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Lee calls for AI-led fight against fake news, bigger role for Data Ministry
KR🏛️ PoliticsProgressive15 hr. ago

Lee calls for AI-led fight against fake news, bigger role for Data Ministry

President Lee Jae Myung emphasized the need for the Ministry of Data and Statistics to act as the nation's Chief Data Officer (CDO) and called for increased use of artificial intelligence to combat fake news. During a policy briefing, Lee highlighted the critical role of data in an AI-driven society and proposed elevating the ministry's status to a ministerial level. He criticized the spread of misinformation, citing a recent example where false claims about military equipment were circulated. Lee argued that real-time fact-checking using AI could prevent such inaccuracies and suggested automated systems for analyzing and countering fake news. The Ministry of Data and Statistics' head, Ahn Hyung-jun, confirmed ongoing efforts to develop an AI-based fact-checking system.

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The Korea Herald logoThe Korea HeraldIndependentProgressive15 hr. ago
Lee calls for AI-led fight against fake news, bigger role for Data Ministry

President Lee Jae Myung emphasized the need for the Ministry of Data and Statistics to act as the nation's Chief Data Officer (CDO) and called for increased use of artificial intelligence to combat fake news. During a policy briefing, Lee highlighted the critical role of data in an AI-driven society and proposed elevating the ministry's status to a ministerial level. He criticized the spread of misinformation, citing a recent example where false claims about military equipment were circulated. Lee argued that real-time fact-checking using AI could prevent such inaccuracies and suggested automated systems for analyzing and countering fake news. The Ministry of Data and Statistics' head, Ahn Hyung-jun, confirmed ongoing efforts to develop an AI-based fact-checking system.

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