Artificial intelligence (AI) is a core technology of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It is expected to lay a new groundwork for the revolutionary development of future generations and its influence is expected to reach beyond the economy and industries, bringing a total transformation to our lives in general.
Driven by a high level of interest, major countries and leading enterprises are conducting large-scale studies and making systematic investments to develop AI technologies. Laws are being reformed to include various pilot projects and other policy measures to promote the AI industry.
Although Korea recognizes the importance of AI technology, institutional support has been scattered across government bodies and individual industries, making it necessary to reorganize the current implementation system.
Accordingly, this enactment prepares a national implementation system to develop AI technologies and promote the industry, thereby aiming to facilitate the development of AI technologies and strengthen the industrial ecosystem while also prescribing legal grounds on which to contribute to the creation of future value in the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

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A. Aim to contribute to the betterment of people’s health and the national economy by facilitating the development and use of AI technology and continuously promoting the AI industry (Article 1)
B. Prescribe the duties of the State and local governments, such as the formulation of various policies necessary for AI technology development and industry promotion (Article 3)
C. Require the Minister of Science and ICT to formulate master plans and action plans for AI technology development and industry promotion (Article 5)
D. Require the Minister of Science and ICT to promote the development of AI technologies by conducting technology level investigations, projects to research/develop technology or use developed technology, etc., and allow whole or partial funding of persons who intend to engage in a business for such purposes (Article 7)
E. Prescribe that the Minister of Science and ICT shall prepare and implement policies necessary to foster and manage professional talent necessary for the promotion of AI technologies (Article 8)
F. Prescribe that the government shall formulate and implement policies to promote AI convergence and spread its use (Article 10)
G. Allow the Minister of Science and ICT to conduct pilot projects to promote the AI industry, and fully or partially subsidize the necessary funds for participants in pilot projects (Article 11)
H. Allow the government to provide subsidies and loans for startup funding and offer other administrative, financial, and technical assistance to promote and stimulate startup businesses associated with the AI industry (Article 12)
I. Allow the State and local governments to offer administrative, financial, and technical assistance to persons who intend to build AI technology-based cluster facilities to promote the development and use of AI technologies (Article 13)

Foster professional talent (Article 8), legal fiction of public officials in the application of penalty provisions (Article 18)