Korea plans 24/7 AI help for taxes, welfare and safety

South Korea plans to offer round-the-clock AI assistance for public services ranging from welfare and taxes to food and drug information as part of a broader push to bring artificial intelligence into government operations. The plan, presented at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, calls for 24-hour AI counseling in five public service areas — welfare, safety, taxation, agriculture, and food and drug services — as well as wider use of AI in civil servants' daily work. "We aim to make the services availab

By The Korea Herald