{
  "id": 1645534,
  "title": "OpenAI partners with Yonsei University for advanced AI research",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/openai-partners-with-yonsei-university-for-advanced-ai-research-1645534",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-18T05:52:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260818/openai-partners-with-yonsei-university-for-advanced-ai-research"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI has chosen Yonsei University to collaborate on a series of AI research projects. The San Francisco-based company will invest a total of $1 million in research funding and API credits across 14 projects in various locations, including the United States, the European Union, Brazil, Singapore, and Korea. These projects aim to explore how AI can increase economic opportunities and enhance societal resilience as the technology advances.\n\nIn the realm of economic opportunity, some projects will investigate how AI-driven productivity gains can be more equitably distributed among workers, businesses, and regions. Meanwhile, the focus on social resilience will delve into AI safety, cross-border information sharing, and responsible AI implementation in public policy. Among these initiatives, Yonsei University in South Korea has been tasked with a project centered on democratic accountability utilizing AI technology.",
  "summary": "OpenAI has selected Yonsei University to be among the participating institutions in the company's initiative of funding 14 independent research and pilot projects across universities, research institutes and policy organizations in the United States, the European Union, Brazil, Singapore and Korea. Aimed at expanding economic opportunity and strengthening social resilience as artificial…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "OpenAI partners with Yonsei University for advanced AI research",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/openai-partners-with-yonsei-university-for-advanced-ai-research",
        "published": "2026-08-18T05:42:02.000Z"
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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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