{
  "id": 15707128,
  "title": "Microsoft-IITP program helps Korean AI talents tap into global research resources",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/microsoft-iitp-program-helps-korean-ai-talents-tap-into-global",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-20T05:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/tech-science/20261020/microsoft-iitp-program-helps-korean-ai-talents-tap-into-global-research-resources"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Microsoft and the Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP) jointly launched an internship program for AI researchers, providing them with access to global research resources. The program highlighted groundbreaking work in visual agentic AI, brain-inspired AI, AI-native systems and spatial intelligence. The event, titled the 2026 Korea Day presentation, took place at Microsoft Korea Office in Seoul on Tuesday, with over 100 students, mentors, and officials from Microsoft Research Asia and IITP in attendance. Lee Mi-ran, director of the Microsoft Research Accelerator, emphasized the importance of interdisciplinary and cross-boundary research rooted in the Asia Pacific region, stating that the collaboration between Microsoft and Korea has been ongoing for over 20 years. The government, universities, and industry all play crucial roles in nurturing AI talent in the region.",
  "summary": "Budding artificial intelligence (AI) researchers presented the results of their work during an internship program jointly organized by Microsoft Research and the Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP), showcasing new findings in areas such as visual agentic AI, brain-inspired AI, AI-native systems and spatial intelligence. Microsoft, IITP and the…",
  "key_points": [
    "Microsoft and IITP launch AI internship program for Korean researchers",
    "Program provides access to global research resources and showcases AI breakthroughs",
    "2026 Korea Day event held at Microsoft Korea Office in Seoul with 100 attendees"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This partnership bridges the gap between local academic training and international research standards by integrating Korean students into the global ecosystem of advanced artificial intelligence development.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Microsoft-IITP program helps Korean AI talents tap into global research resources",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/microsoft-iitp-program-helps-korean-ai-talents-tap-into-global-15710698",
        "published": "2026-10-20T06:42:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}