Japan sets 'voice rights' guideline to target unauthorized AI use
japantoday.com
The voices of Japanese celebrities and voice actors should be protected under expanded publicity rights as they are symbols of their personal character, according to government guidelines unveiled Friday as Japan seeks to stem the proliferation of fake videos generated by artificial intelligence. The Justice Ministry's guidelines say uploading fake…

Why are legislators wasting their time on this? Protecting the voices/images of actors/actresses should be the least of legislators concerns when it comes to AI. Think resource waste/environmental damage.

  • The Anti-AI Leader@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPM
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    8 hours ago

    Why are legislators wasting their time on this? Sure seems like you’re complaining

    That’s a question. I asked a question. When did a question become a complaint? If someone can answer the question, then of course I will listen.

    Regardless, your point about copyright is interesting. Tell me, what do you believe will be the effect of this law? Do you think it will affect AI in a broader sense (for example, could it affect LLMs, image generators, or even the secondary effects we are seeing from the broader AI paradigm such as environmental damage etc.) or do you believe that the effects will be more niche restricted to specific axioms of AI, and if so, which ones and in what way?