{
  "id": 17187111,
  "title": "More Korean workers rushing to paid AI classes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/more-korean-workers-rushing-to-paid-ai-classes",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-30T06:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261030/more-korean-workers-rushing-to-paid-ai-classes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Seoul's Seocho District, a growing number of South Korean workers are enrolling in paid artificial intelligence (AI) classes to stay competitive in the workplace. Lim, a 40-year-old marketer at a large corporation, recently participated in a two-day course on Claude Code, an AI coding agent developed by U.S.-based Anthropic. The class, held in a setting reminiscent of a high school senior classroom, had approximately a dozen office workers. Participants spent nine hours each day engaged in the course, even during breaks.\n\nLim paid 1 million won ($700) for the two-day class, which covered setting up a Claude Code environment, connecting it to various tools like email and calendars, and automating repetitive tasks. While the cost was significant, Lim felt that the investment was worthwhile. Observing her colleagues' proficiency in using AI, she felt a sense of urgency to keep up, fearing that she might fall behind in her work. Now, she applies the skills she acquired to research marketing cases, compare materials, draft reports, and retrieve records.",
  "summary": "Lim, 40, a marketer at a large corporation, recently spent her Saturday and Sunday attending a class on Claude Code taught by a well-known instructor in Seoul’s Seocho District. Claude Code is an artificial intelligence (AI) coding agent developed by U.S.-based Anthropic. She learned how to set up a Claude Code environment, connect it to email, calendars and collaboration and document management…",
  "key_points": [
    "South Korean workers flock to paid AI classes in Seoul's Seocho District.",
    "40-year-old marketer Lim takes two-day course on Claude Code from Anthropic.",
    "Lim invests 1 million won to stay competitive, using skills for marketing tasks."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The rising cost and intensity of these private courses signal a shift where professional survival depends on individual investment in specialized technical skills to avoid workplace obsolescence.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}