South Korea amends law to give AI the green light: Limited personal data can be used after regulatory review
The South Korean National Assembly recently passed an amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act, allowing AI developers to use limited personal data for AI development following review by the Personal Information Protection Commission. This amendment breaks the rigid constraint in current regulations, where "personal information can only be used for purposes specified at the time of collection, and repurposing for AI development requires individual consent." The amendment will take effect six months after formal approval by the State Council, and the Commission plans to issue specific guidelines and new regulations. Although the new rules loosen restrictions for domestic AI training, the boundaries for using personal data remain regulated by authorities rather than determined by companies themselves.
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South Korean National Assembly passes amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act, allowing AI developers to use limited personal data following commission review
The South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission recently announced that the National Assembly has passed the amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act, allowing AI developers to use limited personal data after review by the Commission. This breaks the rigid constraint in the current law, under which "personal information can only be used for purposes specified at the time of collection, and repurposing for AI development requires individual consent."
The South Korean AI industry has long complained that the original law restricted technical development based on raw personal data. Previous exemptions only applied to scenarios such as voice fraud prevention and autonomous robots, and the exemption lasted only two years, at most extended to four years.
The amendment will take effect six months after approval by the State Council, and the Commission plans to gather expert and industry opinions and formulate specific guidelines and subordinate regulations. While the new rules relax restrictions for domestic AI training, the review process is written into the flow, which means the boundaries for using personal data remain regulated by authorities rather than decided by companies themselves.
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