SK AX has announced its commitment to usher in an era of 'Agentic Enterprise,' where businesses will be fundamentally redesigned around AI. The company aims to innovate business models and create a virtuous cycle of growth through enhanced human-AI collaboration.
On June 16, SK AX held the 'IMAGINE AX 2026' conference at the Grand InterContinental Parnas Hotel in Seoul. The event focused on the theme 'Beyond AI: The Agentic Enterprise.' During the conference, SK AX showcased its 'Being AX' experience, which highlights the transformation of corporate operations through AI.
In his keynote address, President Kim Wan-jong emphasized that a company's competitiveness lies in creating new growth value through enterprise-wide optimization via AI. He noted that disparities in operational efficiency and augmentation through AI are increasingly reflected in business performance, predicting that these gaps will widen in the future.
Kim stated that achieving AX innovation requires more than just adopting AI; it necessitates developing core competencies in strategy, technology, data, operational systems, talent, and change management. He remarked, "We consider ourselves the first customer and have validated our capabilities through practice." He stressed the importance of clearly defining the objectives and expected outcomes of AI implementation as the foundation for achieving results.
SK AX believes that an integrated platform is essential for companies to achieve 'total optimization' through AI. The Being AX strategy is based on the Agentic AI platform 'Xgentic Wire NPO,' which connects numerous agents, orchestrates their collaboration, and manages issues such as security, quality variation, and cost increases.
Kim emphasized that AX involves redesigning work processes and corporate operational systems to enable the entire organization to work alongside AI. He stated that fostering talent capable of collaborating with AI and creating an organizational culture and systems that support this collaboration are crucial for achieving enterprise integration and synergy through AI augmentation.
The conference also featured real-world collaboration examples from SK AX's major clients and partners across various sectors, including manufacturing, semiconductors, finance, and HR. As SK AX transitions to 'Harness Engineering,' a technology designed to ensure AI agents can perform tasks reliably, the company is focusing on redesigning corporate operations to be AI-driven. It anticipates that human roles will evolve to supervision and decision-making, thus achieving a higher level of augmentation.
OpenAI is advancing its AX innovation model to accurately understand system contexts and enhance actual business performance and return on investment. SK hynix has expanded the precision of its manufacturing processes and data utilization in collaboration with SK AX, accelerating its transition to an autonomous factory model aimed at maximizing yield.
CS Wind, a wind tower manufacturing company, is applying a global manufacturing AX model. In partnership with Shinhan Financial Group, they are developing a work innovation model based on 'one financial agent per person' that meets data security, access management, and regulatory compliance requirements. Additionally, HR consulting firm Mercer is collaborating with SK AX to design an organizational operating system that facilitates cooperation between humans and AI.
Son Geon-il, Chief Customer Officer of SK AX, stated, "Redesigning existing processes with agent members in mind, capitalizing on tacit knowledge within the organization, and achieving success through these efforts are crucial. Understanding current systems and on-the-ground operations, along with efforts to reconnect tasks through AI technology, must accompany this process."
Cha Ji-won, Chief AI Innovation Officer of SK AX, noted, "The criteria for technology selection are shifting toward 'how to make AI work.' For AI to deliver actual business results, internal data, systems, processes, and industry-specific domain knowledge must be intricately aligned."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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