Special law drafted to turbocharge South Korea's global AI ambitions
By Choonsik Yoo ( June 20, 2025, 07:26 GMT | Insight) -- A group of South Korea’s ruling party lawmakers today proposed a special law mandating massive and drastic support measures to reignite the country’s drive to become a global leader in artificial intelligence innovation, which had briefly been threatened by months-long political turmoil in South Korea. Choi Min-hee from the Democratic Party of Korea, who led the proposal along with 12 colleagues, said in a statement she had decided to draft the law based on the judgment that South Korea should embark on an all-out drive to develop the AI industry in step with a global trend of major countries carrying out investments on an unprecedented scale.A group of South Korea’s ruling party lawmakers today proposed a special law mandating massive and drastic support measures to reignite the country’s drive to become a global leader in artificial intelligence innovation, which had briefly been threatened by months-long political turmoil in South Korea....
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