Korea Implements Mechanisms For Privacy-Compatible AI Innovation

Dr. Haksoo Ko, former chair of South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission (2022–2025), outlines Korea’s 2023–2025 move to operationalize privacy-compatible AI governance. The PIPC used the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) alongside guidelines, pre-deployment engagement, controlled experiments, risk-assessment frameworks, and PETs governance to reduce legal uncertainty for data-intensive AI. These mechanisms aim to translate principles into repeatable compliance workflows for practitioners.