With the AI Basic Act now in force, calls are growing to further break down obligations for AI companies based on their actual roles and scope of control. Critics say the current law does not clearly distinguish responsibilities between model developers and service operators. The debate has intensified over duties such as labeling AI-generated outputs. Legal and industry voices have proposed options ranging from creating a separate category for foundation model providers to separating obligations by technical and service stages.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung issued a “San Francisco AI Declaration” in San Francisco on July 24, pledging to make the country an indispensable axis of the global AI supply chain. He cited a 4,700 trillion won AI project investment announced in June and investment initiatives by domestic and foreign firms whose combined enterprise value exceeds 2 quadrillion won. The focus includes memory and foundry semiconductors, autonomous driving and AI factories.