South Korea AI Basic Act
South Korea’s Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Creation of a Foundation for Trust (Act No. 20676, promulgated 21 January 2025) requires providers of generative AI to label that output was generated by generative AI; it enters into force one year after promulgation.
South Korea · Statute (official English translation)
From the official text
Labelling duty (Article 31)
Official English translation from the Korea Legislation Research Institute.
“An artificial intelligence business operator that provides generative artificial intelligence or a product or service using it shall label that the output was generated by generative artificial intelligence.”
Entry into force
Addenda, Article 1 of the same translation.
“This Act shall enter into force 1 year after the date of its promulgation”
Scope and limits
- The date of entry into force (about 22 January 2026) is our arithmetic from the promulgation date, not a date printed in the Act.
- Guidelines issued under the Act and any grace period for fines were seen only in secondary sources and are not covered.
Questions
- What does South Korea AI Basic Act say about AI-generated content?
- South Korea’s Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Creation of a Foundation for Trust (Act No. 20676, promulgated 21 January 2025) requires providers of generative AI to label that output was generated by generative AI; it enters into force one year after promulgation.
- When does South Korea AI Basic Act apply?
- Addenda, Article 1 of the same translation. “This Act shall enter into force 1 year after the date of its promulgation”
- Does using Proofcan satisfy South Korea AI Basic Act?
- Proofcan does not claim that. It is a technical tool that adds a C2PA manifest, an invisible watermark and a registry record to images; whether that meets a legal duty is for you and your counsel to decide.
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Sources
- Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Creation of a Foundation for TrustKorea Legislation Research Institute (elaw.klri.re.kr)Read from the publisher’s content endpoint for the same law.last checked
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