Republic of Korea: Guideline on standards and examples for high-impact AI under Article 33 of Framework Act on Development of Artificial Intelligence and Establishment of Trust Foundation (AI Basic Act)

Progress

Current status
adopted
29 Jan 2026 adopted
15 Jan 2025 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Design requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

29 Jan 2026
adopted

Ministry of Science and ICT adopted guideline on standards and examples for high-impact AI

On 29 January 2026, the Ministry of Science and ICT adopted the revised high-impact AI decision guidelines, building on the version released on 22 January 2026 following the entry into force of the Artificial Intelligence Basic Act. The guidelines s…

Source
Event type outline
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body central government
15 Jan 2025
under deliberation

Ministry of Science and ICT announced guideline on standards and examples for high-impact AI

On 15 January 2025, the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology (MSICT) announced the drafting of the guidelines on standards and examples for High-Impact Artificial Intelligence pursuant to Article 33 of the Framework Act o…

Source
Event type outline
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body central government