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Korea Holds First AI Creative Contest For Children To Make Webtoons
South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT held the finals of its 2026 AI Creative Contest on October 24 at Kakao AI Campus, with children and elementary school students creating stories, songs, and webtoons using artificial intelligence.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Why it matters
A government ministry is funding AI ethics instruction and Korean-made creative tools for elementary schoolers, treating webtoon and story production as a skill to be taught rather than a professional trade.
Key Facts
- South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT held the finals of its 2026 AI Creative Contest on October 24 at Kakao AI Campus.
- The contest asked children and elementary school students to create stories, songs, and webtoons using artificial intelligence.
- Organizers provided four AI tools: Solar, Math AI, Miricanvas, and Witoon.
- Preliminary rounds began in Busan on June 21 and took place in 10 regions, drawing about 1,700 participants.
- The final round drew about 300 finalists and family members.
Organizers provided four tools from South Korean companies: Solar, Math AI, Miricanvas, and Witoon. Preliminary rounds began in Busan on June 21 and ran across 10 regions, drawing about 1,700 participants. The final drew about 300 finalists and family members.
The contest was run under the ministry's National AI Competition, with the theme "A Future Living Alongside AI." Children received instruction in AI ethics and tool use before the finals, and mentors drawn from current elementary school teachers helped those unfamiliar with the technology.
The final round was organized as a family-oriented AI creative festival. Attendees also took part in other AI activities after the competition ended. The four tools provided were Solar, Math AI, Miricanvas, and Witoon, all developed by South Korean companies.
- Solar: one of four AI tools provided by organizers
- Math AI: one of four AI tools provided by organizers
- Miricanvas: one of four AI tools provided by organizers
- Witoon: one of four AI tools provided by organizers
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- Anime News Network Korea Holds 1st AI Creative Contest for Children to Make Webtoons