OpenAI recently launched its Sora 2 video generation app, and while it's been popular with users - many of whom are using it to generate videos of their favorite anime characters, the Japanese government has a different opinion. Minoru Kiuchi, Japan's minister of state for IP and AI strategy, has announced a formal request by the government for the tech company to disallow the generation of videos that infringe on copyrighted Japanese materials (via IGN).
Kiuchi describes manga and anime as "irreplaceable treasures" in Japanese culture, and important exports to the rest of the world. At the same time, Japanese digital minister Masaaki Taira has called on OpenAI to voluntarily comply with their request to stop copyright infringement.
