South Korea AI Basic Act
Korea's framework law for AI: the duties on AI business operators to disclose AI-based and AI-generated products and label synthetic media, to manage the safety of large-scale models and report on it, to classify and then govern high-impact AI with risk management, explanation, user protection, human oversight and documentation, to assess impact on basic rights, to appoint a domestic representative when operating from abroad, and to cooperate with the Ministry's investigations.
South Korea AI Basic Act is a compliance framework from South Korea with 2 domains and 16 controls. The largest domains are Chapter 4: Ensuring AI ethics and reliability (duties on AI business operators) – South Korea AI Basic Act (15 controls), Chapter 1: Purpose, definitions, principles and scope – South Korea AI Basic Act (1 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (2)
Chapter 1: Purpose, definitions, principles and scope – South Korea AI Basic Act
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| south-korea-ai-basic-act::3.2 | Explain the key criteria and principles behind AI outcomes to affected persons |
Chapter 4: Ensuring AI ethics and reliability (duties on AI business operators) – South Korea AI Basic Act
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| south-korea-ai-basic-act::28 | Private autonomous AI ethics committee (voluntary) |
| south-korea-ai-basic-act::30.3 | Strive to obtain verification and certification before providing high-impact AI |
| south-korea-ai-basic-act::31.1 | Advance notice that a high-impact or generative AI product or service is AI-based |
| south-korea-ai-basic-act::31.2 | Advance notice that generative AI output is AI-generated |
| south-korea-ai-basic-act::31.3 | Label synthetic sound, image and video that could pass for real |
| south-korea-ai-basic-act::32 | Safety measures and reporting for AI trained above the computing threshold |
| south-korea-ai-basic-act::33 | Review in advance whether the AI is high-impact, and request confirmation where needed |
| south-korea-ai-basic-act::34.1.1 | High-impact AI: establish and operate a risk management plan |
| south-korea-ai-basic-act::34.1.2 | High-impact AI: plan for explaining outputs, their key criteria and the training data |
| south-korea-ai-basic-act::34.1.3 | High-impact AI: establish and operate user protection measures |
| south-korea-ai-basic-act::34.1.4 | High-impact AI: human management and supervision |
| south-korea-ai-basic-act::34.1.5 | High-impact AI: prepare and keep documents demonstrating the safety and reliability measures |
| south-korea-ai-basic-act::35 | Impact assessment of high-impact AI on basic human rights |
| south-korea-ai-basic-act::36 | Designate a domestic representative (foreign operators above the thresholds) |
| south-korea-ai-basic-act::40 | Cooperate with fact-finding surveys and comply with cease or corrective orders |
What is South Korea AI Basic Act and who does it apply to?
South Korea AI Basic Act is a compliance framework from South Korea with 2 domains and 16 controls. Korea's framework law for AI: the duties on AI business operators to disclose AI-based and AI-generated products and label synthetic media, to manage the safety of large-scale models and report on it, to classify and then govern high-impact AI with risk management, explanation, user protection, human oversight and documentation, to assess impact on basic rights, to appoint a domestic representative when operating from abroad, and to cooperate with the Ministry's investigations. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does South Korea AI Basic Act actually require?
South Korea AI Basic Act has 16 controls organised across 2 domains. The largest domains are Chapter 4: Ensuring AI ethics and reliability (duties on AI business operators) – South Korea AI Basic Act (15 controls), Chapter 1: Purpose, definitions, principles and scope – South Korea AI Basic Act (1 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of South Korea AI Basic Act do I already cover?
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