SK AX has announced its commitment to ushering in an era of 'Agentic Enterprise,' where AI will redesign business operations and workflows. 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: Agentic Enterprise,' where SK AX showcased its experience with 'Being AX,' a comprehensive AI-driven transformation of business operations.
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 already reflected in business performance, predicting that these gaps will widen in the future.
Kim stated that to achieve AX innovation, companies must go beyond merely adopting AI and develop core capabilities in strategy, technology, data, operational systems, talent, and change management. He remarked, "We have validated our capabilities by treating ourselves as the first customer." 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 variance, and cost increases.
Kim emphasized that AX involves redesigning work processes and corporate operating systems to enable the entire organization to work alongside AI. He stated that fostering talent capable of collaborating with AI and creating a supportive organizational culture and system are crucial for achieving enterprise integration and synergy through AI augmentation.
The conference also featured real-world collaboration examples from major SK AX clients and partners across various sectors, including manufacturing, semiconductors, finance, and HR. SK AX is focusing on redesigning corporate AX towards AI-based operations through a technology called 'Harness Engineering,' which ensures that AI agents can perform tasks reliably. This approach allows human roles to shift towards oversight and decision-making, enhancing overall productivity.
OpenAI is advancing an AX innovation model that accurately understands system context and improves actual business outcomes and return on investment. SK hynix has expanded the precision of its manufacturing processes and data utilization through digital twin technology in collaboration with SK AX. The company is also 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 person, one financial agent' that meets data security, access management, and regulatory compliance requirements. Additionally, HR consulting firm Mercer is designing an organizational operating system that facilitates collaboration between humans and AI.
Son Geon-il, Chief Customer Officer at SK AX, stated, "Redesigning existing processes with agent members in mind, assetizing tacit knowledge through agentification, and achieving success through these efforts are crucial. We must understand current systems and field operations and work to reconnect tasks through AI technology."
Cha Ji-won, Chief AI Innovation Officer at SK AX, noted, "The criteria for technology selection are shifting towards '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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