The Japanese government is heating up the atmosphere around OpenAI by formally asking it to stop defrauding Japanese works of art, According to Down ITMedia AND reported By IGN. The company fell into copyright hell after launching its social video app Sora, which was quickly filled with users doubtful Material generated by artificial intelligence.
Minoru Kiuchi whose many Japan’s ministerial positions include leading the intellectual property strategy (he also leads the “cool Japan strategy”), and last week he criticized OpenAI for copyright infringement. He said that Japanese art forms such as manga and anime are “irreplaceable treasures” and that the Cabinet Office has formally asked OpenAI to end its infringing behavior.