{
  "id": 17187117,
  "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-17187117",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-30T06:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "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 urged strict regulations mandating consent from artists before their work is utilized to train artificial intelligence (AI) models, as they addressed an international conference at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on Friday. The association's president, Kwon Hyuk-joo, a webtoon artist and professor at Kongju National University, addressed the attendees during a conference titled \"Promoting Human Creativity and the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in the Digital Environment.\" Webtoons, digital comics meant for scrolling on smartphones, are a significant Korean cultural export, often adapted into TV dramas and films. Kwon participated in a panel discussion about creating AI systems that respect rights and cultural diversity. Alexandra Bensamoun, a professor at Paris-Saclay University, headed the session, which also featured representatives from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and Microsoft. Kwon referenced a survey conducted by the association, which found that approximately 90% of the 164 creators who responded were unaware of how to prevent their works from being used for 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…",
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  "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."
}