Japan’s new guidelines seek to build AI literacy, transparency, plus curb deepfakes

ISTANBUL

A draft of Japan’s new guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) requires companies and operators to build AI literacy, maintain transparency, and curb deepfakes.

The new guidelines would not be legally binding, Kyodo News reported on Wednesday, citing the draft after Japan enacted a new AI law in September.

It said the operators will be required to disclose necessary information when needed as the guidelines would form a broader basic policy for the government to promote the wider use of AI.

When enacted, government ministries as well as local municipalities will be required to appoint an official responsible for overseeing AI-related risks, such as bias reinforcement and criminal misuse.

Amid challenges of data leaks, fake AI images and videos, as well as AI “hallucinations” which present disinformation as facts, the draft would also require developers and operators to “establish and disclose policies regarding the collection of training data to mitigate the risk of biased outputs and privacy violations.”