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AI Basic Act Act enters into force
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South Korea Routine
Promulgated as Act No. 20676
Concerns AI Basic Act
Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt
(a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
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In brief
Promulgated as Act No. 20676. Recorded for South Korea on 21 January 2025. It concerns AI Basic Act. Milestone recorded for Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and Establishment of a Foundation for Trust (South Korea): Promulgated as Act No. 20676.
- Date
- 21 January 2025
- Jurisdiction
- South Korea
- Instrument
- AI Basic Act
- Impact
- Routine
What changed?
Milestone recorded for Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and Establishment of a Foundation for Trust (South Korea): Promulgated as Act No. 20676. Recorded from the official source listed.
Official source
Promulgated as Act No. 20676Korea Ministry of Government Legislation, National Law Information Center · 21 Jan 2025
Cite this record
AIPolicyTracker (2026). “Promulgated as Act No. 20676” [AIPT-CHG-0106, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-CHG-0106 (accessed 8 November 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Cite the official text alongside it: Promulgated as Act No. 20676, Korea Ministry of Government Legislation, National Law Information Center, https://www.law.go.kr/lsInfoP.do?lsiSeq=268543.
BibTeX
@misc{aipolicytracker2026_promulgatedasactno20676,
author = {{AIPolicyTracker}},
title = {{Promulgated as Act No. 20676}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2025-01-21-south-korea-framework-act-on-the-development-of-artificial-intelligence-and-establishment-of-a-foundation-f}},
url = {https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2025-01-21-south-korea-framework-act-on-the-development-of-artificial-intelligence-and-establishment-of-a-foundation-f},
urldate = {2026-11-08},
note = {Data licensed CC BY 4.0. Accessed 8 November 2026}
}
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