{"id":411707,"date":"2026-07-25T06:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T06:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/411707\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T06:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T06:00:53","slug":"lees-san-francisco-declaration-casts-korea-as-hub-for-building-using-and-sharing-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/411707\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee\u2019s San Francisco declaration casts Korea as hub for building, using and sharing AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"President President Lee Jae Myung delivers the San Francisco AI Declaration at the San Francisco AI Summit held at The Midway in San Francisco on Friday. (Yonhap) <\/p>\n

President Lee Jae Myung unveiled the San Francisco Declaration on AI, laying claim to an indispensable role for South Korea in the global AI economy.<\/p>\n

His vision casts Korea as a place where AI is built and supplied, swiftly put to work and carried into new markets \u2014 with responsible, human-centered development turning its gains into opportunity for all.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom now on, the Republic of Korea will chart a vision for the future of AI, work with the world and help build a better future for humanity,\u201d Lee said at the San Francisco AI Summit on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Republic of Korea will become a global AI production base and a breeding ground for innovation, and leap forward as an indispensable global AI cooperation platform connecting technology, capital, talent and ideas from around the world,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Lee delivered the declaration before four titans of the US artificial intelligence industry, each of whom he had met separately earlier in the day during his first engagements after arriving in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Broadcom President and CEO Hock Tan sat onstage alongside South Korean business leaders as Lee delivered the declaration from the podium.<\/p>\n

The summit also brought together some of South Korea\u2019s most prominent industrial and technology leaders, including Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun and Naver founder and chair Lee Hae-jin.<\/p>\n

\"President President Lee Jae Myung delivers the San Francisco AI Declaration at the San Francisco AI Summit held at The Midway in San Francisco on Friday. (Yonhap) <\/p>\n

At the heart of Lee\u2019s strategy is a pledge to make South Korea \u201can indispensable core country in the global AI supply chain.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBuilding on our world-class competitiveness and production capabilities in memory semiconductors, we will become a trusted production base and supply-chain partner for AI chips,\u201d Lee said. \u201cWe will enable companies around the world to reliably build AI infrastructure and continue technological innovation under any circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n

The declaration follows South Korea\u2019s unveiling in late June of three megaprojects spanning semiconductors, AI data centers and physical AI. The plan seeks to build on the country\u2019s dominance in memory chips to secure a broader role in the fast-evolving global industry.<\/p>\n

Seoul plans to establish multiple semiconductor production hubs across the capital region and other parts of the country, creating a national safeguard designed to keep factories running during supply disruptions. Lee called the network \u201ca responsible investment by the Republic of Korea to prevent global semiconductor shortages.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lee\u2019s vision also calls for South Korea to become a major source of AI demand rather than merely a supplier of the hardware behind it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Republic of Korea will spread AI throughout industrial sites, public services and people\u2019s daily lives faster than anywhere else, creating new demand and markets,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n

Lee pledged to turn the country into \u201ca global AI test bed and production platform\u201d where the technology moves beyond laboratories and digital spaces to operate in factories, cities and logistics centers.<\/p>\n

Lee also introduced the Korean government\u2019s plan to launch an \u201cAI for All\u201d project for the country\u2019s roughly 50 million people by the end of this year, expanding the technology\u2019s use in public administration, welfare and education.<\/p>\n

\u201cChoose the Republic of Korea as the stage for innovation and investment where your technology and ideas can be turned into reality faster than anywhere else,\u201d Lee told the business leaders.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Korean people and Korean companies will be your most reliable partners.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"President President Lee Jae Myung delivers the San Francisco AI Declaration at the San Francisco AI Summit held at The Midway in San Francisco on Friday. (Yonhap) <\/p>\n

The declaration also positions South Korea as a hub for expanding the global AI market beyond the countries that currently lead the technology.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Republic of Korea will become a global hub that expands the global AI market. We will not remain merely a country that uses AI,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will build horizontal cooperation networks with a diverse range of countries to create new AI markets and enable people in more countries to participate in the opportunities presented by AI innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lee stressed that such cooperation shouldn\u2019t be confined to technological leaders.<\/p>\n

South Korea is working with international organizations on a Global AI Hub Initiative under the vision of \u201cAI for All\u201d and \u201cAI for Solving Humanity\u2019s Challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Republic of Korea will be a responsible partner that shares the opportunities and benefits of AI with the world and grows together with it, rather than pursuing its own growth alone,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n

The declaration further calls for AI to \u201cdevelop in a more responsible and human-centered way,\u201d with its gains creating new opportunities for everyone rather than remaining concentrated among a limited number of companies or social groups.<\/p>\n

\u201cTechnological progress and economic gains alone cannot complete the future of AI,\u201d Lee said. \u201cNo country has a perfect answer yet. That is why the Republic of Korea, too, intends to deliberate, experiment and search for new solutions together with the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lee said his proposed \u201cAI Basic Society\u201d would use the technology to strengthen access to education, healthcare and other basic rights while ensuring that small and midsize companies, small-business owners and vulnerable groups aren\u2019t left behind.<\/p>\n

\u201cBuild the bold future you envision for the AI era together with the Republic of Korea,\u201d Lee said. \u201cThe Republic of Korea promises to be your most reliable partner.\u201d<\/p>\n

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