Korea Inc. races to put AI agent on every desk

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• ·Samsung, SK, LG accelerate workplace use of generative AI after years of caution over technology leaks SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won speaks during the conglomerate's 2026 New Icheon Forum in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, Saturday.
• ·(SK Supex Council) South Korea's largest conglomerates are accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence tools across their workplaces, marking a shift from years of caution over technology leaks to a broader push to remake how employees work.
• ·Samsung, SK and LG recently expanded AI training for executives and employees, seeking to apply frontier models such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot to everyday tasks as part of a broader push to advance AI transformation.
• ·"It is time to enter AI transformation at full speed, in all directions," SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said during the 2026 New Icheon Forum held from Thursday to Saturday.
• ·"More than 90 percent of our members are already using AI, but we need AI that goes beyond personal use and helps connect what we do to the performance of the entire organization,"Chey said, proposing the introduction of "one agent per person" across the group.