Woo Won-sik "AI Special Committee Needed... 'Broadcasting 4 Laws Mediation Proposal' Still Meaningful"

At the National Assembly Speaker's Press Briefing
"AI, a Core Future Growth Engine"
"Need to Gather Opinions on Broadcasting Reform"

Speaker of the National Assembly Woo Won-sik held an inaugural press conference on the 21st and expressed his stance on AI (artificial intelligence) promotion policies and broadcasting reform legislation.

At the press conference held at Sarangjae in Yeouido, Seoul, in the morning, Speaker Woo said, "The 22nd National Assembly term has begun, and it has been about 80 days since I started working as the Speaker of the National Assembly. I intended to hold this inaugural press conference to outline the direction of National Assembly operations earlier, but due to many urgent issues, it was delayed." Regarding questions about AI technology, he stated, "AI is a very important factor driving changes in our society," and added, "The floor leaders of both the ruling and opposition parties should strive to develop AI dramatically."

Woo Won-shik, Speaker of the National Assembly, is speaking at a press conference held at Sarangjae in the National Assembly on the 21st.
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He continued, "Just as our society underwent a revolutionary change when former President Kim Dae-jung initiated 'digitization,' the National Assembly now needs to consider ways to foster the AI industry," and revealed, "This topic came up when I met with the floor leaders of both parties on the 19th." He further said, "I believe we should actively consider forming a special committee," and predicted, "Since both parties have expressed positive views, there should be no major difficulties in forming the special committee."

Speaker Woo also shared his opinion on the 'Broadcasting Four Acts' led by the Democratic Party of Korea. He argued, "Public broadcasting must ensure fairness and public interest," and emphasized, "The core task of broadcasting reform is to free public broadcasting from the hands of power." He added, "I think it was a serious mistake that this was not accomplished during the previous Democratic Party government (Moon Jae-in administration)," and stressed, "We need to build cooperation."

Furthermore, he proposed, "The mediation proposal I made is still meaningful," and suggested, "Various stakeholders should come together and put their heads together." Speaker Woo held an emergency meeting on the 17th of last month and mentioned a 'comprehensive review of the Broadcasting Four Acts legislation,' presenting a mediation proposal for bipartisan agreement. However, the People Power Party rejected this proposal, causing the mediation effort to fail.

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