{
  "id": 17183313,
  "title": "Korean cartoonists take demands for AI consent, copyright safeguards to UNESCO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/korean-cartoonists-take-demands-for-ai-consent-copyright-safeguards",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-30T05:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/20261030/korean-cartoonists-take-demands-for-ai-consent-copyright-safeguards-to-unesco"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Korean comic creators have advocated for stringent regulations that would require consent from artists before their work is utilized to train artificial intelligence (AI) models. This demand was voiced at an international conference held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on Friday. The association's president, Kwon Hyuk-joo, a webtoon artist and a professor at Kongju National University, addressed the conference titled \"Promoting Human Creativity and the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in the Digital Environment\" on Tuesday.\n\nWebtoons, which are digital comics designed for reading on smartphones, constitute a significant Korean cultural export, having been adapted into various TV dramas and films. During the conference, Kwon participated in a panel discussion focused on creating AI systems that respect rights and cultural diversity. Alexandra Bensamoun, a professor at Paris-Saclay University, chaired this session, which also included representatives from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and Microsoft.\n\nCiting a survey conducted by the association, Kwon revealed that approximately 90 percent of the 164 creators who responded were unaware of how to prevent their works from being used in AI training.",
  "summary": "Korean comic creators called for strict rules requiring artists' consent before their work is used to train artificial intelligence (AI) models, delivering their demand Friday during an international conference at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The association’s president, Kwon Hyuk-joo, who is a webtoon artist and a professor at Kongju National University, spoke Tuesday at a conference titled…",
  "key_points": [
    "Korean cartoonists demand AI consent before using their work for training.",
    "UNESCO conference held in Paris to discuss regulations.",
    "90% of 164 surveyed creators unaware of AI usage prevention methods."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Pushing for international safeguards signals a shift toward treating intellectual property as a fundamental requirement for digital cultural expression rather than a secondary concern in the age of automation.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}