The South Korea AI Basic Act, passed in December 2024, is the first comprehensive AI law in Asia. It establishes an AI policy center, AI safety research institute, and a national AI commission, while focusing primarily on fostering and regulating the AI industry rather than addressing specific harms like deepfakes.

• High-impact AI systems with safety, transparency, and risk management obligations
• Generative AI with content marking requirements similar to those in the EU AI Act
• Both domestic AI providers and foreign providers operating in South Korea

• Risk management protocols for high-impact AI systems
• Mandatory marking of generative AI output (analogous to EU Article 50)
• National AI Commission oversight under the Ministry of Science and ICT
• Implementing regulations and sub-rules being developed throughout 2025–2026