Officials release AI-generated videos simulating potential Mount Fuji eruption

The top of Mount Fuji in Fujikawaguchiko town, about 110 kilometres (68 miles) west of Tokyo (Hiro Komae/AP)

Mount Fuji has not erupted since 1707 but Japanese officials have released computer and AI-generated videos showing a simulation of a potential violent eruption of the active volcano.

The videos, released this week to mark Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day, are meant to prepare the 37 million residents in the greater Tokyo metropolitan area for potential disasters.