‘AI competition is survival of fittest,’ says SK hynix CEO

SK hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung said Monday that artificial intelligence (AI) will usher in an era of “destructive innovation,” adding that SK Group’s venturing spirit is required for affiliates to stay afloat in the current competition of “a survival of the AI fittest.” Kwak made the remarks during the conglomerate’s 2025 Icheon Forum, which kicked off its three-day run at the Grand Walkerhill Seoul hotel Monday. The annual forum is a gathering of SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and other key executives of affiliates to review the group’s management strategies and explore new opportunities. During his remarks, Kwak noted that the innovation brought by AI is not a gradual improvement but a disruptive change that fundamentally overturns existing frameworks, saying “it will be far greater and more powerful than the innovation brought by Apple’s iPhone in 2007 or by the rise of cloud computing in 2016.” “Companies that fall behind in this competition will find it difficult to survive in the future,” Kwak said. “For decades, our industry has been defined by standard prodWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times