Koreans' level of AI utilization 1.7 times the global average: report
Koreans' level of artificial intelligence (AI) utilization is 1.7 times more advanced than the global average, Google Korea said Thursday, citing a report from a global consulting firm. According to the survey published by Public First, a London-based strategy consultancy, 40 percent of Koreans surveyed said companies preferred candidates with AI capabilities over others during the hiring…
A recent report reveals that Koreans' utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) technology is 1.7 times more advanced compared to the global average, as stated by Google Korea on Thursday. The findings are based on a survey conducted by Public First, a London-based strategy consultancy.
In the survey, 40 percent of the Korean respondents indicated that companies give preference to candidates with AI skills during the hiring process. Additionally, 74 percent of the respondents expressed interest in educational programs aimed at improving their AI skills. Interestingly, a similar enthusiasm for AI-related education was demonstrated by Korean parents, with 85 percent of them asserting that learning how to effectively use AI is at least as crucial, if not more so, than acquiring knowledge in subjects like mathematics and English.
The survey also explored the impact of AI education on workers' productivity. The report suggests that receiving education on crafting sophisticated AI prompts enables employees to decrease their working hours by one-third, in contrast to using elementary prompts. The estimated annual productivity gain attributed to such education amounts to between 2.3 million won and 4.7 million won.
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