{"id":63892,"date":"2026-03-25T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=63892"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T06:55:12","slug":"kazuma-kanekos-tsukuyomi-developer-colopl-launches-protective-app-against-ai-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/kazuma-kanekos-tsukuyomi-developer-colopl-launches-protective-app-against-ai-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Kazuma Kaneko\u2019s Tsukuyomi\u00a0developer\u00a0Colopl\u00a0launches protective app against AI learning\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Colopl, developer of the upcoming Kazuma Kaneko\u2019s Tsukuyomi<\/strong>, <\/strong>a game that uses generative AI, released the mobile app Colopl Contents Protector<\/strong> on March 24 for iOS and Android. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As reported by ITMedia<\/a>, the app is a tool meant to protect images from being used to train generative AI models against creators\u2019 wishes. It\u2019s compatible with JPEG, PNG and GIF files, and based on how it works, it seems to be catered towards people who want to post their artwork or photographs to social media without fear of web scraping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Running your image through the\u00a0Colopl\u00a0Contents Protector will\u00a0encrypt it, making it appear\u00a0heavily\u00a0blurred\u00a0and\u00a0grainy, with only\u00a0rough\u00a0silhouettes recognizable.\u00a0Once uploaded online in this state, only other users of\u00a0Colopl\u2019s\u00a0app can unlock the original image and view\u00a0it. Protected images come with a QR code that users of the app can\u00a0scan\u00a0to access the image, but authors\u00a0can also set up passwords and thus allow only select individuals to view their images.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Colopl\u00a0Contents
Image via COLOPL<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Colopl promises that neither the original images, protected images nor users\u2019 personal information will be sent elsewhere, stored or used for AI learning, as the app itself will only manage the \u201ckeys\u201d used for protecting and unlocking images. As for how effective Colopl Contents Protector will actually be in preventing unauthorized learning, the developer says that even if used, protected images have reduced value as learning data, and if someone were to restore them using alternative means, that will clearly constitute \u201cCircumvention of Technological Protection Measures,\u201d giving original creators legal leverage. Colopl aims to monetize the app by running advertisements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s worth nothing that Colopl is a distinctly \u201cpro AI\u201d developer, and this move comes as their attempt to \u201caddress the social issues that come with the proliferation of generative AI.\u201d Apart from partnering with Stable Diffusion, the developer also included generative AI in its roguelike deckbuilder Tsukuyomi: The Divine Hunter (now Kazuma Kaneko\u2019s Tsukuyomi)<\/a>, which has garnered mixed reactions due to issues in quality and suspected infringement<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those interested, Colopl\u00a0Contents Protector is available for iOS<\/a> and Android<\/a> as of today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: <\/strong>Shin Megami Tensei artist Kazuma Kaneko says teaching AI to draw like him was more time-consuming than making art from scratch<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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