Japans' way of Combating Piracy is A.I.?
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) launched a massive $71 million
(~¥11.5 billion) subsidy program for 15 major media and entertainment companies.
The goal is to encourage these firms to use generative AI for translations in order
to rapidly push anime, manga, and gaming content overseas and fight piracy.
-The Budget: ¥11.5 billion (approx. USD $71.1 million) in government subsidies.
-Participating Companies: 15 major corporations, including Crunchyroll,
Shueisha, Kodansha, Square Enix, and Bandai Namco.
-Primary Objective: Deliver official, translated content to global audiences faster.
Currently, pirate websites often provide translations of manga and anime
before the official versions hit the market.
-Combating Piracy: Japanese creators lose billions annually to piracy sites.
By utilizing AI for initial translations, companies hope to slash translation times
(e.g., turning a 7-day manual translation into a 3-day process) and match global releases with domestic ones.
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*$71million USD is a lot of fxkn money. This is a huge mistake.
Of course that money could do wonders and give jobs to talented translators.
Not to mention 2027 there are some REAL bangers coming out and even thinking
that ANYTHING OFFICIAL can be AI handled and released is leaving a terrible taste in mouth
