South Korea Enforces World's First AI Law

South Korea has started enforcing the world's first comprehensive AI law, called the AI Basic Act.

This law requires companies to label AI-generated content with digital watermarks and ensures that high-impact AI systems, like those used in medical diagnosis and hiring, are safe and transparent.

Companies that break the law can be fined up to 30 million won, but they have at least a year before these fines start.

However, some tech startups in South Korea are unhappy because they think the law is too strict and gives foreign companies an advantage.

On the other hand, civil society groups say the law doesn't do enough to protect people from the risks of AI.

The government hopes this law will help create a safe and healthy AI environment in South Korea.