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Talks on amending Korea information network act to target AI character chats take shape

South Korea is moving toward legislation that would impose specific duties on operators of generative AI chatbots popular with teenagers, including age verification, parental consent and limits on use. A parliamentary committee has referred a related amendment to a subcommittee, and a government panel has voiced support for the bill’s intent and the need for detailed protections. The proposal would expand protections to all minors and set requirements for restricting use, providing conversation records and responding to risk reports.

AI & Enterprise

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.