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As artificial intelligence technology spreads, jobs and hiring criteria are changing rapidly. In response, the government has unveiled its first employment stability plan to monitor AI-driven changes in the labor market in real time and address them.

Reporter Lee Seong-hoon has the story.

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Job seekers are busy with AI training.

As the ability to utilize AI becomes increasingly important in the hiring process, the formula for landing a job is also shifting.

[Interview: Lee Ju-hyun / Job seeker: Many job postings indicate that companies want to hire talent with AI proficiency, so I signed up for this course to become the kind of candidate they are looking for.]

With the scope of tasks that can be replaced by AI expanding and the profile of ideal candidates changing rapidly, many young people feel overwhelmed.

[Interview: Choi Gyeong-yeon / Job seeker: I keep trying to build up my qualifications, but companies say they cannot find the talent they want. From a student's perspective, I wonder what I am supposed to do.]

Projections suggest that by 2030, AI could eliminate 92 million jobs worldwide while creating 170 million new ones.

With significant changes expected in both the types and volume of jobs, the government has introduced its first basic plan for industrial transition and employment stability.

The plan includes developing a Korean AI Exposure Index to analyze which jobs will be affected by AI and to what extent, as well as establishing a Korean Canary Dashboard.

Named after the canaries that once detected toxic gas in coal mines, the dashboard will analyze job changes caused by AI by industry and age group in real time to provide warnings about potential employment shocks.

The government also plans to provide AI vocational training to more than 1 million people by 2030.

Regions expected to face concentrated employment shocks during the transition to eco-friendly practices in carbon-intensive industries, such as coal power and steel, will be designated as special zones for support.

[Voice: Han Seong-suk / Prime Minister: This is the first basic plan prepared by the government to minimize employment shocks and revitalize new job opportunities. It will serve as a starting point for follow-up measures by industry and sector.]

In the mid-to-long term, the government plans to discuss ways to compensate for income gaps and wage decreases that may inevitably occur during the job transition process.

(Video reporting: Jo Chun-dong | Video editing: Choi Jin-hwa)