( October 21, 2026, 04:53 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare and the World Health Organization on Wednesday jointly pledged to cooperate in promoting clinically validated healthcare artificial intelligence systems under human oversight, calling for safeguards against errors, bias and privacy breaches. The Seoul Declaration on AI in Healthcare for Responsible Innovation and Global Solidarity also calls for equitable access to health data, measures to prevent undue market dominance, international standards, regulatory harmonization and investment in research, secure data infrastructure and workforce development. While the declaration is not legally binding, the ministry said it will provide guidance on the use of AI in healthcare.The statement is attached....
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