Japan to Mandate AI Firms Reveal Training Data in New IP Code

Japan is set to require AI companies to disclose the data used to train their generative models, as part of a new government-backed code aimed at protecting intellectual property rights. A government panel on intellectual property rights in the AI era broadly approved the plan Tuesday during an online meeting, endorsing what is known as a "principle code" for generative AI businesses. The draft code urges firms to publicly disclose their AI training data and the methods used to collect it. The move comes amid growing concerns that texts and images may be used to train AI models without consent, potentially infringing on copyrights as generative AI grows increasingly popular.