South Korea AI Basic Act (in force 2026-01-22)

Baseline duties for AI operators, heightened duties for "high-impact" AI in sensitive sectors, and AI-content labelling

By Jorge García Aibar Reviewed 2026-09-24

From clause to evidence Build the artefact, then file every output it produces as a record that names AIGE-OBL-KR-AIBASIC. Drawn from chapter 08.

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Clause: Korea AI Act, AI Basic Act.
Duty holder: Not stated.
Applies from: 2026-01-22, Grace period.
Artefact: Risk register for high-impact….
Layers: Layer 01, Layer 02, Layer 04.
Evidence record: Evidence record v1.
Record schema: Evidence record.
The same topic in 29 other frameworks; the crosswalk section below links each clause.

When this obligation applies The first date in the row's status, then each later step: filled once its date has passed, outlined while it is still ahead of the review date.

Data table: the dates

Dates of AIGE-OBL-KR-AIBASIC
Date	Step	Detail
2026-01-22	Grace period	MSIT announced a guidance period of at least one year that holds back fact-finding and fines except in exceptional cases, while the duties apply

Id: AIGE-OBL-KR-AIBASIC
Instrument: South Korea AI Basic Act law
Clause: AI Basic Act
Applies from: 2026-01-22 Grace period · MSIT announced a guidance period of at least one year that holds back fact-finding and fines except in exceptional cases, while the duties apply

The artefact that evidences it

Risk register for high-impact AI; AI-use notification; AI-content labelling.

What this obligation connects to Solid edges are direct relations, dashed ones looser (a case that cites the same article, a framework whose clauses only touch the topic); patterns and controls take the colour of their stack layer. Select a node to open it; the lists below give every relation in full.

