, which cannot disappear, cannot be tampered with, and can be accessed from anywhere in the world. For more details, please see the article here → "Blockchain usage is gaining attention in light of the coronavirus pneumonia."
The last issue is the management of personal information. Whether it's personal information managed on paper or entered into a database electronically, it's difficult to grasp the history of who accessed it and how it was altered.
For example, when you register your personal information with various services or organizations, updating or requesting deletion is quite troublesome, leading to you ending up with many IDs.
As a result, it wouldn't be surprising if, despite being the same person, different companies, services, and even governmental institutions stored different information about you.
Especially in times of disaster, it's crucial for the government and supporters to grasp the correct personal information to carry out relief activities promptly. For individuals, managing and updating their information correctly on the blockchain, and having a record of businesses accessing it written into the block, would be very reassuring for users, wouldn't it?
Naturally, the path from a simple idea to a mature service is not easy. However, if it's a service beneficial to society as a whole, allowing everyone to live safely and securely, no matter how complex, Jasmy will continue to develop in this direction without forgetting its original intentions.
If you share the philosophy of Jasmy, we invite you to join us in creating the next generation's world!
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