Kim & Chang, Korea IT Law Association to Host Seminar on Agentic AI Security and Regulatory Response

Kim & Chang announced Monday that it will co-host a public seminar with the Korea IT Law Association's Information Security Forum on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Grand Conference Hall on the third floor of the Crescendo Building in Jongno-gu. The seminar will focus on security issues and regulatory responses in the era of agentic AI and specialized models.

Agentic AI refers to systems capable of autonomously calling tools and external systems based on user instructions to carry out tasks, and is expected to boost corporate operational efficiency and productivity.

However, it also introduces new categories of security risk — including unauthorized use of permissions, prompt injection, data leakage during API integration, and challenges around accountability and audit log management — making regulatory and governance reviews increasingly necessary. With the AI Basic Act, which took effect in January, and a rapidly shifting regulatory landscape, companies face growing pressure to build security controls and compliance frameworks into every stage of AI adoption and operation.

The seminar will examine technical and legal issues surrounding agentic AI and the proliferation of specialized models, with a focus on mechanisms for controlling autonomous capabilities and designing internal control systems for cyber crisis response, as well as practical guidance for companies.

The event will open with remarks by Korea University Professor Lee Sung-yeop, who chairs the Korea IT Law Association, followed by a welcome address from Kim & Chang attorney Jeong Young-jin. The program will feature two presentation sessions: Korea University Graduate School of Information Security Professor Lee Sang-geun will speak on trends in autonomous capability control for agentic AI, and Kim & Chang attorney Han Hye-won will present on designing corporate internal control systems for cyber crisis response.

A panel discussion will follow, moderated by Yonsei University Professor Kwon Tae-kyung, who chairs the Information Security Forum. Panelists will include University of Seoul School of Law Professor Lee Ju-hyung, Sejong University Department of Information Security Professor Park Ki-woong, Ministry of Science and ICT Information Security Industry Division Director Lee Jong-hyuk, Kakao Bank Chief Information Security Officer Min Kyung-pyo, and Kim & Chang adviser Cha Yun-ho. The panel will discuss security controls and regulatory responses in the age of agentic AI and specialized models.

Lee Sung-yeop, who organized the event, said the spread of agentic AI and specialized models is maximizing corporate productivity and efficiency while also giving rise to new types of security risks and accountability issues stemming from autonomous tool calls and system integrations. "We hope this seminar will serve as an important guide for companies to design effective technical controls and internal compliance frameworks together, and to build a safe and trustworthy AI ecosystem amid a rapidly changing regulatory environment," he said.

A Kim & Chang official said the firm plans to consistently create forums for such discussions, helping companies respond efficiently to cyber threats while building trust-based compliance systems that allow them to adopt innovative technologies in a safer environment.