The opposition criticized President Lee Jae-myung on October 21 for citing a response from the generative AI Gemini regarding the controversy over the attendance of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency chief and the prosecutor general at the Cabinet meeting.
Na Kyung-won, a member of the People Power Party, questioned on her Facebook, "Is this how the president has been managing the country, posting a response from Gemini based on biased questions?"
She further stated that her Gemini response indicated that "the justification for the attendance of the prosecutor general and the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency chief at the Cabinet meeting poses a serious risk of undermining the core constitutional values of 'quasi-judicial nature' and 'political neutrality' in a democratic society."
Park Chung-kwon, the chief spokesperson for the People Power Party, added, "Should the president of South Korea rely on an overseas AI like Gemini for critical constitutional and legal interpretations instead of the Constitutional Court and the Ministry of Legislation?"
Lee Jun-seok, a member of the Reform Party, remarked, "A few months ago, the president criticized Gemini for occasionally providing incorrect answers, yet now he is using it as a basis for governance. This is absurd."
Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon also questioned, "Why has there been no attendance of investigative and prosecutorial agencies at the Cabinet meetings until now? Even if we brought in Gemini's grandfather, the president should not direct investigations or prosecutions."
Previously, Kim Ji-yong, the head of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, attended a Cabinet meeting chaired by President Lee for the first time. This raised concerns about potential infringements on the independence and neutrality of investigations.
On the same day, President Lee posted on his social media, titled 'I Asked Gemini,' revealing a response from Gemini stating that the argument against the attendance of the prosecutor general and the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency chief at the Cabinet meeting is an unconstitutional absurdity that denies Article 11 of the Government Organization Act.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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