The Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) said on the 30th it held a launch ceremony for the "Artificial Intelligence (AI) Reliability Alliance" at Lotte Hotel Seoul in Jung-gu, Seoul, and will initiate a private-sector cooperation framework to build an AI reliability testing and certification ecosystem.
Under Article 30 of the Basic AI Act, the alliance will pursue voluntary private testing and certification activities to secure AI safety and reliability. Lee Sang-uk, a professor at Hanyang University who served as vice chair of the UNESCO World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology, was appointed the inaugural chair.
About 50 institutions from key industry, academia, and research sectors in AI attended the launch ceremony, including Second Vice Minister Ryu Je-myeong of the Ministry of Science and ICT, President Hwang Jongseong of the National Information Society Agency (NIA), Kakao, Naver, KT, FortyTwoMaru, IBM Korea, the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), the Korean Standards Association (KSA), the Korea Testing Certification Institute (KTC), the Seoul National University Artificial Intelligence Research Center, and the AI Safety Research Institute.
Chair Lee Sang-uk said, "The alliance plans to support corporations in entering domestic and overseas markets by ensuring compliance with mandatory requirements under Korea's Basic AI Act, securing alignment with international certification frameworks, and laying the groundwork for mutual recognition, while contributing to global trust and interoperability."
TTA President Son Seung-hyun said, "AI reliability is core infrastructure for building a basic AI society," and added, "We will work actively to create an autonomous and organic ecosystem led by the private sector and supported by the government, so that the public and corporations can use AI with confidence."