AI regulation in South Korea

What is the current regulatory status?

Instruments on record: Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and Establishment of a Foundation for Trust (2025, act, in force). Each is linked to its official source; human verification pending.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and Establishment of a Foundation for Trust. Strategy or guidance: none recorded.

Key policy instruments

Which states, provinces and regions in South Korea have their own AI laws and policies?

1 instrument on record from 1 of South Korea's sub-national jurisdictions. Each applies only within its own territory.

Instruments at a glance

Native-language names are shown where the record carries one; a blank means the source is in English or the name is not yet recorded.

Timeline

Every dated event on the recorded instruments: publication, adoption, entry into force, application and deadlines. Future dates are marked.

1. 21 Jan 2025 · AI Basic Act adopted
2. 22 Jan 2026 · AI Basic Act entered into force

Latest changes

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Applicable sectors, use cases and obligation areas

Use cases

Sectors

Obligation areas

Transparency and disclosure (3)Governance and accountability (2)Human oversight (1)Impact assessment (1)AI risk management (1)Safety testing and evaluation (1)

How to use this information

1. Open the official source on each instrument before relying on any date or obligation.
2. Treat strategies and guidance as signals of coming regulation, not as binding requirements.

Official government and regulator sources

1. Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and Establishment of a Foundation for Trust (AI Basic Act, Act No. 20676)
   Korea Ministry of Government Legislation, National Law Information Center · 2025-01-21 · Tier 1 source

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “AI regulation in South Korea”. https://aipolicytracker.org/ai-regulation-south-korea (accessed 12 November 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

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