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  "id": 15689032,
  "title": "Finance minister pledges support for global 'AI basic society'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/finance-minister-pledges-support-for-global-ai-basic-society-15689032",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-20T03:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20261020/finance-minister-pledges-support-for-global-ai-basic-society"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South Korea's Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il pledged support for the creation of a global artificial intelligence (AI) basic society during a speech at the Global AI and Digital Summit in Seoul. He emphasized the importance of ensuring no country is left behind in the AI transformation, drawing on South Korea's own experience with technology-driven economic development. To achieve this goal, South Korea is collaborating with six multilateral development banks, including the World Bank, to establish an AI hub that brings together AI cooperation centers from participating nations, with the aim of making AI benefits accessible to all individuals and nations.",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Finance minister pledges support for global 'AI basic society'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/finance-minister-pledges-support-for-global-ai-basic-society",
        "published": "2026-10-20T02:34:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Finance minister pledges support for global 'AI basic society'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/finance-minister-pledges-support-for-global-ai-basic-society-15692665",
        "published": "2026-10-20T03:37:03.000Z"
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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."
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