Course: AI and Tech in Korea: A Cultural and Technological Perspective

The boundary between human and virtual celebrities is fading. Let us explore how AI technologies, such as voice cloning, deepfakes, and digital influencers, are transforming modern entertainment and redefining creativity. …

K-pop is entering a new era where technology becomes part of the performance itself. This lecture explores how AI transforms concerts into real-time, data-driven experiences—where lighting, visuals, and sound respond …

Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing how K-content is created, shared, and experienced. In this week, we explore how AI translation, sentiment analysis, and behavior-based personalization transform the global fan experience. From …

K-pop and K-dramas are famous around the world, and now AI helps create and share them with global fans. In Korea, AI and creativity work together to make content smarter, …

https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.10854 Over the last several years, the field of natural language processing has been propelled forward by an explosion in the use of deep learning models. This survey provides a …

In this chapter, we look at how AI changes the way K-content is made and shared. We will explore AI tools used in music, drama, and even virtual idols. Let’s …

AI is reshaping K-content creation, translation, and fan experience — blending Korea’s cultural emotion “흥(Heung)” with cutting-edge technology. AI in Creation: Music, drama, and virtual idols created through AI collaboration …

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/17/7823?utm_source=chatgpt.com This paper provides an extensive review of Smart City development with a focus on its societal and human dimensions, rather than only technology. It traces the evolution of the …

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21448-6_2 Reading Chapter 1 will give you a solid introduction to Artificial Intelligence. This chapter explains the basic concepts, history, and applications of AI, so it is enough to broaden …

Let’s read this article to build some basic knowledge about AI. https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/801580 This report, published by the European Commission’s JRC, explains the definitions and historical evolution of artificial intelligence, and …

This wrap-up video re-introduces Korea’s journey from war to wired, showing how Korea built a human-centered digital nation.

This video explores how Korea used data and AI to protect people during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how those lessons shaped its digital future. From real-time safety alerts to AI …

Pioneering 5G in 2019, Korea enabled cloud gaming, smart factories, and real-time health monitoring. KakaoTalk evolved into a super app for payments, news, and COVID-19 tools. Mobile-first society, AI aids …

In the 1990s, Korea transitioned digitally via the KII project, deploying fiber-optic internet nationwide to link homes, schools, and offices. This sparked PC bangs (internet cafés), central to e-sports and …

From the 1960s to 1980s, South Korea’s ‘Five-Year Plans’ transformed its economy by targeting factories, exports, jobs, and savings. The government nurtured globally leading companies like POSCO and Samsung, shifting …