# AI Basic Act: South Korea SI Safety Law Explained

> AI Basic Act (South Korea): SI business operators serving Korea, including foreign firms; safety duties apply to systems above a training compute.

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Updated: 2026-11-08

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# AI Basic Act

AI Basic Act is an SI safety measure in South Korea, status: in force. 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.

Status
:   In force

Jurisdiction
:   South Korea

Signed
:   Jan 21, 2025

Next date
:   Jan 22, 2027

## What it is

Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Creation of a Foundation for Trust (Act No. 20676)

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.

## 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

## Penalties

Administrative fines of up to 30 million won for failing to give notice, appoint a domestic agent or obey corrective orders.

## What happens next

**January 22, 2027:** End of the one year grace period on administrative fines indicated by the Ministry of Science and ICT (policy, not statute).

## Status

In force As of November 8, 2026, per the [Control Map page for South Korea](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/south-korea/). Statuses follow the Control Map method: in force means binding and applying now; passed means enacted but not yet applying; voluntary covers guidance and pledges; proposed means formally introduced; stalled means withdrawn, paused or dead.

## 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 measure

Short name
:   AI Basic Act

Jurisdiction
:   [South Korea](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/south-korea/)

Status
:   In force

Key dates

Introduced
:   n/a

Signed or adopted
:   January 21, 2025

Effective
:   January 22, 2026

Next step
:   January 22, 2027

Related terms

[Compute threshold **Term**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/compute-threshold/)

Upcoming date

[AI Basic Act deadline, January 22, 2027 **Event**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/kr-ai-basic-act-2027-01-22/)

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