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.
Bill to ease data protection law for AI development clears Japan's lower house - The Mainichi
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260526/p2g/00m/0na/023000c
4 Comments
weaselsrippedmyflesh@piefed.social · 33 pts · 98d
Can the world NOT be evil, for like a minute?
frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io · 8 pts · 97d
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 · 1 pts · 97d
Further proof it's all coordinated by the neo axis lol
hoagecko@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 95d
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.