{
  "id": 3221220,
  "title": "연세대, 오픈AI 글로벌 정책 연구 지원 사업 선정… 국내 대학 유일",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/ai-3221220",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-25T06:02:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hankyoreh",
    "slug": "hankyoreh",
    "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/economy/biznews/1274564.html"
  },
  "original_language": "ko",
  "account": "Seoul University (President Yoon Dong-seok) has been chosen as the sole domestic university to participate in OpenAI's 'Global Policy Research and Empirical Support Program'. The National Management Research Institute, led by Vice President Hong Soon-man, will receive research funding and API credits from OpenAI to conduct 'AI-assisted democratic accountability assessment and governance policy'. This project serves as a follow-up to OpenAI's 'Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age', aiming to expand economic opportunities and improve social resilience brought about by AI advancements. Over 400 universities, research institutes, and policy organizations worldwide participated in the call for proposals, with 14 research projects selected as final beneficiaries, including those from the United States, European Union, Brazil, and Singapore. The research team plans to utilize OpenAI's latest language models to analyze public documents such as legislative and parliamentary proceedings and government policy papers, examining whether the legislature effectively checks and balances the executive branch and how citizens' demands and public opinion are reflected in policy decisions. The goal is to identify ways to enhance the public sector's policy effectiveness. The National Management Research Institute will collaborate with BK21 Education Research Center of the College of Administration, providing support for doctoral students to lead initial policy research using AI and implementing educational programs to cultivate the next generation of public policy researchers. Seoul University's College of Administration has consistently ranked within the top 20 globally in QS World University Rankings for four consecutive years, and is projected to achieve a global ranking of 6 in 2025, earning recognition for its international research competitiveness. Research director Hong Soon-man (Associate Professor at the College of Administration) stated, \"AI has become a key tool for strengthening the competence of the government in the era of fundamental transformation.\" He added, \"Through this research, we will empirically verify the extent to which AI can enhance the accountability of the legislative branch and public institutions, as well as contribute to devising policy alternatives for addressing societal challenges.\" He further revealed that the study will also investigate the necessary principles and institutional conditions for ensuring democratic accountability in AI governance within the public sector.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hankyoreh",
        "title": "When I input \"manhole construction\" into the system, the AI supervisor immediately identified the risks.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/ai",
        "published": "2026-08-23T08:25:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}