College student Kim Gyu-ri spent her campus life with more passion than anyone else, dreaming of a career in finance.
Living virtually in the library, she successively obtained certifications including a licensed real estate agent, a wealth manager, and an investment asset manager, yet she feels a deep sense of anxiety as she watches the rapidly expanding domain of AI.
[Kim Gyu-ri / College student: Because they mostly hire experienced workers, I feel even more anxious, and since companies are hiring fewer new employees because of AI, I feel anxious about that too. To be honest, at first, I didn't know what to do and felt so overwhelmed that I started studying for certifications, but now I'm really not sure if it means anything.]
According to a recent survey of 1,000 office workers, translators and general office workers, followed by accounting and finance professionals, and lawyers, were cited as the job categories expected to suffer the heaviest impact from AI.
Lee Chae-ryung, who majored in Korean language and literature, is working as an intern at a digital system-related large corporation.
She says she has gained valuable experience over the past six months by handling various marketing tasks using AI.
[Lee Chae-ryung / LG CNS intern: Seeing firsthand which tools are frequently used and in what aspects companies actually use AI, I feel there will definitely be aspects I can appeal to in future interviews. I interpret this a lot as companies requiring different competencies from applicants.]
In fact, many companies recently hiring new employees have been asking interviewees about their project experience conducted using AI tools, as well as the limitations they felt during the process and ways they improved upon them.
This means that since AI handles routine tasks, companies place significant weight on evaluating judgment and leadership skills in new hires that were previously expected only of experienced personnel.
[Kim Duk-jin / Adjunct professor at University of Seoul Business School: Companies right now want people who can actually perform tasks alongside AI tools, show how they solved things that AI couldn't do through their own deep knowledge, and say, 'I can utilize these capabilities within the company.']
Ultimately, experts advise that rather than human territory shrinking as AI grows, roles are simply changing, and they recommend embracing AI within one's field in a more proactive manner.
(Reported by Shim Woo-seop | Producer: Lee Se-young | Cinematography: Lee Mu-jin | Video Editing: Park Ji-in | Design: Kang Yoon-jung | Produced by SBS Digital News)
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