New Report Examines Generative AI Governance Frameworks Across the Asia-Pacific Region

May  23, 2024 — Future of Privacy Forum today announced the launch of a comprehensive report, “Navigating Governance Frameworks for Generative AI Systems in the Asia-Pacific.”

This report examines the current state of governance frameworks for generative AI systems in five countries in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region: Australia, China, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea.

The key takeaways of the report include: 

• A comparison of regulatory responses to generative AI across the APAC region, including details about China’s unique approach enacting binding regulations for generative AI.
• Five areas of consensus across jurisdictions, which can inform efforts to address regulatory fragmentation.
• An overview of the existing laws and regulations in the five jurisdictions that may apply to generative AI, like data protection and privacy regulations. 
• Analyses of current frameworks for the development and deployment of generative AI systems and LLMs with common use cases.

The report concludes by highlighting key points for policymakers, developers, and deployers: 

• There is a need to counter the risk of regulatory fragmentation across the region.
• Robust internal AI governance structures, such as data management practices, privacy protection processes, security safeguards, and transparency measures, are widely recognized building blocks for the responsible development and use of generative AI.

The report’s unveiling took place at an in-person launch event, co-hosted by FPF and Lee & Ko, one of South Korea’s premier full-service law firms. It featured remarks from senior leaders and government officials, including Kang Do-hyun, the 2nd Vice Minister of Science and ICT; Choi Jang-hyuk, the Vice Chairman of the Personal Information Protection Commission; Christina Montgomery, Vice-President and Chief Privacy and Trust Officer, IBM, and Member of the U.S. National AI Advisory Committee; Ko Hwan-kyung, Lee & Ko Partner, and Josh Lee Kok Thong, FPF APAC’s Managing Director.

“We’re delighted to convene this important discussion on AI governance with Lee & Ko,” Josh Lee Kok Thong, FPF APAC’s Managing Director, said. “The launch of our report, ‘Navigating Governance Frameworks for Generative AI Systems in APAC,’ is the culmination of an extensive research project that started in April last year on the regulatory and governance landscape for generative AI systems and LLMs in the APAC region. The region is at an inflection point in the governance and regulation of generative AI systems, and this report details the approach of five significant jurisdictions and reflects the need to harmonize the regulatory fragmentation across the region.”

For more information about the event, the agenda, and speakers, visit the FPF site.

To discuss the report with Josh Lee Kok Thong or the FPF APAC team, please reach out to [email protected].