SK hynix provided training on processing and selecting artificial intelligence (AI) training data for immigrants and shared the results.
SK hynix said on the 27th that it held the "2025 immigrant AI annotator future symposium" at the Anseong Central Library in Gyeonggi Province. Held on the 25th, the event was organized to share the results of the "immigrant AI annotator training project," promoted in cooperation with the government, local governments, academia, and civil society, and to explore ways to spread an inclusive CSR model.
An "AI annotator" refers to personnel who select and process data so AI can learn. SK hynix, together with the Work Together Foundation, introduced the "AI Data Planet" (AI annotator training) project to support the stable self-reliance of the growing number of immigrants in the local community.
The number of immigrants in Anseong, a key linked area for SK hynix's Yongin campus, is about 20,000 this year, accounting for 10% of the total population. SK hynix said, "Reflecting local characteristics, we sought ways to move beyond universal Korean-language support and leverage immigrants' multilingual capabilities as a strength," explaining the background for starting the immigrant AI annotator training project in Anseong.
Through this program, participants can learn the job of "annotation," which assigns labels to AI training data, along with Korean. SK hynix is also offering employment-linked projects for immigrants who complete the training. A total of 84.6% of graduates are active in the AI and digital fields.
Lee Romi, a professor at Korea National Open University, took part in the event and gave a presentation on the theme of "support for immigrant jobs and research on community resilience in the AI era." Lee analyzed that the project had a positive impact on improving immigrants' adaptability to the local community and laying the foundation for economic self-reliance, and that as education, jobs, and community activities became naturally connected, there were positive effects on restoring community trust.
Jeong Sang-rok, head of CR at SK hynix (executive vice president), said, "It is meaningful that immigrant participants have grown into talent with digital job capabilities throughout the entire process, from Korean-language education to AI annotation practice to job linkage."
Kim Bo-ra, mayor of Anseong, said, "I hope immigrants will become agents of society who discover their aptitudes and seek out jobs that suit them."