South Korea’s Lee touts AI to fix manufacturing slide but skeptics sound alarm

Used machinery, right, from manufacturers who went bust shows the challenge President Lee Jae Myung faces in trying to use AI to revive a sector that was once the backbone of South Korea’s economy. A 15% tariff on exports to the U.S. adds to the headache. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Steven Borowiec and Reuters)