[Invest&Law] Pacific Holds Seminar on 'Revised Personal Information Protection Act and AI Data Utilization'

Future Directions for Personal Information Protection in the Age of AI

Taepyeongyang, in collaboration with the Korea Artificial Intelligence Law Society and the Korean Association of Privacy Professionals (KAPP), held a seminar titled "New Challenges of the Revised Personal Information Protection Act: Use of AI Data and Corporate Responsibility" on July 20.

Kyungjin Choi, President of the Korea Artificial Intelligence Law Society, delivered the opening address, and Sung-uk Heo, advisor at Taepyeongyang, gave congratulatory remarks, outlining the direction of personal information protection policies in the age of AI and the role of the business sector.

Kanghye Lee, lawyer at Taepyeongyang, analyzed the legal grounds for the use of AI data under the Personal Information Protection Act in her keynote speech, as well as recent interpretations and guidelines issued by the Personal Information Protection Commission, and domestic and international legislative trends. Soyeon Won, head of regulatory policy research at the Korea Institute of Public Administration, explained that formulating clear standards regarding the scope of the AI special exception system, its review structure, and additional conditions is a core issue for its successful implementation. Suhwa Lee, lawyer at Taepyeongyang, anticipated significant changes to corporate personal information governance, such as the introduction of a major administrative fine system and the reinforcement of personal information breach response obligations, as well as greater responsibility for CEOs and CPOs, in accordance with this year's amendments to the Personal Information Protection Act.

During the panel discussion session moderated by President Kyungjin Choi, participants discussed topics including balancing the use of AI data with personal information protection, the operational direction of the AI special exception system, and the anticipated corporate response issues following the enforcement of the revised Personal Information Protection Act.

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