OpenAI Hosts First Corporate Leadership Event in Korea, Discusses Expanding Enterprise AI

OpenAI Hosts "Exec Summit" for Corporate Leadership in Korea

OpenAI announced on May 29 that it held its first domestic corporate leadership event in Korea, the "Exec Summit," on May 27, where participants discussed strategies for expanding enterprise artificial intelligence (AI).

This event, themed "Intelligence in the Workplace," explored how AI operates within corporate systems, data, and work processes.

On the 27th, Kim Kyunghoon, General Manager of OpenAI Korea, is giving a presentation at the 'Exec Summit' event hosted by OpenAI. OpenAI

According to OpenAI, the number of weekly active users of ChatGPT Codex in Korea has increased tenfold compared to the beginning of this year. More than half of Codex requests in Korea come from non-development tasks such as document creation, analysis, research, and operations, which demonstrates that AI is now widely used for general corporate work, not just as a tool for developers.

OpenAI executives, including Jason Kwon, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), Ashley Kramer, Vice President of Enterprise, and Kim Kyunghoon, Managing Director of OpenAI Korea, attended the event. Over 130 business and technical executives from leading Korean companies also participated.

In his keynote, CSO Jason Kwon emphasized, "The foundation of AI adoption is trust and security," adding, "Through the Korea Cyber Action Plan, we are supporting government agencies and corporate security organizations in applying OpenAI's cybersecurity initiative 'Daybreak'." Vice President Ashley Kramer stated, "A company's competitiveness in the AI era is determined by how deeply AI is integrated across actual work and systems," and emphasized that "when AI is integrated into teams and workflows, companies can finally generate tangible economic value."

The on-site demonstration showcased how AI agents and Codex can analyze complex problems in work processes and transform them into actionable outputs. The demonstration also highlighted Codex's support across various work areas, including market opportunity analysis, candidate research, spreadsheet creation, brand campaign planning, website development, and preparing executive reports.

A domestic case study featured Krafton's AI transformation (AX) initiative. Krafton declared an AI-first strategy last year, and as of February, the adoption rate of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT had reached 97.2%. Kyungyoung Lim, Vice President of Krafton's Transformation division, remarked, "For leaders considering AI implementation, it is important to foster an organizational culture that is not afraid of trial and error," and added, "Since the AI ecosystem is rapidly evolving and there is no single right answer, it is necessary to encourage various experiments and quickly apply tools that fit the organization."

Kim Kyunghoon, Managing Director of OpenAI Korea, stated, "OpenAI will continue to expand collaboration with domestic companies to ensure that AI is safely integrated into real work and organizational operations, and to help these efforts lead to repeatable results in industrial workplaces by providing support across technology, products, and partnerships."

On the 27th, Ashley Kramer, Vice President of OpenAI Enterprise, gave a presentation at the 'Exec Summit' event hosted by OpenAI. OpenAI

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