HUFS Holds Special Lecture with Professor Daesik Kim as Guest Speaker

Exploring Changes in the AI Era and Seeking Key Future Competencies

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) invited Professor Daesik Kim of KAIST to discuss the changes that artificial intelligence (AI) and artificial general intelligence (AGI) will bring to future society, while seeking new competencies and leadership required in the AI era.

Professor Dae-sik Kim from KAIST gave a lecture at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies' "2026 HUFS Special Lecture." Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

HUFS announced on September 9 that it invited Professor Daesik Kim to hold the "2026 HUFS Special Lecture."

The "HUFS Special Lecture" is HUFS’s signature lecture program, which combines the university’s traditional strengths in diplomacy, international commerce, and the humanities with key future agendas including AI and big data.

It provides current students, alumni, and local youth with opportunities to broaden their humanistic insight and develop the competencies needed for their future career paths.

This special lecture, held on September 3 at the FILA Acushnet Hall of the Seoul Campus library, was supported by Deok-Sul Kim, Chairman of UNISTORY Asset Management Co., Ltd. and President of the HUFS Alumni Association, and was jointly organized by the HUFS Special Lecture Special Steering Committee and the Career Support Plus Center.

On this day, Professor Kim explored the topic, "Literacy and Leadership in the Era of Agentic AI," and examined the societal changes that rapidly advancing AI technology and AGI will bring in the future.

He specifically addressed how AI is transforming not only the structure of industries and jobs but also the roles and decision-making methods of human beings, and explained the new skills and competitiveness that individuals will require in the future society.

He also emphasized the importance of developing new forms of literacy and leadership that go beyond merely using AI to instead understand the flow of change and proactively respond to it.

Professor Kim earned his doctorate from the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Germany, held positions at MIT in the United States and RIKEN in Japan, and served as a professor at the University of Minnesota and Boston University.

He is currently a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at KAIST, conducting research in the fields of neuroscience and artificial intelligence.

HUFS plans to continue expanding opportunities for direct communication between experts from various fields and students through the HUFS Special Lecture series.

The university also aims to run a variety of education programs on an ongoing basis to enhance students’ understanding of the rapidly changing social and industrial environment, and to help them independently plan their future careers.

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