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Japan's light-touch regulatory plans back 'most AI-friendly nation' ambitions

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( February 27, 2025, 04:35 GMT | Comment) -- Japan appears to be joining the global shift toward policies that encourage greater artificial intelligence innovation and investment, as indicated by its planned AI legislation, which is expected to take a light-touch approach, and its proposed relaxation of certain data rules for AI use. These support Japan’s stated aspirations to become "the world’s most AI-friendly nation," a goal Digital Minister Masaaki Taira said at a government panel meeting earlier this month on the planned law. Japan appears to be joining the global shift toward policies that encourage greater artificial intelligence innovation and investment, as indicated by its planned AI legislation, which is expected to take a light-touch approach, and its proposed relaxation of certain data rules for AI use....

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