지난 미국 대선에서 가짜뉴스 논란의 중심에 서 있는 페이스북이 허위 정보를 가려내기 위해 인공지능(AI) 노하우를 활용하는 방침을 검토하고 있다고 월스트리트저널(WSJ)이 3일 보도했다.특정 단어를 인공지능 시스템에 미리 입력해 클릭을 유도하기 위해 작성된 기사들을 감지하고 삭제할 수 있도록 한다는 것이다.페이스북은 현재 AI를 인공지능 기반 대화 서비스인 챗봇에 활용하고 있다. 그러나 도널드 트럼프의 당선에 페이스북의 가짜뉴스가 일조했다는 비난 여론이 폭주하면서 AI 기술을 뉴스피드에도 활용하는 방안을 검토하게 된 것이라고 WSJ는 전했다.얀 레쿤 페이스북 AI 담당 디렉터는 "기술적으로 허위 뉴스와 폭력적 동영상 등을 사전에 걸러내는 것은 가능하다"면서 "그러나 이 기능이 사전 뉴스 검열과 어떤 차이가 있는 것인지 등에 대한 검토가 필요하다"고 말했다.페이스북은 또 가짜뉴스 예방을 위해 주요 미디어 회사들과의 파트너십도 강화할 예정이다. 미디어들과의 파트너십을 통해 언론사들이 직

문화적 관습이라는 이름 아래 호주 일부 이민자 집안 여자 어린이들의 강제 결혼이 확산하는 가운데 15살 소녀가 조혼을 거부하고 소송을 통해 부모와 법적으로 절연까지 해 눈길을 끌고 있다.3일 호주 언론에 따르면 파키스탄에 살던 소녀 아예사는 엄마와 새아버지, 자매와 함께 살기 위해 호주로 왔다.어느 날 엄마와 함께 다시 파키스탄을 찾았을 때, 엄마는 결혼을 강요했다.아예사가 단호히 거부하자, 엄마는 매질을 하는 등 갖은 수단을 쓰며 딸의 마음을 돌리려 했다. 엄마는 끝내 설득에 실패하자 여권을 빼앗고 딸을 내버려둔 채 호주로 돌아가 버렸다. (사진=연합)아예사는 가까스로 호주 법률상담소(Legal Aid)의 지원을 받아 호주로 돌아올 수 있었다.아예사는 또다시 강요된 결혼을 위해 호주 밖으로 나가는 일을 피하고자 지난해 3월 호주 뉴사우스웨일스(NSW)주 대법원에 소송을 제기했다.소녀는 법정 다툼 끝에 승소해 엄마와는 법적으로 절연했고 대신 법원이 후견인이 돼 법률적 보호를 맡게 됐

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife made a rare joint appearance at an air combat training competition, the country's media reported Sunday.Kim watched the drill and provided "field guidance" to the Korean People's Air Force and Defense (KPAF) along with his wife Ri Sol-ju, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, without providing details about the date of the event. The last time that Ri was mentioned by the North's media report was in late March.  (Yonhap)The media outlet said tha

3일 오후 4시께 서울 영등포구 지하철 2·9호선 당산역 인근에서 김포에서 서울 방면으로 가던 8601번 2층 버스가 고가도로에 끼는 사고가 발생했다.이 사고로 버스에 타고 있던 승객 10여명이 타박상 등 경상을 입고 인근 병원으로 실려 갔다.소방 관계자는 "중상자는 없었다"면서 "병원에 실려 간 총인원은 21명이지만 가족 단위 승객이 많아 다치지 않았으나 가족 때문에 함께 구급차를 탄 분이 절반 정도"라고 설명했다.경찰은 "사건으로 접수된 사고가 아닌 탓에 사고 원인 등 조사된 내용이 없다"고 말했다.해당 버스에는 도심에서 열리는 6차 주말 촛불집회에 참석하려고 김포·서울 강서구 등지에서 탄 가족 승객이 상당수 있었던 것으로 전해졌다.8601번 버스는 김포에서 출발해 서울시청과 광화문을 지나는 노선의 광역 간선급행버스다. (연합뉴스)

아시아나항공[020560] 부기장들이 기내에서 이륙을 준비하다가 주먹다짐을 벌여 경찰이 출동하는 소동이 빚어졌다.이 일로 항공기 출발이 44분 지연돼 승객이 불편을 겪었다.3일 아시아나항공에 따르면 전날 오전 9시40분께 인천국제공항을 출발해 미국 뉴욕으로 향할 예정이던 OZ222편에서 부기장 2명이 사적인 일로 시비가 붙어 몸싸움을 벌였다.다툼은 기내 승무원들의 휴식 공간인 벙커에서 일어났고 공항경찰대가 출동한 뒤에야 중단됐다. 당시 승객은 타고 있지 않았다.아시아나항공은 운항안전 담당자를 보내 두 부기장을 면담했으며 규정에 따라 심리 상태가 안정된 한 명만 비행하도록 했다.다른 한 명은 비행을 취소했고 공항에 대기하던 다른 부기장이 대신 투입됐다고 회사 측은 전했다.이 과정에서 이륙 시간이 당초 오전 11시에서 44분 늦춰지는 바람에 탑승객 275명은 영문도 모른 채 기다려야 했다.아시아나항공 관계자는 "진상 파악 후 해당 부기장들에 대한 징계 등을 검토할 예정이며 결과가 나올

Jeju Island, one of South Korea's most well-known tourist destinations, on Sunday reported a spike in departure tax this year caused by greater foreign visitor traffic.The provincial government said it collected 46.7 percent more departure tax from outbound international travelers in the 10 months of this year, compared with the same period in 2015.The increase is welcome news since the tax goes into the resort island tourism promotion fund that can make Jeju more attractive to visitors down the

