KIM&CHANG (Managing Partner Jeong Gye-seong) will hold a seminar on security threats and legal liability issues of agentic artificial intelligence (AI).
KIM&CHANG said on the 8th that on the 14th it will host a seminar with the Korea Information & Communication Law Association at the Crescendo Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul, titled "Security issues and legal challenges in the era of agentic AI (Agentic AI)."
Agentic AI refers to technology that goes beyond responding to user instructions to judge and perform tasks on its own based on given goals and context. It can improve automation of work at corporations and the efficiency of security operations, but it also raises new risks such as abuse of authority, prompt manipulation, and responsibility in the process of accessing external systems.
KIM&CHANG believes that, in line with the Artificial Intelligence Framework Act that took effect on Jan. 22 this year and changes in personal data and information protection regulations, corporations should design security controls and internal governance from the stage of introducing AI. The idea is that as AI moves closer to being an actor executing tasks rather than a simple auxiliary tool, legal issues surrounding the scope of responsibility and management duties in the event of a security incident may grow.
The seminar will begin with opening remarks by Lee Seong-yeop, a Korea University professor. Lee serves as president of the Korea Information & Communication Law Association. Attorney Jeong Young-jin of KIM&CHANG will give a welcome address, and Choi Woo-hyuk, director-general for information security network policy at the Ministry of Science and ICT, and Lee Won-tae, a Kookmin University professor, will deliver congratulatory remarks. Lee is chair of the Special Committee on Security at the Presidential Committee on the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The first presentation will be given by Park Se-jun, CEO of Theori Inc., who will explain "Security issues and challenges of agentic AI." In the second session, Attorney Kim Do-yeop of KIM&CHANG will present on "Legal issues and challenges in agentic AI security."
The general discussion will be chaired by Kwon Tae-kyung, a Yonsei University professor. Panelists will include Kim Yong-dae, a KAIST professor; Kim Hyeong-jong, a Seoul Women's University professor; Ji Eun-gyeong, director of information security planning at the Ministry of Science and ICT; Yoon Doo-sik, CEO of Irowoon & Company; CEO Park; Attorney Kang Han-cheol of KIM&CHANG; and Attorney Kim. Participants are expected to discuss security controls, legal liability, and operational risks stemming from the spread of agentic AI.
Lee, who organized the event, said, "This seminar will be an opportunity to discuss the need for AI cyber offense and defense after the 'Mythos shock' and to consider legal and institutional alternatives going forward."