What South Korea Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Establishment of a Foundation for Trustworthiness (AI Basic Act) - promulgated 21 January 2025, effective 22 January 2026 requires
South Korea's Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Establishment of a Foundation for Trustworthiness (commonly the AI Basic Act) was promulgated on 21 January 2025 and takes effect on 22 January 2026. It establishes a national framework for AI governance, including obligations for high-impact AI, transparency and labelling duties for generative and certain AI systems, and provisions on safety and trustworthiness. The Act itself establishes the National Artificial Intelligence Committee (chaired by the President) and designates the Ministry of Science and ICT as the lead authority; subordinate detail is set out in the Act's Enforcement Decree. There are no separately enacted 2024 instruments titled 'Regulations on Classification and Management of AI Systems' or 'National AI Commission Establishment and Operation Guidelines'. The Act provides for administrative fines (up to KRW 30 million for specified violations).
Pillar: AI Governance & Law · Authority: Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT), Republic of Korea · Version: 1.1.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.msit.go.kr/
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- Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Establishment of a Foundation for Trustworthiness (AI Basic Act), Republic of Korea - promulgated 21 January 2025, effective 22 January 2026 - https://www.law.go.kr/
- Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence (AI Basic Act) - provisions establishing the National Artificial Intelligence Committee and designating the Ministry of Science and ICT as lead authority
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