Participants pose for a group photo at the awards ceremony for the 2026 Responsible AI and Digital Lifestyle Creative Contest, organized by LG HelloVision for elementary, middle and high school students nationwide. [LG HelloVision]
Participants pose for a group photo at the awards ceremony for the 2026 Responsible AI and Digital Lifestyle Creative Contest, organized by LG HelloVision for elementary, middle and high school students nationwide. [LG HelloVision]

LG HelloVision's 2026 Responsible AI and Digital Lifestyle Creative Contest has concluded, drawing 580 entries and honoring 14 winning works.

LG HelloVision announced Tuesday that it held the contest at Seongbuk Media Culture Maru for elementary, middle and high school students across the country, in partnership with the Korea Media Foundation's Seoul Media Center and the National Information Society Agency (NIA).

Now in its second year, the contest was designed to help young people recognize the risks of AI and digital misuse and develop the skills to use technology responsibly. Entries were accepted across three categories — videos, card news and comics, and posters — with 580 works submitted in total, a 54 percent increase from 376 the previous year.

LG HelloVision and its partners selected 14 winning works based on criteria including relevance to the theme, creativity, public benefit and overall quality.

The grand prize went to two entries: "Smart AI Life (The Star of My Own Life)" by the Jindo Elementary School Team 53, which received the Korea Broadcasting and Communications Commission chairman's award, and "Is It Really Your Choice?" by the Treasure of the Sea team from Sungshin Girls' Middle School, which received the Ministry of Science and ICT minister's award.

The Jindo Elementary School Team 53 earned praise for its lighthearted portrayal of a student who, while apologizing to a friend, engages in honest conversation with an AI to develop independent thinking. The Treasure of the Sea team drew empathy for its symbolic depiction — rendered through a chalkboard — of a teenager gradually consumed by algorithms.

The excellence prize went to three entries: "The Most Precious Time Is Not on a Screen but Right Beside Us" by Ko Seo-yeon and Ko Se-yeon of Wirye Sol Elementary School, which received the LG HelloVision CEO award; "Synapse" by the Flame Studio team from Sineum Middle School, which received the Korea Media Foundation chairperson's award; and "Digital Detox in the Forest to Find the Real Me" by homeschooler Hong Jun-yeong, which received the NIA director's award. Three additional works received merit prizes and six received encouragement prizes, bringing the total to 14 winning teams.

"We hope that the creative works filled with young people's bright ideas will help spread a healthier culture of AI and digital use," said Lim Seong-won, executive director at LG HelloVision. "We will continue to support future generations so they can grow into independent, healthy individuals in the digital world."


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