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Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on the Development of AI and Establishment of a Foundation for Trust

In forceRegulationBinding인공지능 발전과 신뢰 기반 조성 등에 관한 기본법 시행령

Presidential Decree No. 36053 implementing the AI Basic Act: defines high-impact AI criteria, labelling methods (machine-readable watermarks allowed for general outputs; deepfakes need human-recognisable labels), the compute threshold for safety duties, and domestic-representative thresholds (prior-year revenue ≥ KRW 1 trillion, AI-service revenue ≥ KRW 10 billion, or ≥ 1 million average daily Korean users).

Why it matters

These thresholds decide whether a foreign AI company must appoint a Korean representative.

What it requires

Risk classificationLabelling AI contentImpact assessmentFrontier model safetyPenalties

Penalties

Fines under the Act (up to KRW 30 million).

SourceKorea Ministry of Government Legislation (law.go.kr): https://www.law.go.kr/법령/인공지능발전과신뢰기반조성등에관한기본법시행령Secondary: https://shinkim.com/kor/media/newsletter/3114 Checked against the source on 4 Oct 2026. Subsequently amended (Presidential Decrees 36506, effective 21 Jul 2026, and 36580, effective 20 Aug 2026).

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Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on the Development of AI and Establishment of a Foundation for Trust. Government of Korea (Presidential Decree); MSIT. Status: In force. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/kr-ai-basic-act-enforcement-decree-2026/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).

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