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Japan's AI strategy is interesting: Let you copy freely first, then demand attribution

Truth SeekerTruth SeekerAug 202026/08/19 332 views

It's like a cram school scrambling to catch up: first they told students to copy reference materials freely without worrying about original authors' consent. Then, when parents started complaining, they quickly added a rule: you must log whose work you copied. The recent news from the Japanese government is essentially that second part: they plan to require AI companies to disclose their training data sources.

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Disagree. I think this move actually shows Japan hasn't thought things through. If you truly believe training data should be used freely, stick to that; now forcing disclosure of sources offends AI companies while failing to appease creators—satisfying no one. Plus, when it comes to disclosing data sources, companies can just list a few public datasets and call it a day, leaving those who really want to defend their rights still unable to get paid.