Implementation of the Basic Act Establishes Governance Principles
Taiwan's Artificial Intelligence Basic Act was passed on third reading by the Legislative Yuan on December 23, 2025, and promulgated and implemented on January 14, 2026, with a total of 20 articles, establishing governance principles such as human-centricity, human autonomy, privacy protection, transparency and explainability, and accountability. Compared with the EU AI Act, which sets specific obligations based on risk levels, Taiwan adopts a basic-act framework, providing a common basis for competent authorities to promote regulatory adaptation and industry governance, with how to translate it into risk management and compliance measures becoming a focus of attention.
Ninth Conference Focuses on International Comparison
The 9th International Academic Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law takes the new legal landscape in the post-Artificial Intelligence Basic Act era as its theme. Chu Chao-min, Chairman of the Artificial Intelligence Law International Research Foundation, said it will build on the exchange achievements of the previous eight editions, and through cross-border and interdisciplinary dialogue, explore the implementation of governance principles in industrial applications and institutional operations, providing practical recommendations for government regulatory adaptation, corporate governance, and alignment with international norms. The first session covers developments and governance trends in AI legal systems from an international perspective, co-chaired by Hsu Yung-chen, Dean of the School of Intelligent Computing at Chang Gung University, and Kuo Shou-wang, Vice President of Shih Chien University, inviting Rüdiger Wulf, Honorary Professor at the University of Tübingen, Germany, David Uriel Socol de la Osa, Assistant Professor at Hitotsubashi University, Japan, An Jung-bin, Chair of the Department of Law at Kyungnam University, Korea, and Chang Li-ching, Chair Professor at Shih Chien University, covering AI and criminal law, industrial impacts after the implementation of Korea's AI Basic Act, and comparison with Taiwan's development.
Medical Legal System Focuses on Oversight and Liability
The second session covers innovation and balance in the medical legal system in the post-Artificial Intelligence Basic Act era, co-chaired by Yang Ting-ya, Vice President of Tunghai University, and Liu Yueh-ping, Director-General of the Department of Medical Affairs, Ministry of Health and Welfare. Yang Ming Chiao Tung University School of Law Dean Chen Chih-hsiung explored legal issues of medical digital twins, Taipei Medical University College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Li Chung-hsi focused on medical ethics and risk governance, Shih Chien University Department of Law Associate Professor Han Cheng-tao explored regulation of medical AI agents, human oversight and liability allocation, and invited Wu Chao-hsin, Physician and Vice Superintendent of Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, and Lee Yi-chen, Partner at PwC Legal, as discussants, balancing medical innovation, patient rights, and medical safety.
Industry, Trade and Rule-of-Law Review
The third session covers industrial and trade development adaptation and strategies, co-chaired by Sun Nai-yi, Professor of Law at National Taiwan University, and Chen Shen-teng, Director of the National Federation of Industries. Chung Cheng University Department of Law Professor Lo Chun-wei explored the impact of AI on financial consumer protection, Professor Cheng Chin-chin analyzed labor compliance issues for enterprises adopting AI, Foundation Secretary-General Chu Chen-zuo discussed supply chain responses focusing on the impact of U.S. export controls on Taiwan's industries, and invited Ku Hsiang-yi, Wu Chih-hung and Hsu Tsun-tzu as discussants. The fourth session covers rule-of-law development and institutional review, co-chaired by Hsu Hsi-hsiang, Acting Prosecutor General of the Supreme Prosecutors Office, and Lin Heng-chi, Presiding Judge of the Supreme Court, inviting Chen Kuan-wei, Hsieh Kuo-lian and Sun Chieh-jan to discuss Japan's agile AI governance, EU high-risk AI regulation, and EU-U.S. information privacy legal systems respectively, and inviting Hsiao Shu-fen, Cheng Tien-cheng and Ho Chih-hsing as discussants.