Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Fair Trade Commission said Wednesday that it will investigate artificial intelligence-based online search services as the unauthorized use of news articles by these services could constitute an abuse of a dominant bargaining position under the antimonopoly law. The investigation is expected to cover services provided by U.S. technology giants Google LLC and Microsoft Corp., ChatGPT developer OpenAI, and U.S. startup Perplexity AI Inc., as well as Japan’s LY Corp. AI search services answer user questions by summarizing online materials, including news articles. The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association has expressed concern that these services could prevent users from visiting news providers’ websites, thereby reducing their revenue. At a press conference on Wednesday, JFTC Secretary General Hiroo Iwanari said that generative AI services are developing “very rapidly,” underscoring the need to carefully examine them while keeping up with changes. In a 2023 report, the watchdog said that significantly low royalties paid by news website operators to news providers could constitute an abuse of a dominant bargaining position. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Japan Watchdog to Investigate AI Online Search Services
Related Posts
Osaka Expo Projected to Log Profit of Up to 37 B. Yen
Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition said Wednesday that the event held in the western Japan city of Osaka is estimated to generate a profit of 32 billion yen to 37 billion yen. The strong profit
Mother of Karoshi Victim Calls on People Not to Forget
Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)–The mother of Matsuri Takahashi, who killed herself after working excessive hours at advertising giant Dentsu Inc. 10 years ago, held a press conference in Tokyo on Wednesday and called on people not to forget the issue of
