OK! So my suspicion here is that the role of AI in this fiasco is overexaggerated because the company is trying to find a scapegoat that isn't "Korean Starbucks is run by conservatives and Korean conservatives' brains have rotted from the inside out."
sarah jeong
This story is wild! I wonder if we can get @sarahjeong.bsky.social to Koreasplain this scandal for us.
Voline
So Starbucks in South Korea ran a set of ads for a 'tank' coffee thermos and used words that seemed to disrespect the protests which has led to a boycott, CEOs stepping down, public apologies, and now, arrests.
Buried in the article below is the reason: AI
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
