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Presidential candidates' computer-generated avatars heat up debate

An artificial intelligence-generated image of main opposition People Power Party presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol speaks in a video clip which was played during the inauguration ceremony of Yoon's election camp, Monday. Captured from People Power Party YouTube channelBy Nam Hyun-wooKorea's presidential candidates are capitalizing on digital technologies to win more support by having virtual characters powered by artificial intelligence (AI) substitute for themselves in election campaigns. The attempts, however, are sparking debate over the political ethics of the practice due to the potential deceptiveness of AI-created characters showcasing prepared audiovisual content only, as well as concerns over “deepfakes,” video clips using fabricated images which are extremely difficult to identify as real or fake.On Dec. 6, main opposition People Power Party (PPP) presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol introduced “AI Yoon Suk-yeol” during the inauguration ceremony of his election camp. Appearing in a video clip played during the ceremony, Yoon's avatar said, “

Dec 8, 2021By Nam Hyun-woo
Presidential candidates' computer-generated avatars heat up debate
  • Yoon leads Lee by 8.2 percentage points in presidential race: survey

Protest against business restrictions

Self-employed people chant slogans during a rally near the National Assembly in Seoul, Wednesday, calling on the government to lift restrictions on their business hours and to provide better compensation for losses incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yonhap

Dec 8, 2021By Bahk Eun-ji
Protest against business restrictions

Opening of Jeju National Cemetery

Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum speaks during an opening ceremony for Jeju National Cemetery, a new state cemetery for fallen national heroes including independence fighters and soldiers who died in the Korean War, on the southern island of Jeju, Wednesday. Yonhap

Dec 8, 2021By Bahk Eun-ji
Opening of Jeju National Cemetery

Attention grows on main opposition candidate's wife

By Kang Seung-wooWith the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) having officially launched its presidential election committee, the party is now focused on when the wife of its presidential candidate, Yoon Suk-yeol, will join her husband's campaign. Kim Kun-hee / Korea Times fileIt has been over a month since Yoon become a candidate, Nov. 5, and less than 100 days are left before the election. But Yoon's wife, Kim Kun-hee, has yet to make a public appearance in sharp contrast to Kim Hye-gyeong, the wife of Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) who has frequently accompanied the former Gyeonggi Province governor, and even personally appealed to voters.Although Yoon said she will make an appearance at the appropriate time, the DPK continues to take aim at Kim due to allegations of illicit behavior surrounding her. Kim has been accused of playing a role in a stock manipulation case involving Deutsch Motors, a BMW car dealer in Korea, and academic plagiarism among others. In addition, she is also haunted by her mother's conviction in a

Dec 8, 2021By Kang Seung-woo
Attention grows on main opposition candidate's wife
  • Both ruling, opposition presidential candidates face 'wife risks'

Moon vows to support creation of mutually beneficial local jobs

President Moon Jae-in / YonhapPresident Moon Jae-in pledged Wednesday to provide a variety of support for an initiative to create jobs through joint cooperative projects between local governments, businesses and residents. The government has pushed for the initiative to create "mutually beneficial local jobs" in an attempt to build an economy in which workers and businesses can grow together by creating new jobs with labor and management cooperating and upholding the value of people and labor.In congratulatory remarks at a forum on job creation, Moon said mutually beneficial local jobs are the nation's future growth strategy and the government will steadfastly continue to move forward toward an inclusive nation. So far, 51 trillion won ($43.4 billion) worth of investment has been made and 130,000 jobs have been created through projects for mutually beneficial local jobs, Moon said. In September, Hyundai Motor Co. rolled out the Casper car at the Gwangju Global Motors facilities in the city of Gwangju, 330 kilometers south of Seoul. It was the first car manufactured at the factory cre

Dec 8, 2021
Moon vows to support creation of mutually beneficial local jobs

Yoon leads Lee by 8.2 percentage points in presidential race: survey

Lee Jae-myung, left, the presidential nominee of the ruling Democratic Party, and Yoon Suk-yeol, the nominee of the main opposition People Power Party, attend the Korea National Prayer Breakfast at a Seoul hotel, Dec. 2. Korea Times fileYoon Suk-yeol, the presidential nominee of the main opposition People Power Party, is leading his rival Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party by 8.2 percentage points in a hypothetical multicandidate race, a survey showed Wednesday.Yoon earned 45.3 percent support against Lee's 37.1 percent in the survey of 1,036 adults conducted Monday and Tuesday by Realmeter.Yoon gained 1.6 percentage points from the previous Realmeter survey released on Nov. 29, while Lee added 2 points.The pollster said voters appeared to be throwing their support behind either major candidate as the March 9 presidential election nears.In third place was Sim Sang-jeung, the presidential candidate of the minor progressive Justice Party, at 4 percent, followed by Ahn Cheol-soo of the minor opposition People's Party at 2.5 percent, and former Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon at

Dec 8, 2021
Yoon leads Lee by 8.2 percentage points in presidential race: survey
  • Presidential candidates' computer-generated avatars heat up debate

Ruling party candidate distancing self from Moon to woo centrists

Ruling Democratic Party of Korea presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, right, takes a selfie with a participant during a seminar at Seoul National University in Gwanak District, Seoul, Tuesday. YonhapBy Nam Hyun-wooRuling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung is striving to distance himself from the Moon Jae-in administration, stepping up his criticism of the government's economic and COVID-19 relief policies as well as scandals involving Moon's aides. The move is interpreted as a bid to attract centrist voters who are believed to hold the key to the upcoming presidential election in March.“It is absurd to say debt ― whether it is state or individual ― is unconditionally bad,” Lee said during a speech in a seminar at Seoul National University, Tuesday. “If it is much more valuable to use future assets in advance, we should do so.”The comments are targeting the Moon government's efforts to contain state expenditures, especially related to COVID-19 relief for the public. Lee has been claiming that the government should provide more

Dec 7, 2021By Nam Hyun-woo
Ruling party candidate distancing self from Moon to woo centrists

Presidential candidate's avatar

Windy, an avatar of presidential hopeful Kim Dong-yeon of the New Wave Party, introduces itself on a tablet screen during a press conference at the National Assembly, Tuesday. The party also introduced an online spokesperson which was developed using artificial intelligence. Korea Times photo by Oh Dae-keun

Dec 7, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
Presidential candidate's avatar

Main opposition presidential candidate stresses fairness, common sense

Yoon Suk-yeol, the presidential candidate of the main opposition People Power Party, speaks during the launching ceremony of the party's election committee in Seoul, Monday. Joint Press Corps PPP launches election committee after internal disputesBy Kang Seung-wooYoon Suk-yeol, the presidential candidate of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), said, Monday, he will establish a nation where fairness becomes common sense, while stressing that fairness and freedom will be keywords for the government's economic policy if he is elected president. Additionally, the former prosecutor general emphasized solidarity within the party in the race for Cheong Wa Dae, apparently mindful of a recent internal feud between him and the party leader.The PPP finally launched its long-delayed election committee on the day and the launching ceremony was held one month after Yoon was elected, Nov. 5, to represent the conservative party in the presidential election, scheduled for M

Dec 6, 2021By Kang Seung-woo
Main opposition presidential candidate stresses fairness, common sense

Calling for anti-discrimination law

The minor opposition progressive Justice Party's presidential candidate Rep. Sim Sang-jeung, fifth from left, speaks during a press conference at the National Assembly in Seoul, Monday, to call for swift establishment of a law banning all kinds of discrimination based on gender, disability, age, country of origin, religion or other reasons. Yonhap

Dec 6, 2021
Calling for anti-discrimination law
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