Thai AI guidelines address privacy risks in training data, model deletion
By Choltanutkun Tun-atiruj ( October 15, 2026, 09:44 GMT | Insight) -- Artificial intelligence models trained on personal data may remain subject to Thailand’s privacy law if information about individuals can still be identified or extracted, according to new guidelines from the country’s privacy regulator. The non-binding guidance also addresses the use of publicly available personal data for AI training, circumstances in which third-party AI providers may become independent data controllers and the challenges of fulfilling deletion requests involving trained models. The guidelines make clear that technical difficulties in removing personal data from AI models don't automatically eliminate obligations under the Personal Data Protection Act.Artificial intelligence models trained on personal data may themselves remain subject to Thailand's privacy law if information about individuals can still be extracted from them, according to new guidance from the country's privacy regulator....
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