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Japanese Government Talks Legalities of Using Voice Actor’s Voice for AI Without Permission

Japanese Government Talks Legalities of Using Voice Actor’s Voice for AI Without Permission Japanese Government Talks Legalities of Using Voice Actor’s Voice for AI Without Permission

Japanese Government Talks Legalities of Using Voice Actor’s Voice for AI Without Permission

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (a.k.a. METI) is a section of the Japanese government, and it recently said that using generative AI in the wrong ways could run afoul of the country’s Unfair Competition Prevention Act. Namely, METI pointed out how using generative …Read more  »

Animators From One Piece and More Respond to OpenAI’s Studio Ghibli AI Artwork

Animators From One Piece and More Respond to OpenAI’s Studio Ghibli AI Artwork Animators From One Piece and More Respond to OpenAI’s Studio Ghibli AI Artwork

Animators From One Piece and More Respond to OpenAI’s Studio Ghibli AI Artwork

Studio Ghibli still hasn’t officially commented on the recent craze of making AI art in Hayao Miyazaki’s style, though Miyazaki’s previous anti-AI comments have been making the rounds. But a number of people have shared their thoughts, negative or positive, including some in the anime …Read more  »

Hayao Miyazaki Once Called AI an “Insult to Life.” OpenAI Technicality Has People Copying His Style in Viral Trend

Hayao Miyazaki Once Called AI an “Insult to Life.” OpenAI Technicality Has People Copying His Style in Viral Trend Hayao Miyazaki Once Called AI an “Insult to Life.” OpenAI Technicality Has People Copying His Style in Viral Trend

Hayao Miyazaki Once Called AI an “Insult to Life.” OpenAI Technicality Has People Copying His Style in Viral Trend

OpenAI’s GPT-4o generative AI model is being described as its “most advanced image generator yet” by the company, and making Studio Ghibli-style AI images took off in recent days. OpenAI wrote, “We added a refusal which triggers when a user attempts to generate an image …Read more  »

Voice Actors in Japan Create Group to Fight Unauthorized AI Use of Their Voices

Voice Actors in Japan Create Group to Fight Unauthorized AI Use of Their Voices Voice Actors in Japan Create Group to Fight Unauthorized AI Use of Their Voices

Voice Actors in Japan Create Group to Fight Unauthorized AI Use of Their Voices

In America, SAG-AFTRA has been fighting for actors’ rights against generative AI, and now some well-known Japanese voice actors have launched their own group known as “No More Mudan Seisei AI” (translated as “No More Unauthorized Generative AI”). They dropped a short video, which starts …Read more  »