"Even 90 points with AI tools is not enough"... Director Kim Yong-seop speaks on the era of 'Human Proof'

As AI technology becomes commonplace, the criteria for judging individual capabilities are changing. Through a conversation held on the YouTube channel 'The Man Who Explains the Economy (Kim Kwang-seok TV)', Director Kim Yong-seop analyzed that because the use of AI tools has raised the absolute numerical value of skill, it is difficult to maintain competitiveness using past standards.

"90 points is failing"... The baseline of capability changed by AI

Director Kim Yong-seop explained that the criteria for evaluating individual skills have completely changed in an environment where AI tools are used. In the video, Kim pointed out that a person who possessed a skill level of 80 points in the past does not need to be satisfied with themselves just because they produce a result of 90 points using AI tools. Because the overall baseline has shifted upward from 100 points to 500 points due to AI integration, a result of 90 points could instead be considered a state of lacking capability. Kim emphasized that since the value of a tool is determined by a person's capability, cultivating skills to create higher scores is essential.

The emergence of 'Human Proof' business to distinguish fake from real

As AI-generated content surges, 'human proof' is emerging as an important topic. Kim predicted that as non-humans increasingly pretend to be human, the task of discerning whether something is a real person or whether a person has fully verified it will become a core task for companies and society. In particular, the video mentioned a case where a service with the company name 'Tool of Humanity' is spreading globally and being used to verify the identity of members in finance, credit card companies, dating apps, etc. Kim predicted that the demand for such human proof will amplify further as we pass through 2025 and 2026.

Regarding this, Professor Kim Kwang-seok shared the risks by citing actual cases. Professor Kim stated that there have been cases where fake channels implementing themselves using AI appeared, and people who believed them suffered damages such as transferring their retirement funds. Professor Kim added that to survive in the AI era, one needs the ability to doubt and verify whether content is real or made by AI.

"The difference for experienced workers is the ability to doubt and verify AI results"

A detailed analysis also followed regarding the changes in the employment market in the AI era. Kim analyzed that an environment has been created where the difference in results between a 1st-year worker and a 10th-year worker can decrease due to the upward standardization of technology. However, he explained that experienced personnel have practical experience from the era before AI tools existed, so their ability to doubt or verify the answers presented by AI rather than believing them blindly becomes a differentiated competitive advantage.

In response to a question about children's education, he mentioned the validity of the 'ability to study well.' Kim said that in the past, the studying ability of highly educated talent was a major competitive edge, but looking at the current trend of Big Tech companies adjusting their workforce, it may be difficult to prepare for the future with only learning ability. He suggested that in an era where the ability to study has already become a default value, there is a need to contemplate what more should be prepared.