'Seoul AI Lifelong Learning Running Ground' at The Seoul Lytium in Galleria Foret, Seongsu-dong
Visitors can draw with AI, play gomoku and experience humanoid robots, VR and assistive technology
An AI learning festival featuring gomoku matches against artificial intelligence, humanoid robot demonstrations and virtual reality experiences will be held near Seoul Forest. Visitors will also be able to enjoy the 2026 Seoul International Garden Expo, which runs at Seoul Forest through Oct. 27.
The Seoul Metropolitan Institute for Lifelong Education will host the "2026 Seoul AI Lifelong Learning Running Ground" on Oct. 23-24 at The Seoul Lytium inside Galleria Foret in Seongdong-gu.
The event, themed "AI × Lifelong Learning: Where Learning Connects Across All Generations," will feature more than 30 experience booths spread across six zones, according to the institute.
Visitors can try AI-assisted storybook writing, mock job interviews and career planning, as well as hands-on experiences with humanoid robots, virtual reality, assistive technology, robot racing and robot soccer.
Programs will also let visitors draw alongside AI and play gomoku against it, comparing how humans and AI approach problem-solving.
A collaboration with Seongsu-dong experience space Real World Seongsu will offer a mission-based activity called "AI Forest of Learning: Future Talent Secret Code," in which participants solve challenges around the venue to learn about AI.
A family workshop called "Family AI Creative Book Making" will guide participants in using AI to craft a story and bind it into a finished book. An exhibition of 1,000 AI-related titles will also be on display.
Expert talks will feature Kim Dae-sik, a professor at KAIST; Kim Sang-gyun, a professor at Kyung Hee University; Ku Bon-kwon, director of the AI and Literacy Research Institute; and Lee Eun-young, chief executive of Unique Good Company. The speakers will discuss learning strategies for the AI era and the development of future talent.
The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is free to attend. Participants can register in advance on the event website or sign up on-site on the day.
Han Yong-jin, director of the institute, said the event aims to "expand opportunities for citizens to experience AI firsthand and learn how to use it in their everyday lives."
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