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  "id": 13044814,
  "title": "PM vows efforts to uphold value of Hangeul in AI era",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/pm-vows-efforts-to-uphold-value-of-hangeul-in-ai-era-13044814",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T06:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261009/pm-vows-efforts-to-uphold-value-of-hangeul-in-ai-era"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Han Seong-sook has vowed to maintain the significance of the Korean writing system, Hangeul, even as artificial intelligence (AI) advances. Speaking at a ceremony marking the centenary of Hangeul Day, she expressed her commitment to ensuring that Hangeul remains cherished by both her fellow citizens and individuals globally. Han, who previously headed the online portal company Naver, emphasized the growing importance of language in our interconnected world, especially in the context of AI. To bolster the language's understanding by AI systems, the government plans to expand the variety of Korean language resources used for training AI from the current 174 to 340 by 2030. Additionally, the nation intends to increase the number of King Sejong Institutes, which teach Korean abroad, from the current 273 to over 350 by the same year.",
  "summary": "Prime Minister Han Seong-sook on Friday pledged to make efforts to uphold the value of the Korean writing system, Hangeul, even in the era of artificial intelligence (AI). Han made the remarks during a ceremony celebrating the centenary of Hangeul Day, which commemorates the Korean script created by King Sejong of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) in 1443 and promulgated in 1446. \"The government…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "PM vows efforts to uphold value of Hangeul in AI era",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/pm-vows-efforts-to-uphold-value-of-hangeul-in-ai-era",
        "published": "2026-10-09T04:59:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "PM vows efforts to uphold value of Hangeul in AI era",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/pm-vows-efforts-to-uphold-value-of-hangeul-in-ai-era-13041367",
        "published": "2026-10-09T05:52:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}