Politics · South Korea · 49 mins ago
South Korean opposition leader criticises president over Gemini use and ETF losses
Opposition leader Jang Dong-hyeok criticised President Lee Jae-myung at a party meeting in South Korea's National Assembly.
Lee had used Google's Gemini AI to respond to objections over the attendance of two investigative agency chiefs at a Cabinet meeting.
Jang said the AI response did not address the criticism and argued that Lee should face a resumed trial.
Jang also called for an investigation into a leveraged ETF tied to shares in Samsung Electronics and SK hynix.
He said individual investors had lost more than 6 trillion won by mid-August, and accused government officials of mishandling the fund's review.
He alleged the government used the national pension fund to support stock prices ahead of local elections, but these claims were not independently established in the account.
Jang urged a parliamentary inquiry and a special prosecutor to investigate the ETF and the government's actions.
South Korean opposition leader Jang Dong-hyuk criticised President Lee Jae-myung for citing Gemini in defending the attendance of investigation agency chiefs at cabinet meetings.
Lee had argued that excluding the chiefs would undermine the president’s constitutional authority to supervise the administration.
Jang said the president was relying on artificial intelligence for support and called for Lee’s trial to resume.
Jang also criticised the government over losses in a leveraged exchange-traded fund tied to Samsung Electronics and SK hynix shares.
He called for a parliamentary investigation and special counsel into the fund and alleged government involvement.
- Who
- People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk criticised President Lee Jae-myung.
- What
- Jang attacked Lee’s use of Gemini in a dispute over investigation agency chiefs attending cabinet meetings. He also called for an investigation into losses in a leveraged ETF.
- When
- Jang made the remarks on October 22, 2026. Lee posted his Gemini-based arguments on October 21.
- Where
- Jang spoke at a People Power Party Supreme Council meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul.
- Why
- Jang objected to Lee’s defence of the chiefs’ cabinet attendance and alleged government involvement in the ETF. Lee said their attendance was consistent with the president’s administrative oversight authority.
President Lee Jae-myung
People Power Party
Cabinet attendance
President Lee Jae-myung
Lee said excluding the chiefs of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency and the Prosecution Office would undermine the president’s administrative oversight authority.
People Power Party
The People Power Party criticised their attendance as a threat to investigative independence and objected to Lee using an AI response to defend it.
Lee spoke at a cabinet meeting at the Blue House.
Lee posted messages citing Gemini to defend the attendance of investigation agency chiefs at cabinet meetings.
Jang criticised Lee’s Gemini use and called for an investigation and special counsel over the leveraged ETF.
Individual investors’ losses in the single-stock leveraged ETF were estimated at more than 6 trillion won.
- Critic
- Jang Dong-hyuk, People Power Party leader
- President
- Lee Jae-myung
- AI model
- Gemini
- ETF
- Single-stock leveraged ETF tied to Samsung Electronics and SK hynix
- Estimated investor losses
- More than 6 trillion won as of mid-August
- Requested action
- Parliamentary investigation and special counsel
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What people are saying
Now it seems hard to find even friends who will take your side. You have gone so far as to make Gemini a presidential friend.
If the National Pension Service was unlawfully mobilised to win the election, that is clearly grounds for impeachment and a serious crime.
The claim that the chiefs of the Prosecution Office and the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency should be excluded from cabinet meetings is sophistry that directly denies the president’s administrative oversight authority and the structure of government control set out in the Constitution and the Government Organization Act.
Since when have AI answers replaced the legitimacy of governing?