South Korean forums may need AI scans for uploaded images and videos
Hacker News (AI keywords)·4 days ago·Regulation
A Privacy Guides community post says South Korean forums and online communities may be required to scan user-uploaded images and videos with AI under telecom-related rules. The post claims operators must provide their own hardware, including costly Nvidia GPUs. The debate centers on illegal sexual imagery and CSAM prevention, but also raises concerns about prior censorship, false positives, free expression, and burdens on small domestic communities.