Kim Se-ui / Korea Times photo by Kang Ye-jinProsecutors have sought an arrest warrant for Kim Se-ui, head of the YouTube channel HoverLab (GaroSero Institute), over allegations that he spread false claims about actor Kim Soo-hyun in connection with the death of late actress Kim Sae-ron.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said Wednesday that it requested the warrant on charges including distributing illegally filmed material under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes and defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act.Kim is accused of spreading false claims through YouTube broadcasts that Kim Soo-hyun had dated Kim Sae-ron while she was a minor and that pressure from the actor’s side to repay debts directly led to her death.Prosecutors also said Kim was accused of damaging Kim Soo-hyun’s reputation by allegedly using generative artificial intelligence (AI) to manipulate Kim Sae-ron’s voice and fabricate information.Kim Soo-hyun’s side previously filed a complaint against Kim, saying the audio recording in question had been “manipulated using AI.” Police requested an analysis of the recording from the National Forensic Service.The agency concluded in November last year that it could not determine whether the audio file had been manipulated using AI.A court hearing to review the arrest warrant request for Kim is scheduled for May 26 at the Seoul Central District Court.This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.