President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday called for efforts to strengthen the social safety net and ease side effects from expanding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, stressing thorough preparations for the AI transition.
Lee addressed growing concerns over changes in the job market in the AI era, citing opposition by the labor union at Hyundai Motor to the deployment of AI-powered humanoid robots on production lines as an example of mounting anxieties.
"We cannot avoid the huge wheel rolling toward us. In the end, we have to adapt quickly," Lee said during a meeting with senior aides at Cheong Wa Dae.
He noted that his earlier pledge to expand the social safety net during his tenure as a mayor of Seongnam, south of Seoul, is gaining broader support amid the rapid spread of AI technologies.
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