Republic of Korea: Issued ruling in PIPC investigation into DeepL over compliance with personal information protection regulations

On 13 June 2024, the Personal Information Protection Committee (PIPC) issued its ruling in the investigation into DeepL. DeepL is an AI application service provider. The investigation aimed to assess its compliance with personal information protection regulations. DeepL's AI translation service was found not to clearly disclose the use of user-entered text in AI learning and human review, leading to recommendations for more transparent notifications.