• Developments in AI Copyright and Transparency Regulation

Regulations tied to the AI lifecycle are becoming more specific. At the training stage, fair use standards for the use of copyrighted works have been established, and at the output generation and service deployment stage, transparency obligations under the AI Basic Act, such as indication and notification requirements, have been clarified.
 

• Systematizing Personal Information Regulation for the AI Era: Establishment of Processing Guidelines and New Impact Assessment Items

The Personal Information Protection Commission released the Guidelines on Personal Information Processing for the Development and Utilization of Generative AI to systematically set out considerations and safety measures for compliance across the generative AI lifecycle, and introduced new impact assessment items to evaluate compliance with those guidelines in practice.
 

• Recent Trends in Novel Forms of Algorithmic Price-Fixing and Collusion

Recently, competition authorities around the world, including the Korea Fair Trade Commission, have closely monitored emerging forms of algorithmic collusion. It is essential to examine the legal criteria for determining the illegality of algorithmic collusion through recent international case studies and to proactively review corporate compliance measures regarding the use of algorithms.
 

• Impact of New AI Legislation on Labor and Employment Matters in Korea: Key Takeaways regarding the AI Basic Act

The AI Basic Act – scheduled to take effect in January 2026 – will impose various duties concerning the use of AI in connection with hiring (although AI users will not bear legal duties themselves). Because the use of AI in hiring will be classified as “high-impact AI” depending on impact on the affected individuals, such uses should be accompanied by proactive compliance measures to mitigate against risk factors under applicable labor and employment laws, as well as risks to business operation and reputation.
 

• Regulatory Trends in AI in the Second Half of 2025: EU and US

Both the EU and the US are signaling a shift toward lighter-touch AI regulation. The EU has adopted amendments delaying the application of key AI Act obligations and easing requirements for SMEs and SMCs. In parallel, the US Executive Order on AI seeks to constrain what it characterizes as overly restrictive state-level AI regulations and to use federal funding conditions to discourage a fragmented regulatory landscape that could impede innovation.
 

• AI Policy in Korea: Developments in 2025 and Prospects for 2026

The Korean government has stated its ambition of becoming one of the world’s top three powers in AI, and has launched several key initiatives aimed at strengthening AI-related infrastructure and fostering the AI industry in Korea. In this report, we look back at the Korean government’s key AI policy achievements and developments in 2025, and provide an outlook for 2026.

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