Editorial

15:00 JST, March 10, 2025

Sophisticated fake images and plausible texts created by generative AI are causing confusion in society. There are also many cases in which such images and texts are misused for criminal purposes.

The government has begun to create statutory regulation for AI. However, the details of the envisioned regulation are lacking in effectiveness, and they must be criticized as insufficient.

Serious incidents involving AI are occurring one after another. For a while, social media was flooded with videos that used AI to synthesize the voices and images of famous people promoting fraudulent investments. Many people also reported that they had fallen victim to scams.

When the government solicited opinions from the public as part of its efforts to compile a new Strategic Energy Plan that was adopted last month,........

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