J·Index / South Korea / Chosun Ilbo

Chosun Ilbo

2 verified, source-linked AI implementations documented between 2024–2025.

South KoreaAsia-PacificNational

Cases

Active since

2024

Peak stage

Controversies

Where the AI sits

Editorial Production2

AI implementations

2025

Upstage Solar Pro automated English translation pipeline

Decomposes Korean articles into 6 JSON fields (body, headline, SEO, captions, quotes, metadata); applies glossary normalisation for consistent romanisation; context-aware full-article translation; launched February 2025; ~30× increase in translation volume without additional staff""

Transcription & Translation3 – Proficiency3 – Collaborative Human–AI

Tool: Upstage Solar Pro (Korean LLM)";" custom JSON pipelineSource ↗

2024

Proprietary in-house AI system for editing and translating news content

Named in Reuters Institute 2025 Digital News Report as among South Korea's leading AI newsroom implementations

Editorial Workflow & Writing Assistance3 – Proficiency3 – Collaborative Human–AI

Tool: In-house AI (proprietary)Source ↗

Context

Chosun Ilbo is one of 16 organizations in South Korea documented in the index, which holds 26 cases from the country. Its work spans 2 function types, including Editorial Workflow & Writing Assistance, documented across 283 organizations worldwide.

Part of J·Index — The Journalism AI Index. Every case carries a live source link. Cite with attribution; bulk reproduction is not licensed. Data licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.