AI Speaker Development, Easier Collection and Use of Voice Information

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Strengthening Administrative Support for Location-Based Service Provider Registration

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] The government is streamlining the procedures for collecting and using voice information to improve the accuracy of artificial intelligence (AI) speaker technology. Support for prospective entrepreneurs preparing businesses utilizing location information will also be strengthened.

On the 3rd, the government discussed the 'New Industry On-Site Regulatory Innovation Plan (5th edition)' at the 107th National Policy Issue Inspection and Coordination Meeting chaired by Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, and decided to improve 35 regulatory issues raised in related fields. Among them, the Korea Communications Commission plans to promote ▲ improvement of consent procedures for original voice information of AI speakers ▲ strengthening administrative support when location-based service providers file reports.

First, as a measure to support AI speaker technology development, the plan includes simplifying the consent procedures for collecting and using original voice information necessary to increase the speech recognition rate of the speaker.

The revision of the bio-information protection guidelines is being carried out jointly with the Personal Information Protection Commission, considering that online personal information protection tasks will be transferred to the commission, which will be launched on August 5.

The Korea Communications Commission also plans to strengthen support for the reporting procedures for entrepreneurs preparing startups using location information subject to reporting obligations under the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information (abbreviated as the Location Information Act), and to shorten the processing period from 4 weeks to 2 weeks.

Han Sang-hyuk, chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, said, "We will continue to listen to voices from the field and continuously improve and organize irrational and unnecessary regulations."

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