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South Korea's draft AI law decree fails to quell doubts, concerns

By Choonsik Yoo ( September 16, 2025, 08:16 GMT | Comment) -- South Korea’s draft enforcement decree for its new AI law aims to plug legislative gaps but leaves key definitions vague. The decree, published by the Ministry of Science and ICT last week, offers a grace period on fines instead of suspending company obligations, despite calls for delay. With final rules due in December and the law taking effect in January 2026, businesses will have only weeks to prepare for the world’s first AI law with punitive measures.The long-awaited draft enforcement decree for South Korea’s landmark artificial intelligence law plugs some legislative gaps but is widely seen as falling short of addressing concerns and doubts raised by businesses and experts....

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