{"slug":"south-korea-ai-basic-act-art-31-advance-notice-of-high-impact-and-generative-ai","id":"AIPT-OBL-0060","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-OBL-0060","title":"AI business operators must notify users in advance that a product or service runs on high-impact or generative AI","short_title":"Advance notice of AI use","category":"transparency","summary":"An AI business operator that provides a product or service operated by high-impact AI or by generative AI must notify users in advance that the product or service is based on such AI. The notice is owed before use and is the entry point of the Act's transparency chapter; failure to give it can attract an administrative fine after a corrective order.\n","practical_action":"Add a plain-language AI notice at onboarding or first use for any product that relies on high-impact or generative AI.\n","is_binding":true,"applies_from":"2026-01-22","section":null,"source_reference":"Article 31(1)","official_source_url":"https://www.law.go.kr/lsInfoP.do?lsiSeq=268543","review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","actors":["provider","deployer"],"sectors":["cross_sector","public_services","consumer_retail"],"use_cases":["public_services","generative_ai","customer_service"],"applicability":[{"description":"AI business operators, meaning developers and providers of AI products or services in Korea, where the product uses high-impact or generative AI.","actors":["provider","deployer"],"conditions":null}],"evidence_examples":[{"title":"User notice copy and placement record","description":null,"artifact_type":"document"}],"framework_mappings":[{"framework":"nist_ai_rmf","framework_name":"NIST AI RMF 1.0","reference":"GOVERN 5.1, MANAGE 4.1","note":"Transparency to end users.","confidence_level":"medium","is_original":true},{"framework":"iso_42001","framework_name":"ISO/IEC 42001:2023","reference":"Annex A.8.5","note":"Information for interested parties.","confidence_level":"medium","is_original":true}],"controls":[{"slug":"ai-interaction-and-use-disclosure","title":"AI interaction and use disclosure notices","kind":"process","relationship":"satisfies","note":"Advance user notice of AI-based service.","confidence_level":"high","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/controls/ai-interaction-and-use-disclosure"},{"slug":"ai-system-inventory","title":"AI system inventory and classification","kind":"process","relationship":"supports","note":"Classification identifies which products are high-impact or generative.","confidence_level":"medium","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/controls/ai-system-inventory"}],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/obligations/south-korea-ai-basic-act-art-31-advance-notice-of-high-impact-and-generative-ai","policy":{"slug":"south-korea-framework-act-on-the-development-of-artificial-intelligence-and-establishment-of-a-foundation-for","title":"Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and Establishment of a Foundation for Trust (AI Basic Act, Act No. 20676)","status":"in_force","jurisdiction":"south-korea","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/south-korea-framework-act-on-the-development-of-artificial-intelligence-and-establishment-of-a-foundation-for"}}