A top South Korean official has proposed a tax on AI profits to be redistributed among society as a semiconductor boom drives massive earnings for tech giants Samsung Electronics and SK hynix. Kim proposed what he tentatively called a "national dividend" for socially redistributing excess corporate profits from AI technology.

President's policy chief suggests redistributive measure to ease AI-driven inequality

The presidential chief of staff for policy on Tuesday proposed introducing public dividends to distribute the "fruits" from an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven economic boom.