AI NewsWave 한국어

Korea AI News

SK Telecom Holds Happy AI Challenge for 110 Teens With Disabilities

AI NewsWave | Oct 15, 2026, 15:33 KST | Based on 5 Korean news reports

Key points

SK Telecom said on the 15th that it held the "2026 Happy AI Challenge," where teenagers with disabilities compete in creativity and problem-solving using AI. It ran for two days from the 14th at SK Telecom's training center in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, and this year was the 27th edition.

According to iNews24 and EBN, 110 teenagers with disabilities took part, and EBN added that 44 supervising teachers were also there. The event's theme was "Connecting Thoughts, Meeting the Future."

Industry News reported that SK Telecom shifted the focus of this year's contest from conventional coding education to AI use. It also included programs in which the teenagers solved problems with AI and produced videos and posters themselves.

Sources (in Korean)

Compiled by AI NewsWave from facts confirmed across the Korean reports above. Translated from the Korean version.