Kim Yong-beom, Director of the Presidential Policy Office, stated on the 5th that while companies can create artificial intelligence (AI), building power grids, developing industrial sites, and organizing supply chains are the responsibilities of the state. In a Facebook post, Kim described AI as a production revolution rather than merely a technological revolution. He emphasized that in the era of production revolution, the state's industrial policy involves organizing the entire nation as a production platform, as production revolutions redefine national character beyond industrial structure and macroeconomic balance.
Kim Outlines Three State Roles in AI Production Era
Kim stated that the state's role in the production revolution era can be summarized into three areas: building production infrastructure, reproducing production capacity, and connecting the fruits of production back to production. He explained that data centers cannot exist without electricity and semiconductors cannot be produced without water supply. Kim emphasized that creating power grids, developing industrial sites, and organizing supply chains constitute the work of the state.
Human Capabilities Shift as AI Handles Routine Tasks
Kim noted that new production methods require new human capabilities. He stated that as AI replaces repetitive and standardized knowledge work, the human role extends beyond creating outputs. According to Kim, human competitiveness will lie in the ability to verify and take responsibility for AI's judgments, and the capacity to imagine and propose new value.
Kim Links Production and Distribution as Complementary Systems
Kim stated that production alone does not complete a nation, as production creates wealth but wealth does not create community. He described welfare not as a system opposite to production, but as an investment that connects excess profits generated by the production revolution to the next generation's production capacity and social trust. Kim emphasized that production and distribution do not oppose each other - production is the premise of distribution, and good distribution enables greater production. He concluded that South Korea now faces the question of competing not to create superior algorithms, but to organize superior production systems.
FAQ
What did Kim Yong-beom say about AI on the 5th?
Kim Yong-beom stated on the 5th that AI represents a production revolution rather than simply a technological revolution. He emphasized that while companies can create AI, the state must build power grids, develop industrial sites, and organize supply chains.
What three roles did Kim assign to the state in the AI era?
Kim outlined three state roles: building production infrastructure, reproducing production capacity, and connecting the fruits of production back to production. He stated these roles define how the state organizes the nation as a production platform during the production revolution.
