Ministry of Gender Equality to Hold Expert Meeting on Responding to Digital Sexual Crimes Such as AI Deepfakes

Analysis of Legislative and Policy Trends on Digital Sexual Crimes in Major Countries

Consultations with Relevant Ministries to Detail Legal and Regulatory Improvement Tasks

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will hold an expert meeting on the 19th at the Government Complex Seoul to establish response measures against digital sexual crimes such as AI-generated deepfake sexual composites and edited materials.

Officials at the Digital Sexual Crime Victim Support Center of the Korean Women's Human Rights Institute are deleting illegal videos. Photo by Jo Yongjun

This meeting has been organized to assess the current laws and systems for responding to digital sexual crimes such as deepfakes, against the backdrop of rapidly changing AI technology, and to discuss necessary legislative and regulatory improvements.

The participants will compare and analyze legislative and policy trends related to digital sexual crimes such as deepfakes in major countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union (EU), with those of Korea.

Attendees plan to examine how the legal and policy frameworks of other major countries address the creation, distribution, and spread of deepfake sexual crimes, as well as victim protection. They will also discuss elements from these systems that may be considered for adoption in Korea.

In particular, the meeting will review the current application of Korean laws and regulations at each stage, including ▲ the creation, ▲ distribution and spread of deepfake sexual crime material, and ▲ the stage of identifying and providing remedies for victims. They will also examine any areas requiring further legislative or policy supplementation.

Based on expert opinions, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family plans to identify and address possible institutional blind spots in the process of responding to digital sexual crimes such as deepfakes, and, through consultations with relevant ministries, will concretize tasks for legal and regulatory improvements based on the outcomes of the review.

Lee Kyung-sook, policy chief of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, stated, "With the advancement of AI technology, the methods and forms of deepfake sexual crimes are changing rapidly. We will closely examine whether current laws and regulations are sufficient for prevention and response, and, based on the opinions of experts and related agencies, will continue to regularly supplement areas as needed."

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