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< KAIST College of AI Vision Declaration Ceremony >
KAIST held the 'KAIST College of AI Vision Declaration Ceremony' on the morning of the 1st at 10:00 AM in the Jeong Geun-mo Conference Hall on the 5th floor of the KAIST Academic Cultural Complex (E9). This event was organized to share both internally and externally the vision and future directions for nurturing core talent to lead the AI era, innovating education and research, fostering industrial cooperation, and establishing a responsible AI ecosystem.
The KAIST College of AI views artificial intelligence not merely as a tool for application, but as the foundation for generating new knowledge that drives transformation across science, technology, industry, education, and society as a whole. Accordingly, it plans to nurture both research talent to lead core AI technologies and convergence talent to creatively apply AI in various fields. Furthermore, it aims to establish an educational and research system that covers models, algorithms, systems, infrastructure, and domain convergence, as well as future society design and responsible AI.
The Vision Declaration Ceremony began with a welcoming address by Kwang Hyung Lee, President of KAIST. Following this, Kyeong Hoon Bae, Vice President and Minister of Science and ICT, delivered a keynote speech presenting directions for core talent development and educational innovation in the AI era. In the main session, Kuk-Jin Yoon, Dean of the KAIST College of AI, presented the college’s mid-to-long-term vision and key strategic initiatives under the theme of 'Vision and Innovation Directions of the KAIST College of AI.'
Notably, the appointment ceremony for the 'KAIST College of AI Advisory Board' was also conducted during this event. The advisory board will take on strategic advisory roles for the KAIST College of AI's education, research, industrial cooperation, global collaboration, and the implementation of responsible AI.
As for overseas advisory members, world-renowned AI scholars Yoshua Bengio, a professor at the University of Montreal, and Kyunghyun Cho, a professor at New York University, participated. Domestically, representatives from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), as well as Crafton, Hyundai Motor Company / 42dot, Inable Fusion, Lunit, NAVER Cloud, NC AI, Rebellion, Samsung Electronics, SK Telecom, and Upstage, along with other major domestic AI/ICT companies and research institutions, took part.
In tandem, the 'KAIST AI Innovation Special Session' was held under the theme of 'New Education and Research Grammar in the AI Era.' The KAIST College of AI views students not merely as beneficiaries of education, but as active participants who design future learning methods and research cultures together. Accordingly, undergraduate student representatives directly took the stage as presenters to propose new possibilities for university education, which was followed by a panel discussion joined by the Dean of the College of AI, advisory board members, and students.
Kuk-Jin Yoon, Dean of the KAIST College of AI, stated, "The KAIST College of AI is not an organization that simply teaches AI technology, but aims to become an educational and research platform that expands human intellectual capacity and designs new knowledge and the future alongside AI. With this Vision Declaration Ceremony as a turning point, we will grow into a hub that leads world-class AI talent cultivation, challenging research, industry and social problem-solving, and the establishment of a responsible AI ecosystem."
Kwang Hyung Lee, President of KAIST, remarked, "AI is now transcending being a technology in a specific field and is becoming a core engine driving change across science, technology, industry, and society as a whole. We will actively support the KAIST College of AI so that it can lead AI talent cultivation and research innovation in South Korea and grow into an open platform that collaborates with the world."
Kyeong Hoon Bae, Vice President, stated, "To preemptively respond to a period of great transformation where AI is moving beyond the generation phase and into the execution phase, investment in AI talent is the most urgent priority. Through active communication with students, who are the consumers of education, we will build a differentiated AI educational system for South Korea."
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