(4 Dec 2024) Japan is planning to implement artificial intelligence to police anime and manga pirating websites that the pop-culture powerhouse accuses of costing it billions of dollars in lost revenue every year.
There are at least 1,000 websites illegally offering free downloads of Japanese content, mostly its globally renowned manga graphic novels, a group of domestic publishers claimed earlier this year.
But under a ¥300 million ($2 million) pilot program proposed by the Cultural Affairs Agency, AI will scour the web for sites pirating manga books and anime, using an image and text detection system.
The Japan Times has more details here.
