By James Konstantin Galvez ( July 22, 2026, 08:42 GMT | Insight) -- Privacy regulators from Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and the Philippines said organizations deploying AI should rely on the full range of lawful processing grounds available under existing data protection laws, rather than defaulting to consent. They argued that risk-based governance, accountability and transparency provide a workable foundation for responsible AI deployment as increasingly autonomous AI systems complicate traditional consent models.Privacy regulators in Asia are urging organizations to make fuller use of the lawful processing grounds available under existing data protection laws when deploying AI, rather than defaulting to consent, particularly as increasingly autonomous AI systems complicate traditional consent models. ...
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