First Lady Kim Hye-kyung Exchanges Views on 'Child Protection in the AI Era' with G7 Spouses

First Lady Kim Hye-kyung, who is accompanying President Lee Jae-myung at the G7 Summit in Évian, France, attended a session on "Child Protection in the AI Era," part of the spouses' program, on June 17 (local time).

According to Blue House Deputy Spokesperson An Gwi-ryeong, First Lady Kim’s attendance was at the invitation of Brigitte Macron, the First Lady of France, the host country of the G7 Summit. Spouses from Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, the European Commission, Brazil, and Kenya were also in attendance.

First Lady Kim listened to presentations on measures to protect children in the age of artificial intelligence (AI), which were discussed by French middle school students during the "Youth G7" event held the previous day, and freely exchanged views with the other spouses and students.

During the session, First Lady Kim spoke positively about the efforts to protect minors promoted by French President Emmanuel Macron, emphasizing, "Protecting youth in the digital environment is no longer an issue for individual families, but a task that must be addressed by the state and the international community together."

She added, "Protecting our youth is a collective responsibility of society as a whole. I look forward to the international community pooling its wisdom and working together."

Deputy Spokesperson An Gwi-ryeong reported that the students who attended the session told First Lady Kim that they "love K-pop" and asked for a commemorative photo. In response, she taught them how to make a "finger heart" and obliged their request.

This spouses' program was held at "La Buvette Cachat" near the Cachat Spring, the source of France's "Évian mineral water."

There, First Lady Kim and the other spouses tasted the mineral water and shared friendly conversation while clinking glasses.

At the luncheon hosted by First Lady Macron, she took First Lady Kim by the hand and personally introduced the venue and the food, showing special hospitality, to which First Lady Kim expressed her gratitude, according to Deputy Spokesperson An.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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