The Korea Consumer Federation and the Future Security Strategy Research Institute at Kangnam University said on the 18th they will hold a joint seminar titled "Consumer protection and national security strategies in the AI era" at 2 p.m. on the 30th at the Korea Consumer Federation's Jeong Gwang-mo Hall in Hannam-dong, Seoul.
The seminar was prepared to examine how the spread of artificial intelligence (AI) is expanding the scope of national security beyond traditional military and diplomatic arenas into the consumer sphere, and to seek points of connection between consumer protection and national security.
Byeon Ung-jae (Judicial Research and Training Institute class 24), a professor at Kangnam University and head of the Korea Consumer Federation's AI New Technology Consumer Research Institute, will deliver a presentation titled "Analysis of securitization trends in domestic consumer issues in the AI era." Byeon plans to analyze the process and implications of issues such as the collection and processing of personal data by overseas consumer platforms and home appliance corporations, foreign access to large-scale personal data, and the acquisition of detailed domestic maps by foreign corporations being discussed as security issues.
Next, attorney Shin Dong-chan (class 26) of YulChon will present on "Analysis of U.S. government policy trends on consumer issues from a security perspective." Citing cases such as the U.S. government's forced sale of TikTok equity, the presentation will introduce policy trends that address consumer matters from a security viewpoint.
Lastly, Col. Gen.Kim Tae-young will explain the current status and challenges of consumer education in the military under the theme "The importance and recent trends of military consumer education — with a focus on financial education."
The discussion will be chaired by Kangnam University professor Park In-gyu. Professor Ma Sang-hyeon, Professor Park Sae-am, Professor Kim In-su, Korea Consumer Federation Secretary-General Jeong Ji-yeon, CP6 CEO Park Jun-il, and SK bioscience DX Planning Team Manager Yun Young-gyun will participate to discuss ways to link consumer protection with national security strategies.
Professor Byeon Ung-jae, who planned the seminar, said, "This is a forum for a consumer group and a university research institute to collaborate and discuss how to strategically achieve consolidation of consumer protection and national security," adding, "I hope it serves as an opportunity to newly spotlight the importance of consumer issues in the AI era."