"Aiming to Become an Indispensable Core AI Nation"… 'Kkanbu Meeting' Recreated

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President Lee Jae-myung, currently on a tour of the United States and South America, has unveiled a blueprint in San Francisco, the hub of AI innovation, to "leap forward as an indispensable core nation in the AI ecosystem." He also held a so-called "Kkanbu meeting" with CEOs of AI companies from the US and South Korea, including NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong.

Reporter Kang Cheongwan has the story.

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Upon President Lee Jae-myung's arrival in San Francisco, US officials presented him with an autographed baseball of Lee Jung-hoo, who plays for the major league team San Francisco Giants.

In San Francisco, home to Silicon Valley—the center of artificial intelligence (AI) and the IT industry—President Lee met successively with global corporate CEOs, including NVIDIA's Jensen Huang and OpenAI's Sam Altman.

At the AI Summit, which was also attended by South Korean business leaders such as Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, and Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung, the so-called "San Francisco AI Declaration" was announced.

[President Lee Jae-myung: South Korea will become a global AI production base, a foundation for innovation, and leap forward as an indispensable global AI cooperation platform.]

The so-called "Kkanbu meeting," where Jensen Huang and South Korean business chiefs previously shared chicken and beer in Seoul, was recreated on a San Francisco beach.

[Cheers!]

President Lee even proposed a toast on the spot.

[President Lee Jae-myung: When I say "We are," please respond with "Family."]

[We are! Family!]

During the private dinner, President Lee reportedly stated that thanks to business leaders, South Korea's economic growth rate recorded its best performance in decades, while global CEOs suggested the need to build a uniquely South Korean AI model.

Through his sequential meetings with global big tech CEOs and the "San Francisco AI Declaration," President Lee is evaluated as having clearly demonstrated his determination to propel South Korea into an indispensable core player in the AI industry.

(Photo, Video by: Jung Sang-bo | Video Editing by: Yu Mi-ra)
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