Regulatory deadline
South Korea AI Basic Act in force
South Korea (MSIT) · South Korea
Date
2026-01-22
Status
In force since 2026-01-22
Type
Deadline
Authority
South Korea (MSIT)
What changes
High-impact AI needs pre-deployment determination, explanations, human oversight and impact assessment; GenAI output must be labelled; large foreign providers need a domestic representative.
What to do
Check Korean exposure: high-impact determination, labelling, and local-representative thresholds.
Who it applies to
High risk systems · systems involving generative AI
What you must be able to show
From the obligation clock the Workbench runs against your own systems.
- High-impact determination before deployment
- User explanations + human oversight + impact assessment
- GenAI output labelling; domestic representative if thresholds met