**Held at Gyeongnam Banseong Middle School**
High satisfaction with the popular ‘Robot Intelligence and Visual Intelligence’ classes
Korea’s first experiential AI education institution ‘LG Discovery Lab’
Recently surpassed 80,000 cumulative students
LG conducted the ‘Visiting AI Lab’ at Banseong Middle School in Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, on the 8th. [Provided by LG]
[Herald Economy = Kim Min-ji] LG Discovery Lab, Korea’s first experiential AI (Artificial Intelligence) educational institution operated by LG, recently surpassed 80,000 cumulative students. On the 8th, the first ‘Visiting AI Lab’ of the year was held at Banseong Middle School located in Sabong-myeon, Jinju-si, Gyeongsangnam-do.
LG is operating the LG Discovery Lab in Seoul and Busan to foster creative talent among teenagers, providing free high-quality AI education to more than 33,000 young people annually. This year, LG plans to turn the ‘Visiting AI Lab’ into an official program and expand it, in consultation with educational institutions, to 12 middle schools, including those in the Gyeongnam, Chungnam, and Jeonnam regions.
On this day, LG provided classes in ‘Robot Intelligence’ and ‘Visual Intelligence,’ the most popular among the five programs offered at LG Discovery Lab, which also include ‘Language Intelligence,’ ‘AI Human,’ and ‘Data Intelligence.’
The ‘Robot Intelligence’ program involves learning the principles of a robot independently mapping and autonomously driving while avoiding obstacles. The ‘Visual Intelligence’ program allows participants to learn how AI judges human expressions or movements and control a robot’s actions with hand gestures.
To provide vivid AI education to teenagers, LG devoted considerable effort to the composition of educational programs and the production of teaching materials. Researchers in AI from LG AI Research Institute, LG Electronics, and LG CNS participated in the development and verification of educational materials and the advisory process for educational content.
Particularly, LG Electronics improved issues encountered during pilot operations, such as the large volume and fragility of teaching materials during transport. The PRI Advanced Mechanism Development Team of the Product Quality Research Institute modularized the educational materials, enabling the operation of the Visiting AI Lab with a single vehicle.
Iwon-Sool Banseong Middle School teacher remarked, “Traditional lessons involved simple coding on students’ laptops or basic crafting experiences. The Visiting AI Lab offered classes with well-developed physical teaching aids, allowing students to design, operate, and experience moving projects, resulting in high satisfaction.”
An LG representative stated, “Helping nurture excellent AI talent is an investment in our society’s future,” aligning with Koo Kwang-mo, CEO of LG Corporation’s philosophy that ‘talent is the source of national competitiveness.’
Meanwhile, LG also started a new educational social contribution program, the ‘LG AI Youth Camp,’ with Seoul National University since last year. Selected teenagers participate in a domestic educational course beginning with an overnight session every February at Seoul National University and engaging in team projects solving everyday problems with AI for ten weeks. Outstanding participants from the domestic course are given a chance to attend a summer program at UC Berkeley and Silicon Valley for two weeks.