SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has referred to as for a back-to-basics method to securing management in synthetic intelligence (AI), constructing on the continued operational enchancment efforts of the group’s associates.
His remarks got here on the closing ceremony of the annual CEO Seminar in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, which introduced collectively greater than 60 CEOs and executives from SK associates. This 12 months’s version was held from Thursday to Saturday.
“Operational enchancment might sound difficult, but it surely finally means getting again to the fundamentals,” Chey mentioned in his closing remarks. “What issues is just not merely creating good processes inside an organization or enterprise, however constantly checking whether or not they really work successfully.”
Chey additionally warned that an organization pursuing AI transformation and not using a strong basis is certain to fail.
“We have to evaluation the processes we’ve got adopted over the previous 5 to 10 years to keep away from repeating previous errors. Solely once we excel in operational enchancment can we construct AI on prime of it — and thru this course of, we can resolve the challenges we’ve got been grappling with, one after the other,” he added.
The chairman additionally emphasised the significance of completely constructing “area information,” referring to the specialised experience and expertise gathered in an organization’s core enterprise.
Chey referred to as on the group and its associates to place themselves as resolution suppliers for patrons within the AI period, constructing on their reminiscence chip enterprise.
“Past merely supplying high-performance reminiscence chips, we should evolve right into a enterprise that delivers the simplest options to prospects, leveraging AI infrastructure similar to AI information facilities,” he mentioned.
“Allow us to function a catalyst for the event of Korea’s AI ecosystem by uniting the capabilities of our associates and fostering open collaboration with companions.”
