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President Lee Jae Myung shakes hands with World Bank Group President Ajay Banga at the Blue House on Oct. 19.

Lee Jae-myung and Ajay Banga shake hands in front of an ornate gold wall.
President Lee Jae Myung, right, shakes hands with World Bank Group President Ajay Banga before their meeting at the Blue House in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Oct. 19. The two discussed ways to curb the side effects of AI development, Seoul’s “AI for all” vision and ways to narrow inequality within and between countries, according to a written briefing from senior presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung. Banga is visiting Korea to attend the Global AI and Digital Summit in Seoul on Oct. 20.

President Lee Jae Myung, right, shakes hands with World Bank Group President Ajay Banga before their meeting at the Blue House in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Oct. 19. The two discussed ways to curb the side effects of AI development, Seoul’s “AI for all” vision and ways to narrow inequality within and between countries, according to a written briefing from senior presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung. Banga is visiting Korea to attend the Global AI and Digital Summit in Seoul on Oct. 20.