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OpenAI's Ghibli-style image generation draws attention of South Korean privacy watchdog

By Jenny Lee ( April 22, 2025, 08:05 GMT | Insight) -- OpenAI is currently under the watchful eye of South Korea's privacy regulator amid concerns over how the company's generative AI tools process personal data when users create Studio Ghibli-style images. Speaking at a small gathering with foreign reporters today, an official from the Personal Information Protection Commission confirmed the regulator is assessing the company’s practices regarding facial images and is “in discussions with the tech giant.”OpenAI is currently under the watchful eye of South Korea's privacy regulator amid concerns over how the company's generative artificial intelligence tools process personal data when users create Studio Ghibli-style images....

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