A study has found that unauthorized AI-generated images and videos using celebrities' likenesses caused losses of up to 4.5 billion yen. Over 43,000 such items appeared in a two-month period last year.
The Japan Times reported findings from the study on July 9. It examined AI content created without consent.
The research covered a two-month span in the previous year. It identified more than 43,000 infringing images and videos.
Losses attributed to these uses reached as high as 4.5 billion yen. The study focused on intellectual property impacts.