Ministry of Science and ICT: "We Will Actively Support Deepfake Sexual Crime Prevention Technology and Projects"

Visit to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Digital Sexual Crime Center
Two Ministries Explore Cooperation Measures for Sexual Crime Prevention

The government has expressed its intention to actively support the development of technology and new business planning that can prevent deepfake sex crimes and quickly assist victims.

Kang Do-hyun, Vice Minister of Science and ICT Photo by Yonhap News

Kang Dohyun, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT, visited the Digital Sex Crime Victim Support Center in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 28th along with Shin Youngsook, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, to conduct an urgent inspection on measures to prevent deepfake sex crime damage and support victims.

The center, established under the Korea Women's Human Rights Institute affiliated with the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, provides comprehensive services including 365-day digital sex crime victim counseling, support for deleting victim-filmed materials, and linkage to investigations and free legal support.

Since its opening in April 2018, the center has provided a total of 1,004,000 services such as counseling and deletion of victim-filmed materials, and linkage support for investigations, legal, and medical assistance to over 32,000 victims as of the end of last year.

As digital sex crime damage using artificial intelligence (AI) technology is rapidly spreading among the general public recently, the two ministries visited the center to seek countermeasures.

The two vice ministers listened to the current operation status of the center’s deletion support system and discussed ways the two ministries can cooperate, including plans to advance the false video tracking system.

Vice Minister Kang stated, "The Ministry of Science and ICT has the mission to realize a safe digital society for all," and added, "We will actively support technology development and new business planning that can prevent deepfake sex crimes and quickly assist victims in cooperation with the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family."

Vice Minister Shin said, "We will discuss cooperation plans with the Ministry of Science and ICT focusing on improvements needed on the ground, such as advancing the deletion system that can quickly detect image synthesis technology (deepfake) sexual exploitation materials, and together create a healthy digital environment."

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