Data table: every relation

Relations of AIGE-OBL-KR-AIBASIC
Family	Item	Relation
Same crosswalk topic	AI Verify 4.3.1, 4.7.1, 4.2.1, 9.1.1, 9.5.2, 11.2.1, 1.1.6, 1.7.2, 1.1.1, 9.12.1, 5.5.1, 3.4.1, 9.8.1, 5.10.1, 10.3.1, 10.3.2, 9.4.1, 4.1.1, 6.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.9.1, 9.5.4, 1.5.1, 1.6.1, 5.11.1, 2.2.1, 1.1.4, 4.8.1, 4.9.1, 4.9.2, 1.1.3	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	CSA AICM GRC-02, MDS-12, GRC-01, GRC-06, GRC-10, DSP-09, MDS-03, MDS-04, STA-08, IAM-03, LOG-09, LOG-12, GRC-15, MDS-06, MDS-07, AIS-05, SEF-07, SEF-08, GRC-13, GRC-14, A&A-02, A&A-04, MDS-09	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	China AI Labelling Label Art. 4, Label Art. 5	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	China Algo. Rec. AlgoRec Art. 27, AlgoRec Art. 7, AlgoRec Art. 16, AlgoRec Art. 24, AlgoRec Art. 17	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	China Deep Synthesis DeepSyn Art. 7, DeepSyn Art. 16, DeepSyn Art. 17, DeepSyn Art. 19, DeepSyn Art. 15, DeepSyn Art. 20	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	China GenAI Measures GenAI Art. 17, GenAI Art. 9, GenAI Art. 12, GenAI Art. 19, GenAI Art. 10, GenAI Art. 14, GenAI Art. 15, GenAI Art. 7	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	CoE Convention CoE Art. 16, CoE Art. 9, CoE Art. 14(2), CoE Art. 15(2), CoE Art. 8, CoE Art. 16(2)(g)	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	EU AI Act Art. 9, Art. 3, Art. 17, Art. 4, Art. 87, Art. 27, Art. 11, Art. 13, Art. 53, Art. 50, Art. 86, Art. 18, Art. 43, Art. 53(1)(d), Art. 50(2), 50(4), Art. 49, Art. 71, Art. 6, Art. 3(1), Art. 52, Art. 12, Art. 26(6), Art. 26, Art. 19, Art. 14, Art. 14(4)(b), Art. 15, Art. 55, Art. 60, Art. 15(3), Art. 42(3), Art. 72, Art. 73, Art. 26(5), Art. 3(49), Art. 20, Art. 13(3)(b)(iv)–(v), Art. 47, Art. 48, Art. 40, Art. 51, Art. 56, Art. 50(2), Art. 50(4), Art. 3(60)	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	G7 Code G7 Action 5, G7 Action 3, G7 Action 1, G7 Action 2, G7 Action 4, G7 Action 7	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	GAO AI Accountability 1.6, 1.2, 1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.9, 3.5, 1.7, 3.1, 4.3, 3.9, 3.7, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 1.8	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	GB/T 45654 GB/T 45654 Content labelling, GB/T 45654 Security assessment	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	GDPR Art. 5(2), Art. 35, Art. 36, Arts. 13–14, Art. 30, Art. 22, Art. 32, Arts. 33–34, Art. 15(1)(h), Art. 13(2)(f), Art. 22(3), Art. 42	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	GPAI Code Safety C1, Safety C3, Safety C8, Transparency 1.1, Transparency 1.2, Safety 3.2, Safety C6, Safety C9, Safety 3.5, Safety C7	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	ISO 23894 23894 6.4, 23894 6.5, 23894 6.6	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	ISO 42001 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 8.2, 8.3, A.6, 6.1.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, A.2, A.3, 9.3, 7.2, 9.2, 10.1, 8.4, A.5, 7.5, A.8, A.4, A.6.2.8, A.9, 9.1, 10.2, A.8.2	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	ISO 42005 42005 5.8, 42005 6.8, 42005 5.12	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	ISO 42006 ISO/IEC 42006	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	NIST AI RMF MAP 1, MAP 5, MANAGE 1, GOVERN 1.3, MAP 1.5, MANAGE 1.3, MANAGE 1.4, MEASURE 3, MEASURE 2, GOVERN 1, GOVERN 2, GOVERN 4, GOVERN 5, MAP 3, MEASURE 2.8, MAP 1.6, MEASURE 2.9, GOVERN 1.6, GOVERN 1.7, MANAGE 4, MANAGE 2.4, MAP 3.5, GOVERN 3.2, MEASURE 2.7, MEASURE 2.1, MEASURE 1, MANAGE 4.3, GOVERN 4.3, MEASURE 1.3	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	OECD AI Principles OECD 1.5(c), OECD 1.5, OECD 1.3, OECD 1.5(b), OECD 1.2(b), OECD 1.4	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	Singapore Agentic Agentic 2.1, Agentic 2.2.1, Agentic 2.3.3, Agentic 2.2.2, Agentic 2.3.2	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	Singapore GenAI GenAI 1, GenAI 3, GenAI 5, GenAI 6, GenAI 4, GenAI 8, GenAI 7	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	TC260 Framework 3.0 TC260 2, TC260 Summary table, TC260 5.3.19, TC260 4, TC260 5.3.12, TC260 Appendix 1, TC260 2.2, TC260 App. 2 II.2, TC260 4.4.1, TC260 App. 2 II.6, TC260 5.3.6, TC260 App. 2 II.3, TC260 3, TC260 5.3.14, TC260 5.3.7, TC260 5.3.18	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	UK ATRS ATRS 2.5.2, ATRS 2.1, ATRS 2.5.1, ATRS Tier 1, ATRS 2.2, ATRS 2.3.2, ATRS 2.3.5	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	UK DUAA UK GDPR Art. 22C	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	prEN 18228 prEN 18228	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	prEN 18229-1 prEN 18229-1	Core clause
Same crosswalk topic	EN 18286 EN 18286	Related clause
Same crosswalk topic	OWASP Agentic ASI09, ASI05	Related clause
Same crosswalk topic	OWASP LLM LLM01:2026, LLM07:2026	Related clause

Patterns that build it

No pattern in the catalogue names this clause on its "Maps to" line yet; the artefact above is the engineering answer.

The same topic in other frameworks

From the topic crosswalk: the clauses filed under the same topics as this one. Mappings are illustrative, not a claim of conformity.

Source

Chapter 08, section Other jurisdictions, checked against its sources on the review date above.

Machine-readable

This obligation: /api/v1/obligations/aige-obl-kr-aibasic.json
The register: /api/v1/obligations.json · CSV
Schema and stability promise: open data and API

Cite this obligation

García Aibar, J. (2026). South Korea AI Basic Act (in force 2026-01-22) (AIGE-OBL-KR-AIBASIC). In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-kr-aibasic. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026obligation,
  author       = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title        = {{South Korea AI Basic Act (in force 2026-01-22) (AIGE-OBL-KR-AIBASIC)}},
  howpublished = {In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {0.5.0},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url          = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-kr-aibasic},
  note         = {Version 0.5.0}
}