Seungmin Lee

Sep 7, 2024 | thediplomat.com | Seungmin Lee |Michelle Lee

Nations fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) nationalism – the sentiment that a nation must develop its own technology to serve its interests – are racing to achieve AI supremacy. Undoubtedly, the United States and China are at the forefront, adding yet another battleground to their increasingly tense relationship. While there are various components necessary for having advanced AI capabilities, hardware to support AI and energy to run the models are two critical factors.

May 13, 2024 | tribunecontentagency.com | Seungmin Lee

To further these concerns, the South Korean news, social media, and information landscapes have already been inundated with fake news. A former staff member of the National Assembly Defense Committee called South Korea’s most popular messaging app, Kakao Talk, the country’s “largest source of misinformation” due to the amount of chirashi – fake news and conspiracy theories — forwarded on the platform.

May 12, 2024 | thediplomat.com | Seungmin Lee

The country was able to limit the impact of AI-generated deepfakes during its recent National Assembly elections. What can other countries learn from its experience? On April 10, South Korea held its 22nd National Assembly elections, which resulted in the Democratic Party (DP) winning 175 out of 300 seats and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) winning 108. The voter turnout of 67 percent was the highest in 32 years.

Mar 22, 2024 | 38north.org | Seungmin Lee

In December 2014, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) cyber group Kimsuky conducted an attack on the Republic of Korea’s (ROK or South Korea) Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP), leaking personal information of 10,000 employees, reactor blueprints, manuals, electricity charts, radiation methods and more.

Dec 14, 2023 | 38north.org | Martyn Williams |Seungmin Lee |Natalia Slavney |Iliana Ragnone

PrefaceNorth Korea suffers from chronic energy shortages. Rolling blackouts are common, even in the nation’s capital, while some of the poorest citizens receive state-provided electricity only once a year. Some energy initiatives, such as the construction of large hydropower plants, have taken decades to complete, and sources like tidal power remain grossly underutilized.