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OpenAI
joins Korean initiative to deploy AI for social welfare
By Lee Kyung-min, The Korea Times - OpenAI
is partnering with a new leadership academy in Korea to help train young social
welfare professionals to use artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle real-world
challenges, expanding the company's efforts to support the public-interest
sector.
The company said Monday it will
participate as a partner in the CMK Social Welfare Innovation Leaders Academy,
a program jointly organized by the Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-koo Foundation,
Seoul National University's Institute of Social Welfare and the Ministry of
Health and Welfare.
The academy is designed to help the next
generation of social welfare leaders develop practical skills to identify and
solve emerging social problems using AI.
Thirty participants were selected,
including undergraduate students majoring in social welfare, graduate students
and early-career social welfare professionals with at least three years of
experience.
Participants will complete two overnight
training sessions at Seoul National University before returning to their
organizations for a three-month team-based action learning project.
The curriculum includes policy design
for emerging social risks, space-based approaches to solving social problems,
mental health and integrated care, legal rights advocacy and AI-driven
innovation in social welfare services.
On Friday, OpenAI will host a hands-on
hackathon using ChatGPT and Codex, where participants will learn how to
structure complex social issues, analyze information and develop practical
solutions with AI.
OpenAI said it plans to continue working
with government agencies, academic institutions, nonprofit organizations and
other partners to support the use of AI in addressing social challenges and
advancing the public good.
