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  "id": 15820942,
  "title": "S. Korea's UN envoy named co-chair of global AI governance dialogue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/s-koreas-un-envoy-named-co-chair-of-global-ai-governance-dialogue-15820942",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-20T23:57:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/others/20261021/s-koreas-un-envoy-named-co-chair-of-global-ai-governance-dialogue"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South Korea's ambassador to the United Nations, Cha Ji-hoon, has been named co-chair of a new U.N. initiative focused on global AI governance dialogue. This appointment, along with that of Mutryce Agatha Williams from Saint Kitts and Nevis, was announced by the U.N. General Assembly president on Friday. The 2027 Global Dialogue on AI Governance, set to take place on May 3-4, 2027, will gather governments and stakeholders to discuss the opportunities and challenges posed by the rapidly advancing AI technology. The initiative, established under a U.N. General Assembly resolution from August 2025, aims to foster international cooperation on AI governance, with South Korea expected to take a coordinating role in the upcoming discussions.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea's U.N. envoy named co-chair of global AI governance dialogue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/s-koreas-u-n-envoy-named-co-chair-of-global-ai-governance-dialogue",
        "published": "2026-10-20T21:16:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "S. Korea's UN envoy named co-chair of global AI governance dialogue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/s-koreas-un-envoy-named-co-chair-of-global-ai-governance-dialogue",
        "published": "2026-10-20T23:27:03.000Z"
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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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