South Korea’s AI Act and AI Implementation — Global Implications for Compliance

Sun Hee Kim, Partner, Yulchon

Scott Warren, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs, Tokyo and Shanghai

South Korea’s new AI Act and AI Implementation in Your Organization — the first of its kind in Asia — sets out a comprehensive legal framework to foster innovation while protecting human rights and safety. This session provides a deep dive into the act’s key requirements, which include extraterritorial obligations for foreign companies, transparency rules for generative AI, and safety obligations for high-impact AI. Participants will gain strategic insights into navigating Korea’s evolving digital compliance landscape and ensuring responsible AI deployment in cross-border contexts. It will also cover practical steps to be taken in implementing AI.

What you will learn:

• Understand the scope, structure and key compliance obligations under South Korea’s AI Act.
• Learn enforcement mechanisms, including the government investigation powers and potential sanctions for noncompliance. 
• Gain practical insights into aligning AI compliance with Korea’s privacy framework, as well as global privacy regulations.
• Identify key steps for implementing AI.