[AAA2023] Hong Jin-bae, Director at Ministry of Science and ICT, "AI Safety Summit to be Held in May Next Year"

Director of Network Policy Office, Ministry of Science and ICT
Attends '2023 Asia AI Awards' and Announces

"We plan to hold an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit in May next year to lead the establishment of global norms for the safe use of AI." Hong Jin-bae, Director of the Network Policy Office at the Ministry of Science and ICT, stated that various policies are being promoted to secure South Korea's leadership in the fiercely competitive global AI market.

At the '2023 Asia AI Awards' ceremony held on the 20th at the Korea Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, Hong said, "This year is the year of generative AI," adding, "The government is also pursuing policies to strengthen South Korea's competitiveness in large-scale generative AI."

Hong Jin-bae, Director of the Network Policy Office at the Ministry of Science and ICT, is delivering a congratulatory speech at the '2023 Asia AI Awards Ceremony' held on the 20th at the Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jo Yong-jun jun21@

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced South Korea's digital strategy last September and subsequently prepared strategies in January and April this year to advance and enhance competitiveness in the large-scale AI industry. In September, it also announced the 'AI Normalization Strategy' to spread the value of AI across the entire population and unite public and private sector capabilities. Recognizing that sustainable development of the AI industry is possible only with securing AI reliability and ethics, the ministry prepared the 'Digital Bill of Rights,' a digital order embodying the value of safe AI use, and promoted it worldwide.

Director Hong emphasized, "AI is expected to transform all fields from autonomous vehicles to media," and added, "The ultimate value of AI utilization should be reflected in improving the quality of life for citizens and the growth of businesses."

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