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.”
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
Japan wants to lead the world in AI, so they’re pursuing very AI-friendly policies.
At the cost of their artists