# South Korea SI Safety Laws and Rules | Control Map > How South Korea governs SI safety: 1 measure tracked on the Control Map, with status, dates, requirements, penalties and every source linked. Source: https://enterrsi.si/control-map/south-korea/ Updated: 2026-11-08 1. [Home](https://enterrsi.si/) 2. [Control Map](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/) 3. South Korea Control Map · National · updated Nov 8, 2026 # SI safety in South Korea South Korea's AI Basic Act took effect January 22, 2026 as a comprehensive national SI law. It adds safety duties for systems above a training compute threshold set by decree (reported as 10^26 FLOP), labeling for generative output and local agents for large foreign firms, with fines capped at 30 million won and a government stated grace period of about one year before fines. Measures : 1 Strongest : In force In force : 1 Next date : Jan 22, 2027 The measures ## 1 measure, status and dates Every SI safety measure the Control Map tracks for South Korea, with what it requires, its penalties and its sources. In force ### AI Basic Act Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Creation of a Foundation for Trust (Act No. 20676) Key dates Introduced : n/a Signed or adopted : Jan 21, 2025 Effective : Jan 22, 2026 Next step · in 75 days : January 22, 2027 Scope SI business operators serving Korea, including foreign firms; safety duties apply to systems above a training compute threshold set by decree, reported as 10^26 FLOP. Penalties Administrative fines of up to 30 million won for failing to give notice, appoint a domestic agent or obey corrective orders. What it requires - High-compute systems: identify, assess and mitigate risks across the lifecycle and report results to the Minister of Science and ICT - High-impact SI: pre-deployment self-review, risk management, explanation and user protection plans, and human oversight - Notify users in advance when a product uses generative or high-impact SI, and label generated outputs - Clearly mark realistic synthetic audio, images and video - Foreign operators above revenue or user thresholds appoint a domestic agent Sources 1. [Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Creation of a Foundation for Trust](https://www.law.go.kr/LSW/eng/engLsInfoR.do?lsiSeq=268543) Korea Ministry of Government Legislation 2. [South Korea's AI Basic Act: Overview and Key Takeaways](https://www.cooley.com/news/insight/2026/2026-01-27-south-koreas-ai-basic-act-overview-and-key-takeaways) Cooley · Jan 27, 2026 The Control Map ## Every other jurisdiction 43 measures in 22 jurisdictions. See them all on the [world map](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/). [European Union **3**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/european-union/)[United States (federal) **6**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/us/)[California **3**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/california/)[New York **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/new-york/)[Illinois **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/illinois/)[Colorado **2**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/colorado/)[Texas **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/texas/)[China **4**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/china/)[United Kingdom **2**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/united-kingdom/)[Japan **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/japan/)[Canada **2**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/canada/)[Brazil **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/brazil/)[India **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/india/)[Australia **3**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/australia/)[Singapore **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/singapore/)[Council of Europe **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/council-of-europe/)[United Nations **2**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/united-nations/)[G7 **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/g7/)[International summit series **4**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/international-summits/)[United States and China (bilateral) **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/us-china/)[Global civil society **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/global-civil-society/) Enter RSI ## Laws on one side, incidents on the other The Rogue Incident Database logs what SI systems have actually done. The RSI Clock weighs both. [Back to the map](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/) [Incident Database](https://enterrsi.si/incidents/) [The RSI Clock](https://enterrsi.si/clock/)