Personal Information Protection Commission

Press Release

The PIPC Shared Its Way to Respond to AI with Data Protection Authorities Around the World 

- The PIPC arranged a call under the theme of “AI Governance” 

- Five data protection authorities from the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Croatia, and Ghana shared their own experiences in shaping AI governance

July 1, 2026

(This is an unofficial translation of a press release, originally prepared in Korean.)

On June 30, 2026, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) held a webinar on “AI Governance” with member authorities from the Ethics and Data Protection in Artificial Intelligence Working Group (AIWG) and the International Enforcement Cooperation Working Group (IEWG) under the umbrella of the Global Privacy Assembly (GPA). In particular, the webinar holds significance in that the PIPC, as a co-chair of the AIWG, arranged this event from scratch for the first time.

* The AIWG and the IEWG were launched in 2019 and have been joined by more than 40 entities, including member authorities and observers.

The event was put together to strengthen the institutional capacity in AI governance and law enforcement among data protection authorities (DPAs) around the world in the face of fast-evolving AI and technologies. The webinars are designed to be held twice this year. The first session focused on AI governance policy. The second session is scheduled for the second half of this year and will feature a deep dive into ‘AI-related investigations law enforcement’. 

The first call was centered on presentations given by officials from five DPAs:

● PIPC, the Republic of Korea; 

● Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the United Kingdom; 

● Autoridade Nacional de Poteção de dados (ANPD), Brazil; 

● Data Protection Agency, Croatia; and 

● Data Protection Commission (GDPC), Ghana

The five DPAs gave presentations on their own experiences in establishing and implementing AI privacy policies. Each presenter touched upon trends in AI privacy legislation, progress in regulatory exemption schemes, use cases for adopting safe AI within organizations, and other practical challenges and solutions from multiple angles.

The PIPC shared its pro-innovation AI policy implementation cases to reduce legal uncertainty, which include:

● AI Privacy Risk Management Model (December 2024) 

● Guidelines on Personal Data Processing for Generative AI (August 2025) 

● A regulatory sandbox case on AI-based voice phishing scam detection services (July 2025)

The PIPC also shared a special provision regarding AI to allow the use of high-quality unobfuscated data for AI development purposes under a set of stronger safeguards, explaining that the legislation is currently under review in the National Assembly.

The PIPC official said, “The PIPC hopes that this webinar served as an opportunity to address regulatory ambiguity around AI regulations and build capacity in dealing with AI-related privacy issues.” The official added, “The PIPC will remain committed to taking the lead in setting global AI privacy norms that strike a balance between safety and innovation.”

* A PDF file, formatted for better readability, is attached.