[Asia Future Business Forum] "Compete Fairly with Big Tech by Removing Sandbags"

"A massive AI search engine market has emerged. It is a situation similar to when the internet or smartphones first appeared. We can see the world changing. How should we utilize AI technology to gain future competitiveness?"

At the '2023 Asia Future Business Forum' hosted by Asia Economy on the 17th at Lotte Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul, Ha Jung-woo, head of Naver AI Research Center, is giving a lecture on the topic "Our Response Strategy to the Era of Chat GPT and Super Large AI." Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

The "2023 Asia Future Enterprise Forum," held under the theme "The Future of Our Companies Led by Artificial Intelligence (AI)," served as a communication platform between large corporations and startups. The Asia Future Enterprise Forum is an event hosted annually by Asia Economy, and this year marked its 11th edition. Interest in AI has been rising recently with the emergence of ChatGPT. Lectures and discussions covering the AI market ecosystem, companies' current technological status, and future technology prospects drew enthusiastic responses from about 200 attendees. AI experts from large corporations such as Samsung, LG, Naver, and Kakao, as well as startups, engaged in heated debates about the direction companies should take.

Experts unanimously stated that we must create our own competitive AI industry ecosystem. Citing Google's "app toll hike" as an example, they emphasized the need to enhance super-large AI technological capabilities before being led by global big tech companies. They also appealed for government support. To expand the domestic AI market size, government support measures are necessary. They argued that unreasonable regulations, like "sandbags" tied to the ankles, which hinder running at the same pace as global big tech, must be eliminated.

They also addressed the issue of jobs. Experts compared ChatGPT's work level to that of employees with less than three years of experience. They explained that simple tasks can be sufficiently replaced, reducing the roles of junior new employees. They advised that we need to observe how this phenomenon will affect our society.