Thailand urges businesses to use privacy law to strengthen AI governance
By James Konstantin Galvez ( July 22, 2026, 09:30 GMT | Insight) -- Thailand's privacy regulator is urging organizations to strengthen artificial intelligence governance under existing privacy law rather than wait for dedicated AI legislation, saying the country's Personal Data Protection Act already provides an enforceable framework for AI systems that process personal data. Personal Data Protection Committee Chair Thienchai Na Nakorn told MLex the regulator is preparing AI practice guidance for release later this year.Thailand's privacy regulator is urging organizations to strengthen artificial intelligence governance under existing privacy law now rather than wait for dedicated AI legislation, saying the country's Personal Data Protection Act, or PDPA, already provides an enforceable framework for AI systems that process personal data....
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