MOIS Invites Public Entries for AI Tool to Detect Illegal Ads on Public Websites

[Financial News]  
The public will directly participate in developing a program to identify illegal advertisements, including gambling ads, hidden on public institution websites and bulletin boards. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) will solicit functioning detection tools using artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies. Outstanding entries will be refined and used to manage public institution websites.
MOIS announced on the 13th that it will accept entries for the Public Website Illegal Advertisement Detection Tool Development Contest from the 14th through October 23. Anyone interested in the quality management of public websites may participate.
Participants must develop and submit a functioning program that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies to identify illegal advertisements on public websites. MOIS expects that the spread of generative AI and conversational coding tools will enable people with limited programming experience to participate.
Entries will be accepted from 9 a.m. on the 14th until 6 p.m. on October 23. Submissions will undergo an eligibility assessment, including checks of detection performance, followed by a final review by experts. Five winners will be selected, and the results will be announced in November.
The grand prize winner will receive the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award, while the first, second and encouragement prize winners will receive awards from the president of the National Information Society Agency (NIA). The total prize money is 4.7 million won. After being further refined, outstanding entries will be distributed to public institutions for use in detecting illegal advertisements on public websites.
Hwang Gyu-cheol, head of MOIS’s Artificial Intelligence Government Office, said, "The spread of generative AI and vibe coding has ushered in an era in which people can turn their ideas into digital tools even if they are not professional developers."

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