President Yoon: ``AI and other digital technologies should contribute to human freedom and welfare'' - South Korea

On the 2nd, South Korean President Yoon Seo-gyeol attended the ``First AI Safety Summit'' held in the United Kingdom.
Global collaboration for the safe use of AI and governance building
The President's Office reported that they had in-depth discussions about the power plan. President Yoon began his remarks by saying, ``The advent of generative AI, including chat GPT, will increase the benefits of our lives and increase industrial productivity.''
However, digital disparity could worsen economic disparity, and fake news could undermine our freedoms and threaten democratic systems such as elections."
"Digital technology must contribute to the expansion of human freedom and welfare, and must not pose a threat to the security of individuals and society."
At the same time, ``everyone will have fair opportunities to compete and innovate, and will enjoy the benefits created by digital technology.''
"All of society must be able to enjoy the benefits equally," he said, presenting the direction in which AI and digital technology will move. At this meeting, President Yoon said that if South Korea does not pursue the AI digital era in September,
He shared with the leaders of various countries that he had announced the Digital Bill of Rights, which reflects the fundamental values and philosophy of the United Nations. Next, the Korean government will actively contribute to building AI global governance.
held the "AI Global Forum" to support the establishment of an international organization within the United Nations, and the "AI Safety Network" proposed at this summit and the "AI High School" that the United Nations launched in October.
He also expressed his intention to work closely with the ``rank advisory body.'' On the other hand, the South Korean government is planning to collect enough opinions from each country at this summit and prepare for the summit to be held jointly with the UK in six months.
The plan is to proceed with preparations.