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Four NST government-funded research institutes still recognise only 1 year of parental leave

Four government-funded research institutes under the National Research Council of Science and Technology have not revised internal rules despite an expansion of statutory parental leave, according to lawmaker Hwang Jung-a. The institutes include KIST, the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, the Korea Institute of Energy Research and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute. Some rules still count only 1 year, and KIST retains a clause limiting men’s leave recognition. The institutes said they will amend rules and apply changes retroactively.

AI & Enterprise

Chinese-made humanoid robot appears at parliament audit; Bae says physical AI core is software

A Chinese-made humanoid robot appeared at a South Korean parliamentary audit and danced during a demonstration. Deputy Prime Minister and Science Minister Bae Kyung-hoon said the core of physical AI competitiveness lies in AI software capabilities such as data and robot foundation models. Lawmaker Lee Jung-heon cited China’s large number of humanoid firms, investment and patent shares, and raised concerns about reliance on Chinese robots in public research sites.

Telecommunications & Media

Korea Broadcast Media Communications Commission checks broadcast media AI R&D sites

South Korea\'s Broadcast Media Communications Commission said it held a meeting with AI developers at GeminiSoft on Sept. 17 with the Institute of Information and Communications Technology Planning and Evaluation. About 20 people from broadcasters and research institutes attended. They discussed technologies for searching, generating and editing video through AI dialogue and for recommending and generating content by analysing viewing history and context. Researchers called for data, computing resources and trials using broadcasters and platforms.