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Japanese studios, including Studio Ghibli, have asked OpenAI to stop using their copyrighted content to train its AI models.

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Japan’s most beloved animation houses are challenging OpenAI’s use of copyrighted works in AI training, renewing global debate over creativity and consent in the age of generative technology.

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