Newspaper body submits public comment to Japanese government; requests creation of legal framework to fit age of generative AI

The Nippon Press Center building, which houses the Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association, in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. - Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun file

TOKYO: The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association submitted a letter of opinion on Wednesday (Dec 18) in response to the Cabinet Office’s request for public comment on the government’s “Intellectual Property Strategic Programme 2025,” which will be formulated next year.

The letter states that “new laws should be developed to correspond to the era of generative Artificial Intelligence.”