'AI Iruda' Developer, "Considering Temporary Service Suspension"... Statement Scheduled for This Afternoon

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] Scatter Lab, a startup that has come under government investigation due to various controversies surrounding the AI chatbot 'Iruda,' is expected to announce its position on the 11th.

According to Yonhap News, a Scatter Lab official met with reporters at the Scatter Lab office in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, in the afternoon and said, "We plan to release a statement today," adding, "Please understand the delay as we have been reviewing with external legal counsel."

Scatter Lab is also reportedly considering temporarily suspending the Iruda service.

Iruda is an AI chatbot launched by the startup Scatter Lab on Facebook Messenger on the 23rd of last month. It gained significant attention with over 400,000 users due to its natural conversational ability, but faced controversy after being subjected to sexual objectification by malicious users and making discriminatory remarks about homosexuality, people with disabilities, and women.

Users of Scatter Lab's other app, 'Science of Love,' have announced plans for a class-action lawsuit, claiming that Scatter Lab used personal information for Iruda's development without sufficient explanation and failed to properly protect personal data.

The Personal Information Protection Commission announced on the same day that, together with the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), it has begun fact-finding related to Scatter Lab.

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