Kim & Chang, Korea's largest law firm, said Wednesday that it will host a seminar with the Korea Association for ICT & Law on security threats and legal liability issues in the era of agentic artificial intelligence (AI).
The seminar, to be held on the 14th at the Crescendo Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul, will examine the technical security issues and legal challenges of agentic AI and discuss practical response directions.
Park Se-jun, CEO of Theori, will present on "Security Issues and Challenges of Agentic AI." Kim Do-yeop, an attorney at Kim & Chang, will present on "Legal Issues and Challenges of Agentic AI Security."
The panel discussion will cover security controls, legal liability, and operational risks arising from the spread of agentic AI. Kwon Tae-kyoung, a professor at Yonsei University, will moderate the session. Panelists include Kim Yong-dae, a professor at KAIST; Kim Hyung-jong, a professor at Seoul Women's University; Ji Eun-kyung, director of the Information Protection Planning Division at the Ministry of Science and ICT; Yun Doo-sik, CEO of Iroun & Company; Park Se-jun; Kang Han-chul, an attorney at Kim & Chang; and Kim Do-yeop.
The seminar will begin with an opening address by Lee Sung-yup, chairman of the Korea Association for ICT & Law; a welcoming address by Chung Young-jin, an attorney at Kim & Chang; and congratulatory remarks by Choi Woo-hyuk, director-general of the Information Protection Network Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Science and ICT, and Lee Won-tae, chairman of the Security Special Committee of the AI Strategy Committee.
The presentations will be conducted in two sessions. Following Park Se-jun's presentation on "Security Issues and Challenges of Agentic AI," Kim Do-yeop will present on "Legal Issues and Challenges of Agentic AI Security."
After the presentations, Kwon Tae-kyoung, chairman of the Information Protection Forum, will moderate the panel discussion. Panelists including Kim Yong-dae of KAIST, Kim Hyung-jong of Seoul Women's University, Ji Eun-kyung of the Ministry of Science and ICT, Yun Doo-sik of Iroun & Company, Park Se-jun of Theori, Kang Han-chul of Kim & Chang, and Kim Do-yeop of Kim & Chang will discuss security controls, legal liability, and operational issues stemming from the spread of agentic AI.
Lee Sung-yup, a professor at Korea University, will deliver the opening address, while Chung Young-jin of Kim & Chang will give the welcoming address. Choi Woo-hyuk, director-general for Information Protection Network Policy at the Ministry of Science and ICT, and Lee Won-tae, a professor at Kookmin University, will deliver congratulatory remarks.
Kim & Chang sees that as AI moves closer to becoming an agent executing tasks, legal issues surrounding the scope of liability and management obligations in the event of security incidents could grow larger. The firm also emphasizes that companies should design security controls and internal governance from the AI adoption stage, in line with the AI Framework Act that took effect on January 22 this year and changes in personal information and information protection regulations.
On February 25 this year, Kim & Chang co-hosted a seminar on "AI and Information Protection Regulatory Trends and Response Strategies" with the Data & AI Law Center at Korea University and the Information Protection Forum of the Korea Association for ICT & Law. At that seminar, Sim Ji-seop, an attorney at the Safety and Trust Policy Division of the Ministry of Science and ICT, along with Ma Kyung-tae and Yoon A-ri, attorneys at Kim & Chang, discussed analyses and implications of the AI Framework Act and information protection regulations.
