Japan to Require AI Firms to Disclose Training Data
Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese government panel Tuesday broadly approved a plan to adopt a so-called "principle code" for generative artificial intelligence businesses to protect intellectual property rights, urging firms to disclose their AI training data and methods for collecting such data to the public. A draft code was presented at an online meeting of an expert panel on intel...
Tokyo, Aug. 18 - A Japanese government panel has broadly approved a plan to enforce a principle code for generative AI businesses, mandating the disclosure of AI training data and methods to the public, according to Jiji Press. The draft code was discussed during an online meeting of an expert panel on intellectual property rights in the AI era.
The draft was developed due to growing concerns over unauthorized use of texts and images to train AI models, potentially infringing copyrights. The code, based on a recently enacted AI-related technology law from May 2025, aims to balance intellectual property protection with technological innovation. The government will implement a "comply or explain" approach, presenting a nonbinding code for generative AI businesses, including developers and service providers.
This allows these entities to either comply with the code or publicly justify their decision not to comply.
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