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Minors make up big share of users of AI character chat apps, raising protection challenges

Most users of South Korean AI character chat service Zeta are teenagers or younger, while Crack also has nearly half of its users in that age group, MobileIndex data showed. Operators say they separate adult content and apply identity checks, but questions remain about keeping conversations safe in general content. A National Assembly research report warned that constant access and ongoing interaction could worsen emotional dependence and excessive immersion among children and adolescents.

AI & Enterprise

World open-sources ProveKit zero-knowledge proof toolkit used in World ID

World said on Sept. 7 it has open-sourced ProveKit, a zero-knowledge proof toolkit that can verify age, nationality or valid ID possession without disclosing personal information. The company said it has opened to external developers the technology used in World ID, its “Proof of Human” system, and expects developers to build privacy-preserving identity checks into apps and services. ProveKit processes proofs on users’ devices rather than external servers.

Finance

Cucon builds face-to-face financial MyData for Credit Recovery Commission, first in public sector

Cucon has set up an environment to use financial MyData at counselling counters in 52 nationwide branches of the Credit Recovery Commission. Cucon said on Sept. 7 it completed the commission’s project to introduce MyData in the financial sector, the first case of applying financial MyData in the public sector. The system allows identity verification, personal credit data transmission requests and financial information inquiries to be handled at once, reducing the burden of submitting documents.