Students experience AI human technology and deepfake and fake news detection; media literacy play and discussion strengthen critical reading skills

KIT members engage Busan Arts Middle School students in generative AI experiences, board games and team missions. [Courtesy of KT Corp]
KIT members engage Busan Arts Middle School students in generative AI experiences, board games and team missions. [Courtesy of KT Corp]

KT Corp has launched an AI education initiative targeting aspiring young artists, seeking to help them explore how to use artificial intelligence responsibly through arts-and-technology integrated learning.

KT Corp announced Friday that it held hands-on AI competency and ethics education for students at Busan Arts Middle School on Thursday, in partnership with the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education and the Korea Press Foundation.

The program focused on building foundational skills that allow students to take the lead in using AI during the creative process — an arts-and-technology approach aligned with the growing role of AI in artistic creation.

Members of KT's university student IT supporters group, known as KIT, led sessions that began with AI ethics education and moved into generative AI experiences, board games and team-based missions. Students learned about AI's possibilities and limitations and practiced using it responsibly. Mentoring sessions ran alongside the activities, giving students a chance to discuss academic and personal concerns with university-age mentors.

Alongside this, KT operated its mobile AI experience center, KT AI Station. Students tried out generative AI studio tools and AI human technology firsthand, while digital ethics content on deepfake detection and fake news identification helped them develop the judgment to use AI discerningly.

Students also watched "Jump X Cut," a media literacy education play developed by the Korea Press Foundation that depicts situations young people face in SNS and other media environments. A discussion following the performance helped students sharpen their ability to distinguish fact from fiction.

KIT had previously partnered with the Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education last month to deliver AI education and mentoring to 155 middle and high school students in the West Sea Five Islands communities of Daecheong and Baengnyeong. This month, the group visited four schools in the Busan area in succession — Dongju Middle School on Monday, Deokwon Middle School on Tuesday, Songjeong Middle School on Wednesday and Busan Arts Middle School on Thursday.

Meanwhile, KT Corp has worked with the Korea Press Foundation since 2023 to support AI ethics and digital citizenship education for elementary, middle and high school students.

In the first half of this year alone, the company partnered with eight regional education offices nationwide to deliver programs to 349 schools. KT Corp said it plans to continue expanding educational opportunities through public-private cooperation so that young people can use AI and digital technology independently and responsibly.


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