AI companies should share revenue with manga artists: Japan lawmaker

Akamatsu suggests AI services set aside 1% of earnings for cultural projects

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Ken Akamatsu speaks to Nikkei Asia during an interview in Tokyo, on July 12. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi) 

RYOHTAROH SATOH, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- A Japanese manga artist turned lawmaker is calling on artificial intelligence companies to share a slice of their earnings with content creators, amid growing concern over the impact of generative AI on creative industries.

Ken Akamatsu, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the upper house, suggested AI companies could, for example, set aside around 1% of their revenue to fund cultural projects.

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