Regulation, Law & GovernanceMinistry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan)
Japan publishes AI Guidelines for Business Ver1.0
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AI Guidelines for Business Ver1.0 published — consolidated 3 existing guidelines and stated that it will be updated as needed as a living document. 10 guiding principles: human-centricity, safety, fairness, privacy, security, transparency, accountability, education, fair competition and innovation
Why it matters
Chose a single soft-law document, in contrast to the hard law of the EU AI Act. Later became the skeleton of the AI Promotion Act
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Officialmext.go.jphttps://www.mext.go.jp/content/20240725-mxt_jogai01-000037149_022.pdfAdded in Week 35, 2026 · See that week
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