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title: "High-impact AI (Korea)"
description: "Under Korea's AI Basic Act, an AI system that may significantly affect life, physical safety or fundamental rights and is used in a listed area such as health care, hiring and loan screening…"
canonical: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/high-impact-ai-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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# High-impact AI (Korea)

Under Korea's AI Basic Act, an AI system that may significantly affect life, physical safety or fundamental rights and is used in a listed area such as health care, hiring and loan screening, biometric analysis, transport or public-service decisions. It triggers risk-management, explanation, human-oversight and record-keeping duties [1].

- Developed in: [ch. 21, High-impact AI and how it is confirmed](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/ai-laws-worldwide#high-impact-ai-and-how-it-is-confirmed)
- Chapters: [ch. 21, AI Laws Worldwide](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/ai-laws-worldwide)
- Contrast with: [High-risk AI system](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/high-risk-ai-system)
- In the glossary chapter: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/glossary#t-high-impact-ai-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)