Kim Seung-won, who voluntarily resigned from his position as a candidate for Minister of Justice, is planning legal action against the spread of AI-generated fabrications and false information online.
On September 19, Kim's office issued a statement on Facebook, stating, "Malicious AI fabrications and false, manipulated information related to Representative Kim Seung-won are currently being disseminated online."
The office added, "We are verifying the distribution channels and will track down the original creators and distributors to take strong legal action. We urge people not to post, share, or redistribute false and manipulated information and AI fabrications."
Currently, social media is circulating AI-generated images depicting inappropriate interactions involving Kim and broker Yang Soo-jin, who is under suspicion of soliciting approval for a new drug clinical trial. Some online communities are sharing these images with captions claiming they have been proven not to be AI-manipulated.
Additionally, Kim's camp refuted reports that a petition containing allegations of sexual harassment against him had been submitted to the Blue House, stating, "This is not true and contains exaggerations and errors."
They emphasized, "We have not received any contact from the Blue House regarding the contents of the petition, and we do not even know if it was actually submitted."
Kim's office also noted, "A former aide who worked with him has clearly stated that the rumors surrounding his resignation are not true," and added, "We will closely verify the circumstances and specific details of the reports before taking necessary actions."
Earlier, KBS reported that a former aide to Kim had delivered a petition to the Blue House urging the withdrawal of his nomination, citing past allegations of sexual harassment and attempts to cover up incidents of drunk driving.
The Blue House stated on the same day that it respects Kim's decision to resign.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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