Gyeongbuk Democrats welcome Gumi AI hub designation, criticize ruling party's 'neglect' claims

The Democratic Party of Gyeongbuk Province has welcomed the government's decision to designate Gumi as a hub for physical artificial intelligence (AI) as part of its "Great Leap Forward 3 Major Mega Projects." The party issued a statement on May 30, expressing strong support for Gumi's role in the "physical AI manufacturing revolution's demonstration and mass-production hub."

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We greatly welcome the government's promotion of Gumi as a physical artificial intelligence manufacturing revolution's demonstration and mass-production hub among the three major mega projects.

Highlighting Gumi's long history as a production base for electronics, components, displays, and mobile devices, the party noted its suitability for physical AI demonstrations. The selection is further bolstered by Samsung SDS's plan to build an AI data center in Gumi and Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong's commitment to making Gumi a production base for AI robots. The party believes this designation will help Gumi shed its image as an outdated manufacturing city and lead the AI manufacturing revolution.

The Democratic Party also criticized the ruling People Power Party, particularly Gyeongbuk Governor Lee Cheol-woo and other party politicians, for their "obvious discrimination" and "Yeongnam neglect" claims. The party asserted that the government's announcement proves these claims false. They called on the People Power Party to reflect on its past actions, such as the Lee Myung-bak administration's deregulation policies that allegedly led to Gumi's industrial decline, and to support the current administration's "Great Leap Forward Project."

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The claims by Governor Lee Cheol-woo of Gyeongbuk Province and People Power Party politicians, who have been politically attacking the plan for the southwestern region's next-generation semiconductor production base as 'obvious discrimination' and 'Yeongnam neglect,' have been revealed as false.

The government's announcement on May 29 designated the southwestern region as a semiconductor production hub, the Daegyeong region (including Gumi) as a physical AI hub, and Ulsan, Donghae, and Sejong as AI data center hubs. Samsung Electronics also announced plans to establish a physical AI and humanoid robot mass-production line in Gumi.

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We hope the People Power Party reflects on its past, which has gone against the era's tasks, and joins the Lee Jae-myung government's Great Leap Forward Project.