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title: "AI business operator (Korea)"
description: "Under the Korean AI Basic Act, a legal person, organisation, individual or state body doing AI business, split into development business operators, who develop and provide AI, and utilisation…"
canonical: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/ai-business-operator-korea
author: "Jorge García Aibar"
license: "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)"
doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197
version: "0.5.0"
updated: 2026-09-24
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# AI business operator (Korea)

Under the Korean AI Basic Act, a legal person, organisation, individual or state body doing AI business, split into development business operators, who develop and provide AI, and utilisation business operators, who offer products or services built on it [1].

- Developed in: [ch. 18, The same roles across regimes](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/eu-ai-act#the-same-roles-across-regimes)
- Chapters: [ch. 18, EU AI Act](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/eu-ai-act) · [ch. 21, AI Laws Worldwide](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/ai-laws-worldwide)
- In the glossary chapter: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/glossary#t-ai-business-operator-korea

## Sources

[1] Basic Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Establishment of a Foundation for Trust (Korea AI Basic Act) (Act No. 20676, in force 2026-01-22; Art. 2 as amended 2026-01-20; Arts. 2(4) high-impact areas, 2(7) AI business operators, 33 confirmation, 34 high-impact duties, 36 domestic representative). Korean Law Information Center (MOLEG). 2026-01-22. https://www.law.go.kr/LSW/lsInfoP.do?lsiSeq=268543 (verified: primary)