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AI use spreads ahead of June 3 local elections, from polls to vote count broadcasts
Generative AI is being used more widely than ever ahead of the June 3 nationwide local elections in South Korea, including in opinion polling, broadcasters’ real-time vote count analysis and explanations, and deepfake monitoring. SBS and OpenAI Korea plan to use GPT-5.5 for real-time natural-language commentary during an election night broadcast. AI-based “silicon sampling” is also drawing attention in polling, while authorities are deploying AI models to detect deepfakes.
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Election Broadcast Deliberation Committee elects Lee Jong-su as chair, Won Jun-hee as vice chair
The Election Broadcast Deliberation Committee for South Korea\'s 9th nationwide local elections held its first meeting on Tuesday at the Broadcasting Hall in Mok-dong and elected Lee Jong-su as chair and Won Jun-hee as vice chair. It also adopted and published guidance for broadcasters to ensure fair election coverage, including compliance with reporting standards for election polls, limits on candidates\' appearances and maintaining fairness and objectivity.
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Bamisimwi forms panel to review broadcasts for 9th local elections
The Broadcasting Media Communications Deliberation Committee on Monday approved the lineup of the election broadcast deliberation panel for the 9th nationwide local elections. The panel is a consultative body set up under the Public Official Election Act to ensure fairness in election broadcasts. Its term runs from March 24 to July 3, 30 days after election day. It will hold an appointment ceremony and first meeting after March 24 and elect a chair and deputy.
