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South Korea science minister nominee backs delaying AI law's fine provision

By Choonsik Yoo ( July 14, 2025, 08:06 GMT | Insight) -- South Korea’s nominee for science minister said today that he supports revising the basic law on artificial intelligence to suspend a provision on imposing fines on AI business operators for violations, even before the law takes effect in January 2026. Bae Kyung-hoon, former head of the LG AI Research Institute who has been nominated to be the Minister of Science and ICT, made the remarks during his confirmation hearing at the parliament in response to a lawmaker's question.South Korea’s nominee for science minister said today that he supports revising the basic law on artificial intelligence to suspend a provision on imposing fines on AI business operators for violations, even before the law takes effect in January 2026....

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