( August 18, 2026, 09:26 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Japan's Cabinet Office on Tuesday unveiled a draft principles code for generative artificial intelligence developers and providers following a public consultation. The non-binding code, discussed by an Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters study group on intellectual-property rights in the AI era, follows a "comply or explain" approach. Generative-AI companies that adopt the code would be expected to disclose information about their models, training processes and data, and take measures to protect intellectual property rights. These include respecting paywalls and robots.txt instructions, avoiding pirate sites, retaining training logs, taking technical measures to prevent infringing outputs and establishing contact points for rights holders. The Cabinet Office is expected to finalize the code after considering views expressed by study-group members on Tuesday.The documents are attached (in Japanese). ...
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