SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Presidential Committee on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (National AI Strategy Committee) has wrapped up a series of structured deliberation sessions designed to assess how artificial intelligence will reshape professional roles and employment, the committee said Tuesday.
The talks, held between late October and early December, brought together practitioners from three professions expected to be deeply affected by AI adoption — IT developers, broadcast writers and lawyers — to examine current uses of AI, the changing nature of job duties, skill requirements, and policy measures needed to keep those professions sustainable.
Over the past five to six sessions for each profession, participants discussed AI-driven workflow changes, new competency demands and how their industries might adapt. The committee held a wrap-up forum on Tuesday at its Seoul headquarters, allowing representatives from all three fields to share outcomes and address topics not covered in smaller sessions.
Kim Woo-chang, presidential secretary for national AI policy, who chaired the meeting, said the deliberations helped replace vague anxiety with practical preparation.
“At a time when many workers fear they may lose jobs to AI, these discussions offered a meaningful opportunity for front-line professionals to calmly prepare for technological transition,” Kim said. He added that the pilot initiative will expand next year to between 30 and 50 occupations, in cooperation with related ministries.
The committee plans to synthesize the findings into a policy brief by January, which will be shared with the public and relevant government ministries, and used to inform national employment and labor-policy planning in the AI era.
Kevin Lee (kevinlee@koreabizwire.com)
