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South Korea's comprehensive legal framework for AI development and trust.
Effective January 2026, this law establishes high-level transparency requirements and a high-impact AI category for critical sectors like energy and hiring. It creates the AI Safety Research Institute and requires meaningful explanations for AI outcomes that significantly affect citizens' fundamental rights.
Real world example:
A Korean energy company deploying AI to manage its power grid must perform a high-impact assessment and provide a summary of the AI's training data to the government as required by the AI Basic Act.
