Japanese Privacy Regulator Cautioned Businesses regarding Issues Relating to Generative AI Services
By Yuki Sako and Aiko Yamada
Following the call for international standards on Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the recent G7 summit, on 2 June 2023, in a rare move, Japan’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PPC) issued two warnings in a publicly released letter (the “Letter”):
- Firstly to the three categories of users of generative AI services, i.e.,
- business operators who collect personal information and thus are subject to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information of Japan (APPI);
- government agencies, which may adopt generative AI services into their operations; and
- the general public; and
- Secondly to the “ChatGPT” developers/publishers.