NIA Director Hwang Jong-seong "Strengthening Capabilities to Predict and Solve Social Issues with AI"

"We plan to strengthen the institution's capabilities to predict and solve societal problems using artificial intelligence (AI)."

On the 24th, Hwang Jong-seong, President of the National Information Society Agency (NIA), said this at the 'AI-Based Social Issue Resolution Seminar' held at the NIA Seoul Office in Jung-gu, Seoul.

He emphasized, "In the AI era, we must now proactively predict rapidly and newly changing social issues based on AI and prepare for problems in advance."

This seminar was planned to create a social consensus on solving social issues with AI technology and to provide a platform for diverse public discussions. It was co-hosted by the Korea Industrial Intelligence Association and the Korea IT Service Society, with participation from stakeholders in social issues as well as experts from industry, academia, and research.

NIA intends to comprehensively support the government's AI strategies and policies to become a leading institution in AI utilization. Additionally, it plans to establish a 'Comprehensive Support System for AI Normalization' to activate AI adoption, utilization, and diffusion, and to secure global AI leadership.

The seminar featured two sessions on the topics ▲Are our jobs safe in the AI era? and ▲Is it possible to introduce generative AI into public services?, followed by an expert panel discussion on ▲The crisis and opportunities for Korea in the AI era and the role of NIA.