AmCham urges Korean firms to pair AI tools with employee training and risk controls
At a Seoul HR workshop, AmCham highlighted that AI adoption will only boost productivity if companies invest in workforce training and robust risk management.
During the AmCham HR Workshop 2026 in Seoul, the chamber’s chairman James Kim warned that AI investments must be matched by employee upskilling and careful risk governance to deliver lasting productivity gains. Ministry of Employment and Labor director Lee Sang-im unveiled the K-New Deal Academy, a state-run initiative providing sector-focused training for recent graduates. Google’s Asia-Pacific public affairs lead Chenie Yoon shared results from the ATLAS study, which examined millions of anonymized human-AI interactions worldwide, while OpenAI’s Eum Sungwon highlighted ChatGPT’s ability to automate repetitive tasks under strict data-security safeguards. Panelists from Speakeasy Labs Korea, law firm Kim & Chang and Estée Lauder Companies Korea discussed workflow changes, executive accountability and compliance, underscoring that successful AI deployment requires coordinated organizational change.
Why it matters
Businesses that ignore training and risk controls may fail to capture AI’s promised efficiency gains.
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