PM vows efforts to uphold value of Hangeul in AI era

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SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook on Friday pledged to make efforts to uphold the value of the Korean writing system, Hangeul, even in the era of artificial intelligence (AI).

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 (1392-1910) 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.

Prime Minister Han Seong-sook speaks during a ceremony marking Hangeul Day at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in central Seoul on Oct. 9, 2026. (Yonhap)

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

She shared 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 noted 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.

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

In a recent interview, Lim described the museum as a "repository of memory," pledging 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."

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首尔，10 月 9 日（韩联社）——韩国总理韩成淑周五承诺，即使在人工智能时代，她也将努力维护韩国文字系统韩文的价值。

韩是在庆祝韩文日一百周年的仪式上发表上述言论的。韩文日是为了纪念朝鲜王朝世宗大王于 1443 年创造、1446 年颁布的韩文而设立的。

“政府将尽最大努力，让韩文不仅受到我国人民的喜爱，也受到全世界人民的喜爱，让韩文的价值即使在人工智能时代也能得到保持，”她说。

2026年10月9日，韩国总理韩圣淑在首尔市中心世宗文化会馆举行的韩文日纪念仪式上发表讲话。（韩联社）

曾任互联网门户巨头Naver首席执行官的韩表示，语言的价值变得越来越重要，并指出语言在连接人与人工智能方面发挥着重要作用。

她分享了到 2030 年将用于训练人工智能的韩语语料库类型从目前的 174 种增加到 340 种的计划，以便该技术能够更好地理解这种语言。

韩还指出，韩国计划到 2030 年将教授韩国语的世宗大学院的数量从目前的 273 所增加到 350 所以上。

与此同时，在韩国庆祝韩文日一百周年之际，国立韩文博物馆在去年二月遭遇火灾后，将于 2028 年重新开放。博物馆馆长林成焕告诉韩联社。

在最近的一次采访中，林将博物馆描述为“记忆的宝库”，并承诺努力推广韩文。

林先生表示：“我们将根据安全检查结果选择一家建筑公司，工程将于年底开工。博物馆计划在2028年韩文日之前重新开放。”

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