Choo Mi-ae on AI Yoon Seok-yeol's Emergence: "Digital Dictatorship Could Become Reality... Horrifying"

"Failed Even at Reading Scripts, Now AI Emerges"
"If AI President Rules the People, Future for 20s and 30s Is Terrible"

Former Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae. Photo by National Assembly Press Photographers [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] Choo Mi-ae, former Minister of Justice and honorary co-chair of the Democratic Party's election committee, criticized the "Artificial Intelligence (AI) Yoon Seok-yeol," saying "digital dictatorship could become a reality, not just fiction."

On the 9th, Choo posted on Facebook, "After failing even at reading scripts, now AI Yoon Seok-yeol has appeared," adding, "If the prosecution hiding behind laughter and the AI president come to dominate the people, the future of the people of the Republic of Korea, especially those in their 20s and 30s, will be dreadful."

She further claimed, "In the future, digital dictatorship that can control the people by understanding individual preferences and thoughts through artificial intelligence algorithms could become a reality, not just fiction."

AI Yoon Seok-yeol is the so-called "silk pouch" prepared by Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, to secure Yoon Seok-yeol’s presidential victory. It began full-scale activities on the 7th on Yoon’s pledge platform, 'Yoon Seok-yeol Pledge Wiki.' AI Yoon Seok-yeol mimics the actual candidate’s speech patterns and voice through machine learning. On the 'Ask & Answer AI Yoon Seok-yeol' section of the 'Yoon Seok-yeol Pledge Wiki,' videos of AI Yoon Seok-yeol responding to various questions from netizens are posted.

Choo then referred to People Power Party lawmaker Hong Joon-pyo’s criticism of Yoon as "lacking capability," sharply retorting, "In reality, it is not a lack of capability but a serious deficiency in substance." She pointed out, "Although he claimed to understand the economy from his experience investigating economic crimes as a prosecutor, he actually showed no common sense or basic skills regarding the economy. He is disqualified to be a leader."

Regarding allegations related to Yoon’s wife, she also criticized, "Family corruption is a fundamental crime that cannot be patched up," adding, "Without plagiarism and false academic credentials, becoming a doctor or professor would have been impossible. Today’s privilege was built on yesterday’s illegality and unfairness, so this is an issue that cannot be resolved with mere supplementation or apology."

Meanwhile, in response to Choo’s criticism, People Power Party spokesperson Lim Seung-ho sarcastically wrote on Facebook the same day, "Surely the Democratic Party must have some terrifying alien technology we don’t know about." He added, "Minister Choo, there’s also a creepy rumor that reptilian humanoids rule the world, so please look into it."

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