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A Japanese law (enacted 2025) establishing basic principles for AI promotion and risk mitigation.
Taking a pro-innovation but trust-centric approach, the Act empowers the AI Strategic Headquarters to investigate AI uses that violate rights. It is supported by METI and MIC guidelines on AI security and intellectual property, emphasizing voluntary industry efforts over rigid penalties while reserving the right for administrative action.
Real world example:
A Japanese robotics firm adopts the METI Trustworthy AI guidelines to ensure its industrial AI assistants are secure and transparent and to build customer confidence in the absence of hard penalties.
