Japan approves AI training data disclosure code for copyright protection
Government panel backs non-binding principle code requiring AI firms to reveal training methods and data sources.
What to know
- Japan's government approved a non-binding "principle code" requiring AI firms to disclose their training data, models, and collection methods to protect intellectual property rights.
- The code uses a "comply or explain" approach, allowing companies to either adopt standards or publicly justify non-compliance; covers both domestic and foreign AI service providers.
- The disclosure framework addresses growing concerns about copyright infringement as generative AI trains on texts and images without consent.
- The code balances intellectual property protection with technological innovation, building on Japan's AI law enacted in May 2025.
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LLMS and Gen AI are copying information from sources they refuse to cite, mashing it together into a frankensteined 'new' version and then reselling it. This is an inaccurate and emotional description. It describes little of what is actually happening. LLMs map the relationships between concepts across ALL human communication. Consider this. We…
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Way to go!! https://www. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/ 19/japan/ai-training-data-disclosure/
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Japan panel has approved a plan to adopt a "principle code" for generative artificial intelligence businesses to protect intellectual property rights by urging firms to publicly disclose their AI training data. https://www. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/ 19/japan/ai-training-data-disclosure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon # japan # ai #…