{
  "id": 7728106,
  "title": "South Korea cannot afford to slow AI development, Deputy PM says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/south-korea-cannot-afford-to-slow-ai-development-deputy-pm-says",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-16T06:52:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/south-korea-cannot-afford-to-slow-ai-development-deputy-pm-says-93CH-4902961"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT, Bae Kyung-hoon, has stated that his country will not slow down its artificial intelligence development efforts. In a Facebook post, Bae emphasized that the country cannot afford to reduce its AI progress speed. He argued that speed accountability is more crucial than speed control, noting that a nation striving to catch up in AI while establishing new markets has different circumstances compared to a leading nation adjusting its pace.\n\nBae clarified that for South Korea, slowing down AI development is not an option at the moment. The government plans to continue implementing the AI Basic Act without interruption, and the country will also pursue its independent foundation model and the Frontier AI model initiative. Bae's remarks follow calls from major AI executives, such as Dario Amodei from Anthropic, Sam Altman from OpenAI, and Elon Musk from xAI, to decelerate AI development due to potential threats the technology could pose to humanity. However, some industry leaders like Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg disagree with this notion, urging AI frontier labs to be more responsible with their models.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "South Korea's Deputy PM Bae Kyung-hoon urges no slowdown in AI development.",
    "Country cannot afford reduced AI progress speed, stresses accountability over control.",
    "South Korea plans to implement AI Basic Act and pursue independent foundation model."
  ],
  "editors_take": "South Korea's push to maintain its AI development pace reflects its ambition to establish new markets and catch up with leaders, diverging from the caution urged by some AI executives.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea cannot afford to slow down AI development: science minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/s-korea-cannot-afford-to-slow-down-ai-development-science-minister",
        "published": "2026-09-16T08:18:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea cannot afford to slow down AI development: science minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/korea-cannot-afford-to-slow-down-ai-development-science-minister",
        "published": "2026-09-16T08:47:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}