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The '''Fifth Generation Computer Systems''' ('''FGCS'''; {{lang-langx|ja|第五世代コンピュータ|daigosedai konpyūta}}) was a 10-year initiative launched in 1982 by Japan's [[Ministry of International Trade and Industry]] (MITI) to develop computers based on [[massively parallel computing]] and [[logic programming]]. The project aimed to create an "epoch-making computer" with supercomputer-like performance and to establish a platform for future advancements in [[artificial intelligence]]. Although FGCS was ahead of its time, its ambitious goals ultimately led to commercial failure. However, on a theoretical level, the project significantly contributed to the development of [[concurrent logic programming]].

The term "fifth generation" was chosen to emphasize the system's advanced nature. In the [[history of computing hardware]], there had been four prior "generations" of computers: the first generation utilized [[vacuum tube]]s; the second, [[transistor]]s and [[diode]]s; the third, [[integrated circuit]]s; and the fourth, [[microprocessor]]s. While earlier generations focused on increasing the number of logic elements within a single CPU, it was widely believed at the time that the fifth generation would achieve enhanced performance through the use of massive numbers of CPUs.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}