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TOKYO: The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association has criticized generative AI search engines for copyright infringement and is calling for the government to amend laws to protect intellectual property rights, Nikkkei reported.

The association previously called for permission to be obtained when using news content for training generative artificial intelligence. With the continued growth in AI services, it is again sounding the alarm on copyright infringement.

Google has been conducting trial operations of generative AI search, which it calls Search Generative Experience, in Japan for nearly a year. AI search overviews were rolled out to the US public in May. Microsoft has also incorporated ChatGPT into its search engine, Bing.

On Wednesday, the Newspaper Association said that many answers given by AI are similar to original news articles, meaning the services are sometimes using news content without permission. It added that news articles are intellectual property, so free use should not be allowed. The Association says AI service providers must obtain permission for use and pay compensation.