Bill to ease data protection law for AI development clears Japan's lower house - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)
from hoagecko@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 26 May 2026 12:03
https://sh.itjust.works/post/60809784

Consent will no longer be required for using data for AI development and statistical analysis purposes provided that the data does not identify individuals.

Specifically, companies will no longer need consent from individuals to collect public information on social media and other platforms, or to share corporate-held data with other companies.

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weaselsrippedmyflesh@piefed.social on 26 May 2026 12:10 next collapse

Can the world NOT be evil, for like a minute?

frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io on 26 May 2026 14:07 next collapse

De-identified how? I thought ai was already caught using metadata on CT scans to identify patient race, then giving shittier diagnostic info for black people.

trackball_fetish@lemmy.wtf on 27 May 2026 01:02 next collapse

Further proof it’s all coordinated by the neo axis lol

hoagecko@sh.itjust.works on 28 May 23:34 collapse

I am adding this comment as related information has come to light.

In March of this year, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with a representative of Palantir Technologies.

Courtesy call on Prime Minister TAKAICHI by Mr. Thiel, Co-Founder and Chairman, Palantir Technologies Inc. | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (March 5, 2026)

On Japanese social media, there are voices speculating that this relationship between Palantir and Japan may have led to the introduction of this bill.