Military duty alternative revives for large conglomerates after 14 years amid AI drive
The assignment of expert research personnel to large conglomerates is expected to resume for the first time in 14 years, this time in the artificial intelligence (AI) field, helping prevent research career interruptions and the outflow of workers abroad. According to data submitted by the Ministry of Science and ICT to Rep. Hwang Jung-a of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea on Sunday, the…
After a 14-year hiatus, the option for large conglomerates to assign expert research personnel to their research institutes is making a comeback, this time in the field of artificial intelligence. This program aims to prevent research career interruptions and limit the outflow of workers to other countries. The Ministry of Science and ICT has recommended LG Electronics, HD Hyundai Robotics, Samsung Medison, and Samsung Electronics for hosting the expert research personnel.
These companies' nine research institutes would require 81 personnel. The expert research personnel program allows science and engineering graduates with master's or doctoral degrees to work at research sites for three years as an alternative to serving 18 to 21 months in the regular military, depending on their branch of service.
However, the new assignments to large conglomerate research institutes were suspended in 2013 in an effort to secure research and development personnel for smaller companies, leading to criticism about the decision.
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