LG Group has been focused on developing talent related to artificial intelligence (AI) as a future growth engine since Gu Kwang-mo took office. In the past four years, the number of people who received training provided by LG Group reached 100,000.
LG has established a comprehensive training system spanning from AI literacy to master's and doctoral courses through its AI think tank, the "LG AI Research Institute," founded in December 2020, working to enhance its employees' AI capabilities. The LG AI Research Institute operates a customized AI talent development program for employees called the "LG AI Academy."
The LG AI Academy provides not only AI literacy training, which increases employees' capabilities to apply AI in practice, from basic knowledge to tool usage but also problem-solving skills training that enables them to lead AI projects in actual industrial settings. It is a systematic, comprehensive training program that includes in-house master's and doctoral degree courses. So far, more than 15,000 employees have undergone training, solving over 160 research projects.
In addition, LG opened the "LG AI Graduate School" in 2022 to discover master's and doctoral level talent, and currently, about 10 employees are undergoing the program. Employees who complete their thesis defense receive a degree recognized within LG and are listed as AI talent, leading AI projects in their respective organizations.
LG is also continuing practical support to expand the base of AI education in the country and to close the digital education gap by early discovering and nurturing AI talent from youth to young adults. LG operates the "LG Discovery Lab," the first experiential AI education institution in the country, in Seoul and Busan. This initiative provides quality AI education free of charge to over 33,000 youths every year.
Since last year, LG has partnered with Seoul National University to launch the "LG AI Youth Camp," a social contribution education program. Outstanding participants from domestic educational programs are also given the opportunity to participate in a two-week training program held at Stanford University and in Silicon Valley during the summer vacation.
LG also operates the "LG Aimers" program, known for training "young AI experts" ready for real-world challenges. Participants can take core theoretical lectures created together with Korea's top AI experts for free and participate in the "LG Aimers Hackathon," where they can gain practical experience by utilizing real industrial data provided by LG affiliates.