Han Dong-hoon, the leader of the People Power Party (PPP), is speaking at an emergency briefing session on deepfake sexual crimes held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the morning of the 29th. / Photo = News 1,
, “Amid shockwaves caused by the revelation that pornographic deepfake videos using the faces of unspecified women were circulating mainly on Telegram, the PPP leadership received an emergency briefing on deepfake sexual crimes from relevant government ministries on the 29th.”,
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, ‘At the emergency briefing session on “Deepfake Sexual Crimes” held at the National Assembly on this day, Han, the PPP leader, stated, “I consider this issue one that needs to be resolved intensively when thinking about the wounds suffered by the victims.”‘,
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, ‘Han also mentioned, “In the 21st National Assembly, we were unable to achieve satisfactory results in amending the laws to prevent the negative effects of deepfake technology. Both exploiting and preventing the abuse of deepfake technology are human acts, and they should be addressed by humans within the framework of societal laws and institutions.”‘,
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, ‘He added, “I will accurately diagnose today’s urgent issues and do my best in cooperation with relevant ministries to create a society where the people can feel at ease.”‘,
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, ‘Rep. Choo Kyung-ho also expressed, “Deepfake sexual crimes not only inflict wounds on the victims that cannot be erased but can also completely destroy the victims’ lives” and hoped, “The government will establish specific remedies for victims of deepfake sexual crimes and actively engage in prevention.”‘,
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, ‘However, he emphasized, “The process should be mindful to avoid issues such as personal information protection and excessive regulation such as messenger censorship” and urged, “Legislative gaps should be quickly addressed to prevent the side effects of AI.”‘,
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, ‘The emergency briefing session was practically conducted in the form of a ministerial report. In addition to the ruling party leadership, National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seok, Chairman Yoo Sang-beom of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, Vice Chairman Choi Hyoung-doo of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, and Floor Leader Jo Eun-hee of the Administration and Security Committee from the ruling party attended. From the government side, Vice Minister of Gender Equality and Family Shin Young-sook, Vice Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission Kim Tae-kyu, and Superintendent Lee Ho-young of the National Police Agency were present.’,
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