South Korea's AI Citizen Dividend Shock: How a Single Facebook Post From the Blue House Wiped $300 Billion Off the Memory Boom and Forced President Lee Into Damage Control - May 13, 2026

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South Korea's AI Citizen Dividend Shock: How a Single Facebook Post From the Blue House Wiped $300 Billion Off the Memory Boom and Forced President Lee Into Damage Control - May 13, 2026 Presidential policy chief Kim Yong beom floated a "national dividend" tied to AI excess profits, the Kospi sank as much as 5.1%, and roughly $300 billion in tech market value evaporated before President Lee Jae myung stepped in to clarify. We unpack what was actually proposed, why Samsung and SK hynix sit at the center of it, and how the redistribution debate that started in Seoul...