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The\u00a0Freelance League of Japan<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(hereafter FLJ) recently announced the results\u00a0of a large-scale study on\u00a0how\u00a0Japanese creators\u00a0view generative AI.\u00a0The survey had a sample size of 24,991 people, including freelancers\u00a0working\u00a0in\u00a0various\u00a0creative fields.\u00a0The most represented group were visual artists, with 71.3% of respondents being people whose work\u00a0involves\u00a0drawing, like illustrators (54.2%), manga artists (15%)\u00a0and animators (2.2%).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As reported by Otaku Soken<\/a>, 88.6% of total respondents (65.3% “strongly agree” + 23.3% “somewhat agree”) believe that generative AI poses a “serious threat” to their livelihood, and 93.3% expressed concern over losing future work or work they\u2019re currently engaged in. Additionally, around 12% of Japanese creatives said that their earnings had actually decreased due to the impact of gen-AI. About 10% of respondents reported opting to secure alternative sources of income (which are not dependent on creative work). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Footage via\u00a0Sora 2\u2019s official demo video<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Based on the survey, Japanese artists are strongly in favor (92.8%) of generative AI models being legally required to disclose a list of copyrighted works that were included in learning data. When it comes to giving consent for machine learning, the majority of creatives (61.6%) want prior permission to be a requirement (as opposed to the now commonplace \u201copt-out\u201d system that assumes permission until its revoked). On the other hand, 26.6% of respondents would prefer for learning to be \u201cprohibited in principle.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked about potential revenue sharing systems\u00a0for generative AI models,\u00a0such as subscription- or\u00a0license-based\u00a0models,\u00a0the majority answer (33.3%) was \u201cI can\u2019t agree with any option.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the survey results, the FLJ has made some recommendations to Japan\u2019s government and relevant administrative bodies, like mandating transparency for training data, mandating labeling and establishing guidelines for whether output is illegal, creating a fair revenue-sharing scheme, developing labor policies, and establishing a governing body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: <\/strong>Japan\u2019s legal experts think AI-generated images can qualify as copyrighted works if the prompt was detailed enough<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

AI-generated isekai novel that won a literary contest Grand Prize and Reader\u2019s Choice award has its book publication and manga adaptation cancelled<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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