Meta's AI data utilization controversy, an interview with attorney An Il-woon on eKorea.

Amidst the recent issue of Meta's AI training data utilization, attorney An Il-un of Law firm Veat explained the matter from a domestic legal perspective in an interview with <Korea IT>.

Meta announced in May 2023 that it would utilize user data for its AI training, which has triggered backlash globally. The EU has imposed strict regulations based on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and Brazil and Australia have shown similar reactions.

Attorney An Il-un explained that under domestic law, if Meta obtained prior consent from users through its terms of service, the company providing the service is not legally problematic in utilizing data, such as posts from users appearing on its service, for AI. He added that personal information is regulated to require obtaining consent from the data subject through the Personal Information Protection Act, and that posts published on SNS are treated as copyrighted works, and that copyrighted works can be used by those who have received permission from the copyright holder.

Attorney An Il-un is an IT specialist lawyer who graduated from the Department of Computer Science and the School of Law at Yonsei University. He has extensive experience in the IT and legal fields, based on his experience working as a section chief at Naver Search Development Center. He is currently active as an IT specialist lawyer at the Korea Bar Association and has served as a legal advisor to numerous government agencies, such as the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, etc.

Law firm Veat is an IT-specialized law firm with high expertise in legal advice regarding AI and data utilization, and contributes to protecting the rights of companies and users based on a deep understanding of data protection and legal issues related to AI.

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