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KBS (Korea Broadcasting System)

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

South KoreaAsia-PacificLocal / Independent
Cases
4
Active since
2024
Peak stage
4
Controversies
2

Where the AI sits

Editorial Production2
Workflow & Operations2

AI implementations

2025

AI trained on KBS announcer voice reads the 4pm news on Korean-language overseas radio…

AI trained on KBS announcer voice reads the 4pm news on Korean-language overseas radio service (Korean diaspora channel); plans to expand AI anchors to regional bureau weekend radio news as cost-reduction measure; 'AI Anchor Experience Zone' installed at KBS headquarters for public interaction

Multimedia & Visual Production3 – Proficiency1 – Fully AutomatedControversy
Tool: AI voice synthesis (trained on KBS announcer);" AI anchor video/audio production system (in development)Source ↗
2025

Organisation-wide AI transformation programme: 'AI Champions' initiative trains 40-80 AI…

Organisation-wide AI transformation programme: 'AI Champions' initiative trains 40-80 AI specialists per division, bureau and centre; generative AI animation production; AI disaster detection system expansion; AI standard Korean pronunciation service; AI visual description service for visually impaired viewers; AI broadcast production guidelines established""

Talent Development & Upskilling4 – Ways of Working3 – Collaborative Human–AI
Tool: Generative AI (unspecified)";" proprietary AI Prompter System (developed internally by Production Technology Division)Source ↗
2025

AI-generated predictive footage of Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un standing on…

AI-generated predictive footage of Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un standing on Tiananmen Gate aired in KBS 9pm news bulletin on September 1 2025 — two days before China's actual WWII 80th anniversary military parade on September 3; footage included on-screen 'AI-generated footage' label""

Multimedia & Visual Production2 – Adoption3 – Collaborative Human–AIControversy
Tool: AI video generation (specific tool not disclosed)Source ↗
2024

Naver MOU

MAIU video-analysis AI for archive mining and HyperClova X generative AI integration

Workflow & Operations (General)3 – Proficiency3 – Collaborative Human–AI
Tool: Naver MAIU / HyperClova XSource ↗

Context

KBS (Korea Broadcasting System) is one of 16 organizations in South Korea documented in the index, which holds 26 cases from the country. Its work spans 3 function types, including Multimedia & Visual Production, documented across 72 organizations worldwide.

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