Lee calls for AI-led fight against fake news, bigger role for data ministry

President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday urged the country’s data agency to serve as the nation's chief data officer while calling for broader use of artificial intelligence to identify and counter fake news and misinformation. Lee also floated the idea of elevating the status of the Ministry of Data and Statistics from the current vice ministerial level to a ministerial-level agency while convening the first session of a second round of briefings from all ministries and government agencies aimed at