Industry on edge as AI Basic Act takes effect

Korea’s revised Basic Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Establishment of Foundation for Trustworthiness, also known as the AI Basic Act, took effect on Jan. 22as the world’s first comprehensive legal framework for AI. With the broad new obligations on companies that develop or deploy AI technologies, industry players are scrambling to interpret the new regulations, amid growing concerns over its vague standards and rising uncertainty about the business risks they may trigger. The regulations seek to balance AI innovation with safety and public trust in AI, creating a national governance framework centered on a national AI committee chaired by the president. It mandates an AI master plan every three years, reinforced powers for the presidential committee and government support for research and development, training data infrastructure — including open test beds at public institutions, — and special measures for small and medium‑sized enterprises and startups. On the industry side, the act obliges AI-generated content to be disclosed as such, mandateWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times