Republic of Korea: Communications Commission issued Guidelines for the Protection of Users of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services including non-discrimination requirement

On 28 February 2025, the Korea Communications Commission adopted the Guidelines for User Protection of Generative AI Services. The guideline clarifies that to promote diversity, developers should reduce bias in algorithms and data collection, establish standards for unbiased outputs, and implement filtering functions to prevent discriminatory use. Additionally, intuitive reporting methods for biased content should be provided to users. The guideline specifies that this is necessary because generative AI, unlike traditional search engines, produces a single content piece based on user input, which can reinforce social biases and ethical issues if not diverse.