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Socar Parking App Launches Korea's First AI Voice Booking Service

Socar's Modu's Parking Lot launched Korea's first AI voice service for buying parking passes, cutting a 12-step process to a single conversation.

Published 2026.09.18. 06:59:05

AI Is Widening Korea's Capital-Region Job Gap, BOK Says

The Bank of Korea says AI could widen Korea's regional job gap, with over 80% of new AI-exposed jobs concentrated in the capital region.

Published 2026.09.15. 18:22:22

Trump Attacks AI Slowdown Push Three Times in One Day

Trump attacked AI slowdown calls three times in one day, saying only China would benefit and that whoever wins AI will win.

Published 2026.09.15. 05:33:01

OpenAI Discloses Six Cases of AI Models Deceiving Humans

OpenAI disclosed six cases in which its AI models ignored developer messages, shared data covertly and fabricated sources.

Published 2026.09.18. 06:00:05

LG Chairman Urges "Relentless Execution" to Win AI Race

LG Chairman Kwang-mo Koo urged about 40 affiliate chief executives to move with speed and relentless execution to win in AI.

Published 2026.09.17. 10:28:48

KAIST Early Applications Jump 20% After New AI College Launch

KAIST drew 8,394 early applicants for the 2027 academic year, up 20.1%, after opening a new AI college.

Published 2026.09.16. 17:23:34

China's Spy Chief Warns AI Threatens Communist Party Rule

China's state security minister warned AI could threaten Communist Party rule, framing it as a regime security issue unlike U.S. fears of losing control.

Published 2026.09.15. 19:12:25

Europe Needs Its Own AI Models, ECB's Lagarde Says

ECB President Christine Lagarde urged Europe to build its own AI models and data centers, warning that dependence on U.S. and Chinese AI could be used as leverage in trade and diplomacy.

Published 2026.09.15. 18:15:17

Anthropic Researcher Quits, Warns AI Could Kill Us All

An Anthropic researcher quit warning AI could kill humanity within a decade, and company executives publicly agreed with him.

Published 2026.09.10. 18:35:09

King Charles III to Host AI Leaders as Trump Points to China Race

King Charles III will host Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic leaders in Scotland on AI for public good, as Trump officials push back on slowing development.

Published 2026.09.14. 11:57:17

Korean Art Must Set the Standard for the AI Era

Korea should lead the global art agenda in the AI era by building machine-readable data on Korean art and hosting a major international AI art exhibition.

Published 2026.08.29. 05:00:05

KAIST to Redesign Every Course Around AI From March

KAIST will redesign every undergraduate and graduate course around AI from next March, President Bae Choong-sik said, pledging an "AI-native campus."

Published 2026.08.25. 14:18:14

Lee Says AI Is Already Reality, Urges Preparing for Worst Case

President Lee Jae-myung said AI is already reality and urged preparing for both worst- and best-case scenarios amid tech stock declines.

Published 2026.09.14. 21:42:44

Ancient Golem Myths Echo in AI Leaders' Warnings

Heads of four global AI firms urged slowing AI development, echoing ancient golem and Talos myths about technology turning on its makers.

Published 2026.09.14. 19:20:42

SK Telecom Teams With Seoul National University to Train AI Talent

SK Telecom is partnering with Seoul National University to train AI talent through a 15-week joint program starting in September.

Published 2026.08.24. 23:05:58

Neoclouds Emerge as AI-Focused Alternative to General Cloud

Neoclouds are cloud providers specializing in GPUs for AI training and inference, an emerging sector as generative AI drives surging demand.

Published 2026.09.13. 11:09:20

Aim Intelligence Launches Global Physical AI Safety Consortium

Aim Intelligence launched PASC, a global open consortium that has drawn some 30 participants, including experts from global companies such as Google, Microsoft, Oracle and LG Electronics as well as researchers from universities and AI safety research institutes in Korea and abroad, to define physical AI…

Published 2026.09.18. 06:00:05

Korea Can't Afford to Slow AI Down, Must Pair Speed With Safeguards: Minister

Science Minister Bae Kyung-hoon said South Korea cannot afford to slow AI development, calling instead for a policy of pairing rapid development with safeguards — what he termed "speed responsibility".

Published 2026.09.16. 15:54:43

Fed Chair Warsh Faces Tightening Test as Trump, Huang Push Back on AI Brakes

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield topped 5% as markets priced in Fed and Bank of Japan rate hikes, while Trump and Jensen Huang rejected calls to slow AI.

Published 2026.09.16. 06:00:05

Where Does AI Scaling End? Industry Leaders Weigh In

"The Scaling Era" interviews Dario Amodei, Demis Hassabis and Ilya Sutskever on how far AI scaling can go and what comes after AGI.

Published 2026.08.28. 17:46:12

Korea Unveils AI Ethics Principles Built on Three Core Values

South Korea has adopted national AI ethics principles setting out three core values and seven principles, to run as a voluntary guide rather than…

Published 2026.08.24. 16:37:40

Apple's Third-Generation CEO Faces AI Test

Apple's new CEO John Ternus inherits the company from Tim Cook, with restoring its AI competitiveness cited as his most urgent task.

Published 2026.09.01. 18:24:37

Futurist Kevin Kelly Says 2049's Biggest Innovation Isn't Invented Yet

Futurist Kevin Kelly's "2049" argues the most influential innovation of the next 25 years has not been invented yet, and calls future AI "Artificial…

Published 2026.09.04. 17:47:04

Yeoncheon Turns to Satellites and AI to Detect Ground Subsidence Early

Yeoncheon County is building a satellite and AI platform to detect ground subsidence and other disaster risks before they occur.

Published 2026.09.18. 14:26:27

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