Arson is suspected in a fire at the birthplace of late leader Park Chung-hee, father of President Park Geun-hye, in southern South Korea, local firefighters said Thursday.The fire broke out around 3:15 p.m. at the home located in Gumi, some 261 kilometers southeast of Seoul, and was extinguished within 10 minutes, they added. No casualties were immediately reported.Firefighters, however, said the fire has destroyed the memorial hall that displayed the late president's portrait. The birthpalce of

An armored vehicle on a training mission overturned at an Air Force unit in the southwestern city of Gunsan on Thursday, leaving the vehicle's driver unconscious and another soldier injured, the Air Force said.During the accident, which took place around 10:50 a.m., the K20 armored vehicle carrying four soldiers was traveling down a road near a magazine inside the 38th Fighter Wing base in the city on South Korea's west coast. The driver, a corporal, was taken to a nearby hospital in a coma due

South Korea, the United States and Japan are preparing to announce their own sanctions on North Korea at the same time in a joint action to maximize their impact to the communist country, Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said Thursday."Basically, (the three countries' independent sanctions) will be announced concurrently or at a very similar time," Yun told Yonhap News Agency, referring to the nations' follow-up measures to the United Nations Security Council's adoption of Resolution 2321. The reso

South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Thursday conferred a certificate of appointment to the independent counsel that will lead a probe into an influence-peddling scandal involving President Park Geun-hye.On Wednesday, the president selected Park Young-soo, 64, one of the two candidates that the opposition parties recommended in accordance with the special investigation law that took effect last week.It is the first time that a prime minister has granted a certificate to an independent co

President Park Geun-hye on Thursday visited a fire-ravaged market in her political stronghold of Daegu, in her first trip outside her office in over a month, as a crippling scandal rumbles on. The embattled leader made the unannounced visit to Seomun Market, some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, where nearly 680 shops were destroyed and two firefighters were injured in a fire on Wednesday.Upon her arrival, Park looked over the damaged section. The city has called on the central government to d

Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it has retrieved about 67 percent of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones sold in South Korea about three months after it conducted a global recall of the smartphones over a safety risk. Taking into consideration that some owners of the Note 7 had applied to swap their Note 7s for other smartphones via online reservations, the return rate could be 83 percent as of Wednesday, said an official at Samsung.Samsung started selling the Note 7 in South Korea on Aug. 19, but h

The two brokerage units under South Korea's Mirae Asset Financial Group have hired a large number of employees this year ahead of their planned merger despite the securities industry's slump, sources said Thursday.Mirae Asset Daewoo Securities Co., formerly KDB Daewoo Securities Co. owned by the state-run Korea Development Bank, completed the hiring of 59 new employees the previous day. Mirae Asset Securities Co. has also employed 141 new workers and career staff this year.In April, Mirae Asset

South Korea's major shipyards have to pay off or refinance a combined 2.22 trillion won ($1.89 billion) worth of corporate bonds due next year amid concerns over their worsening financial status, industry sources said Thursday.According to the sources, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., one of the country's big three shipyards, faces a total of 940 billion won worth of corporate debts due next year.The shipyard holds cash and cash equivalent assets totaling 749 billion won, stoking wo

South Korea's state-run Korea Deposit Insurance Corp., on Thursday signed a 2.4 trillion won ($2 billion) deal with seven institutional investors on the sale of Woori Bank, ending years-long attempts to privatize the state-owned bank.Under the deal, IMM Private Equity and Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. will take over 6-percent and 3.7-percent stakes, respectively, in Woori Bank. Hanwha Life, Tongyang Life Insurance Co. owned by China's Anbang Insurance Group Co., Eugene Asset Management Co.,

The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Thursday urged parliament to promptly carry out cross-party negotiations to decide when and how President Park Geun-hye will resign over a high-profile corruption scandal involving herself and her longtime friend.Earlier this week, the embattled leader pledged to bow out in accordance with a timetable and procedures which she asked the National Assembly to set up in a way that minimizes any vacuum in state affairs. (Yonhap)"We hope the National Assembly w

The number of South Korean business groups' affiliates subjected to restrictions on mutual investments and loan guarantees fell slightly last month from a year earlier, the antitrust watchdog said Thursday.The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said the number of firms on its monthly watch list stood at 1,127 as of end-November, down one from the previous month.The affiliates are owned by the country's 27 largest business groups, including Samsung Group and Hyundai Motor Group.Seven business groups, in

South Korea posted a current account surplus for the 56th straight month in October but suffered a decline due to sluggish outbound shipments, central bank data showed Thursday.The current account surplus reached $8.72 billion in October, compared with a $9.58 billion surplus a year earlier, according to the preliminary data from the Bank of Korea (BOK).But the October figure marks a rise from $8.07 billion in September. The current account is the biggest measure of cross-border trade.It said th

The number of one-man operations in South Korea swung to an upturn in the third quarter of this year, government data showed Thursday, apparently as more people set up shop for "non-voluntary" reasons amid a prolonged economic slump.The country's mom-and-pop businesses, which don't hire workers, numbered 4.09 million as of the end of September, up 1.3 percent from a year earlier, according to the data by Statistics Korea. This photo, taken on Aug. 4, 2016, shows a group of self-employed people h

South Korea's consumer prices gained more than 1 percent for the third month in a row in November on high prices of fresh groceries, government data showed Thursday.The country's consumer price index rose 1.3 percent last month from a year earlier, unchanging from the previous month's 1.3 percent gain, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. Flower vending machine (Photo courtesy of the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation)The inflation has stayed over the 1 percent level