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Japan Goes All In: Copyright Doesn't Apply To AI Training (technomancers.ai)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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In a surprising move, Japan’s government recently reaffirmed that it will not enforce copyrights on data used in AI training. The policy allows AI to use any data “regardless of whether it is for non-profit or commercial purposes, whether it is an act other than reproduction, or whether it is content obtained from illegal sites or otherwise.”

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Considering how much Japan has banked on it's culture and art, this is a surprising Fuck You to artists, and i bet all the AI models from now on will be trained there

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Japan wants to lead the world in AI, so they're pursuing very AI-friendly policies.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

At the cost of their artists