Sony's 'Protective AI' Aims to Safeguard Artistic Integrity with Ghibli-Trained Models

business#generative ai📝 Blog|Analyzed: Mar 18, 2026 15:03
Published: Mar 18, 2026 15:00
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Sony is pioneering a novel approach to combat AI-generated copyright infringement by using an AI model trained on Studio Ghibli's iconic anime. This 'Protective AI' initiative showcases a proactive strategy to safeguard original creative works. The project suggests a promising future for protecting intellectual property in the age of Generative AI.
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"Basically, the whole situation reads like when Swen Vincke, the CEO of Larian, had to walk back the backlash against generative AI it had received in the wake of Divinity‘s announcement, saying it’d only be used internally."
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