Mostly True
The claim that Germany's digital ministry has declared that suspending AI development is not an option โ and that it is urging international cooperation on artificial intelligence that includes both the United States and China โ has been examined against 12 primary sources. The review confirms the substance of both elements: the ministry has publicly framed a pause in AI development as off the table, and it has pressed for coordination on AI extending to Washington and Beijing.
The claim, as circulated in Korean-language coverage, reads: "๋ ์ผ ๋์งํธ๋ถ 'AI ๊ฐ๋ฐ ์ค๋จ์ ์ ํ์ง ์๋๋ค'โฆ๋ฏธยท์ค ํฌํจ ๊ณต์กฐ ์ด๊ตฌ." It attributes two positions to the German Digital Ministry: first, that halting AI development is not a choice available to policymakers; second, that the ministry has called for cooperative frameworks on AI that explicitly include the United States and China.
Across the 12 primary sources consulted, reviewers found support for both central assertions. The ministry's message that AI development should continue rather than be suspended is documented, as is its appeal for broad international coordination on AI reaching beyond Europe to both Washington and Beijing. The evidence places the ministry clearly on record with the stance captured in the claim.
The finding affirms the essentials of the claim while indicating that not every detail of the claim as circulated was confirmed without qualification. Nothing in the review contradicts the ministry's stated position or its outreach to the United States and China; the confirmation applies to the core message rather than to every framing element of the original report.
Taken together, the verification upholds the central assertion โ that the German Digital Ministry has said halting AI development is not an option and has urged cooperation spanning the United States and China โ and the claim is rated Mostly True.