{
  "id": 15861148,
  "title": "Lee says AI should be used to bridge healthcare gaps worldwide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/lee-says-ai-should-be-used-to-bridge-healthcare-gaps-worldwide-15861148",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-21T08:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261021/lee-says-ai-should-be-used-to-bridge-healthcare-gaps-worldwide"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung emphasized the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the healthcare sector during his speech at the World Bio Summit 2026 in Seoul. The summit, hosted by the World Health Organization in collaboration with the Korean government, took place on Wednesday and Thursday. Lee stressed the importance of safely and responsibly employing AI in healthcare to address gaps in medical services on a global scale. The summit concluded with the adoption of the AI Healthcare Seoul Declaration, which called for global unity to ensure equitable distribution of AI benefits and the safe and responsible application of AI technology. President Lee emphasized that bridging healthcare gaps worldwide and ensuring access to proper medical services for all is a pressing task that requires collective effort.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday that artificial intelligence (AI) technology should be used responsibly in the healthcare sector to bridge healthcare gaps worldwide. The president delivered the message in a speech to the World Bio Summit 2026 in Seoul, which was read on his behalf by his senior secretary for social affairs, Kim Kyoung-ja. The World Health Organization is hosting the event…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee says AI should be used to bridge healthcare gaps worldwide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/lee-says-ai-should-be-used-to-bridge-healthcare-gaps-worldwide",
        "published": "2026-10-21T07:27:04.000Z"
      }
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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."
}