3rd Artificial Intelligence Changing the World Contest
On August 16, 2022, an awards ceremony was held for the 3rd Artificial Intelligence Changing the World Contest held in the International Seminar Room of the DSU U-IT Building. Jointly hosted by the DSU SW Centered University Project Group, the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Institute for Information & Communication Technology Planning, and the Busan Metropolitan City Council, the contest provided an opportunity for elementary, middle, and high school students and the general public to easily approach knowledge related to the concept of artificial intelligence (AI), accepting entries from May 20 to July 10.
Under the themes of “My AI Utilization,” and “The Life of 2030 that AI Will Bring,” entries were allowed in a wide variety of genres including videos, webtoons, and posters, so that anyone with the interest and fresh ideas could participate and express themselves. A total of more than 440 excellent works from all over the country were submitted to this third iteration of the contest. For a fair screening of the various contents, six external experts were selected as judges, bestowing a total of 30 teams with a combined prize money of 15 million won. The highest student awards, presented by the Busan Metropolitan City Superintendent of Education, were for “It Was Then” (video category, Park Ji-hwan, Busan Information High School) and “A Smart World with Artificial Intelligence 2030 To Come” (poster, Seong Si-woo, Buldang Middle School). Next, “AI Memories Studio” (webtoon, Geoje Girls’ Middle School, Jeong Chan-hee) won the Grand Prize in the General Division, with “Protect Me! AI!” (webtoon, Park Jin-woo, DSU) also winning an award.
In addition, “Let’s Talk” (video, Jo Jae-dong) won the grand prize and received high marks from the judges for its concept of using artificial AI to communicate with dogs. Professor Lee Sang-geol, head of the DSU SW Centered University Project Group, said, “I expect this contest to be helpful in understanding and promoting the use of AI.”