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“An era where AI moves beyond answers to action”
At 2 p.m. on the 11th, the global channel Arirang TV program ‘K-Culture Dive’ featured the journey of AI expert and founder Lee Seong-hun, a UC Berkeley graduate who raised his profile as a ‘Single's Inferno 5’ cast member.
The flagship interview segment of ‘Culture Dive’, ‘Hallyu People’, invited Lee Seong-hun, a cast member of the hit Netflix OTT series ‘Single's Inferno 5’, to share a special story.
The interview unveiled the real story of Lee, who became known to viewers around the world through ‘Single's Inferno 5’. The broadcast cast a wide spotlight not only on his role as a dating reality show participant but also on the unique career he has built in the global tech industry and his insights into the AI sector.
After appearing on Netflix’s ‘Single's Inferno 5’, Lee drew significant attention from viewers at home and abroad. In this interview, he spoke candidly about what led him to decide to go on the show, how his daily life has changed since its release, and the reactions of fans worldwide. He also shared the personal values and life philosophy he could not fully show on air, along with his goals going forward.
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Born in 1998, Lee graduated from Bergen County Academies, a prestigious science high school in New Jersey, and then majored in computer science at UC Berkeley, a leading U.S. public university.
From his school days, he stood out in technology through roles including Amazon software engineer intern, Accenture AI research intern, and software engineer intern at the data cloud company Snowflake.
He later worked as a software engineer at Google on AI development, and built expertise in financial technology as a software engineer at the world-renowned quantitative trading firm Jump Trading(Jump Trading).
The program recounted his growth and career transitions as a global talent who has experienced both Silicon Valley and the New York financial sector.
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Targeting the Korean and U.S. markets, Lee is taking on the next generation of AI by participating in the development of the AI action agent service ‘Rumi(Rumi)’.
In the interview, he forecast a new paradigm for the tech industry in the wake of generative AI as “an era where AI acts beyond answers”, adding that a time is coming when AI will move beyond merely responding to questions to actually performing real tasks on behalf of users.
He also shared his views on the changes AI technology will bring to education, finance, business, and the content industry, as well as the strengths Korea can secure in the global AI race.
Moving across different realms as a developer, finance professional, startup founder, and on-air celebrity, Lee on ‘Hallyu People’ highlighted, through a life of constant new challenges, the potential of the young generation to lead future industries and a new image of Koreans active on the global stage.
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The Arirang TV ‘Culture Dive - Hallyu People’ episode featuring Lee was broadcast on the 11th to viewers around the world via Arirang TV.
