Korea to employ AI to cut traffic deaths

Prime Minister Han Seong-sook on Thursday revealed a target of cutting traffic accident deaths by 30 percent by 2030 through wider use of artificial intelligence, data and advanced technologies. "We established countermeasures to reduce traffic accidents by analyzing the patterns in recurring accidents and key risk factors," Han said at a ministerial meeting on Thursday. According to Han, 2,549 people died in traffic accidents last year or about seven deaths per day. Han said the government will