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Three changes executives should watch as AI agents go to work in companies

AI in South Korea is moving beyond experiments and taking root in daily work, with 51.8 percent of workers using generative AI for job purposes, KISDI data show. The focus is shifting from how much AI a company adopts to how AI works inside organisations. As AI evolves into agents that plan and execute tasks, executives face changes in digital transformation, workforce operations and build-versus-buy decisions. Firms must address governance, security and data management under new rules.

AI & Enterprise

Concerns grow over side effects of delegating authority to AI agents, operators urged to build controls

Concerns are rising that AI agents acting on users’ behalf could cause harm when users cannot verify or control delegated authority. Experts at a user protection conference in Seoul urged operators to let users set and revoke permissions, require prior approval for high-risk actions such as payments, and keep records and rollback options. Speakers also said liability should not be shifted solely to users, and called for clearer responsibility in linked services and more effective, verifiable safeguards.

Telecommunications & Media

Two South Korean experts win roles in APEC ICT steering groups to expand cooperation

South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT said on Friday that two South Korean experts were elected to key posts in the operating groups under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation telecommunications and information working group. Jang Ju-dong was elected secretary of the Conformance and Interoperability Steering Group, and Park Jung-eun was elected deputy secretary of the Digital Economy Steering Group. Their terms run for two years from 2027 to 2028.