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South Korea opens its AI Safety Institute in Pangyo, led by Kim Myuhng-joo

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Source: The Korea TimesAlso reported by Korea JoongAng Daily

South Korea launched its AI Safety Institute in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, on 27 November 2024, with Seoul Women’s University information security professor Kim Myuhng-joo as its head. The institute studies risks such as misuse and loss of control, works with industry and universities, and joined the international network of AI safety institutes. Kim said it would support Korean AI companies and would not act as a regulator.

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Korean AI developers gained a national body for safety research and evaluation, and Korea took a seat in the international network of government AI safety institutes.

When
27 Nov 2024
ID
WTA-N-2024-0190
Who
AI Safety Institute (South Korea), Ministry of Science and ICT; Kim Myuhng-joo

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from The Korea Times and the reporting credited above. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2024-0190: “South Korea opens its AI Safety Institute in Pangyo, led by Kim Myuhng-joo.” wheresthe.ai, 27 Nov 2024. https://wheresthe.ai/d/kr-ai-safety-institute-launch-2024-11/ (source: The Korea Times).

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