AI NewsWaveSK Chairman Chey Tae-won: 'If I Were in My 20s, I'd Start a Business,' Urging Young People in the AI Era to Take on Challenges
Key points
- Chairman Chey says he would start a business if he were in his 20s
- Cites problem-solving ability as a key skill in the AI era
- Also stresses willingness to try again after failure
SK Group Chairman and Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Chey Tae-won urged young people living in the AI era to take on the challenge of starting a business. Industry News, IT Chosun, Digital Daily and EBN reported the news, and IT Chosun and Digital Daily cited SK on the 18th. Chey was reported to have said that if he could return to his 20s, he would start a business that solves social problems.
The outlets emphasized slightly different points. Industry News reported that Chey suggested young people look for problems to solve on their own rather than seek a set career. The same outlet noted that AI is changing the way people work and learn. EBN interpreted the message as saying that, as AI changes jobs and industrial structure, people should not stay stuck in conventional views of work and should develop the ability to find and solve new problems.
IT Chosun reported that Chey named problem-solving ability and the willingness to try again after failure as skills needed in the AI era, and highlighted in its headline his remark that people should find what AI cannot do. Digital Daily also said he stressed the importance of problem-solving ability and a spirit of challenge. Industry News and EBN put the phrase 'start a business no matter what' in quotation marks in their headlines.
IT Chosun reported that the remarks relate to the EBS program 'Great Class,' which aired from the 12th to the 16th, and Chosun Biz said in its headline that Chey was the first lecturer on the program.