Korea approves AI law amendments to expand access to training data

South Korea's cabinet has approved amendments to the country's AI Basic Act and Data Industry Act, according to a report published by telecompaper.com under the headline 'Korea approves AI law amendments to expand access to training data.' The report states that the amendments are aimed at improving the management and availability of data. The two laws named in the report are the AI Basic Act and the Data Industry Act. The report does not give the date of the cabinet approval, the names of the ministers involved, or the date on which the amendments take effect.

The headline describes the purpose of the amendments as expanding access to training data, while the text of the report describes the aim as improving the management and availability of data. The report does not set out the specific provisions that were amended, how existing clauses were changed, which categories of data are covered, or which body or bodies would be responsible for managing data. No figures are given for the volume of data involved, the number of organisations affected, or any spending attached to the changes. The report also does not state whether the amendments require any further approval before taking effect.

The report names South Korea's AI Basic Act and Data Industry Act as the legislation affected and states that the cabinet has approved amendments to both. Beyond the stated aim of improving the management and availability of data and the headline reference to access to training data, the report provides no further detail on the content or mechanism of the amendments. The AI Basic Act and the Data Industry Act are the only laws named in the report.