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PM Pledges to Uphold Hangeul's Value in AI Era, Sets 2030 Expansion Targets

Prime Minister Han Seong-sook pledged to uphold Hangeul's value in the AI era, announcing plans to expand Korean-language corpora for AI training and overseas King Sejong Institutes by 2030. The National Hangeul Museum is set to reopen in 2028 after a fire.

AI News Feed · 2026-10-09 15:26

Han made the remarks during a ceremony celebrating the centenary of Hangeul Day, which commemorates the Korean script created by King Sejong of the Joseon Dynasty in 1443 and promulgated in 1446.

"The government will do its best so that Hangeul is loved not only by our people but people around the world and so that its value is maintained even in the era of artificial intelligence," she said.

Han, a former chief executive of online portal giant Naver, said the value of language has become increasingly important, pointing to its role in connecting people with AI.

She said the government plans to increase the number of types of Korean language corpora used to train AI from the current 174 to 340 by 2030, so that the technology better understands the language.

Han also said the country plans to expand the number of King Sejong Institutes, which teach the Korean language overseas, from the current 273 to more than 350 by 2030.

As the country marks the centenary of Hangeul Day, the National Hangeul Museum is set to reopen in 2028 after suffering a fire in February last year, museum director Lim Seong-hwan told Yonhap News Agency.

In a recent interview, Lim described the museum as a "repository of memory" and pledged efforts to promote Hangeul.

"A construction company will be chosen based on the results of a safety inspection, with construction to begin at the end of the year," Lim said. "The museum is planned to reopen in time for Hangeul Day in 2028."