Japan warns OpenAI against training AI on Studio Ghibli’s work without consent

Japan’s Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA), an industry body representing some of the country’s leading creative publishers and studios, including Studio Ghibli, has asked OpenAI to stop using its members’ copyrighted material to train artificial-intelligence models without prior consent.

Japan’s creators take a stand

The letter, sent last week, comes amid growing unease in Japan’s media circles over how generative-AI systems are built. CODA’s move follows the surge of AI-generated artwork emulating Ghibli’s signature hand-drawn aesthetic after OpenAI released its native image generator in March.