South Korean government forms cross-departmental agency to combat AI-related crimes such as deepfakes and financial fraud

To combat increasingly rampant AI crime, the South Korean government formally established a cross-department coordination body, integrating technology, diplomacy, justice and police forces, focusing on cracking down on acts such as sexual exploitation, financial fraud and false advertising using deepfake technology. The government emphasized that AI crime has crossed multiple regulatory domains and must be tackled jointly to be effectively curbed. #AI crime#