Republic of Korea: Guideline on Obligations of High-Impact Artificial Intelligence Providers (Article 34 of the Framework Act on the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence and Creation of a Trust Foundation)

Progress

Current status
adopted
22 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

22 Jan 2026
adopted

Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology released guidelines on obligations of high-impact AI providers

On 22 January 2026, the Ministry of Science and ICT released the high-impact artificial intelligence (AI) operator obligations guidelines to support the implementation of Article 34 of the Artificial Intelligence Basic Act. The guidelines elaborate …

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

Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology announced guidelines on obligations of high-impact AI providers

On 15 January 2025, the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology (MSICT) announced the guideline on obligations of high-impact artificial intelligence (AI) providers pursuant to Article 34 of the Framework Act on the Advancem…

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