AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAI x Creators: LG Uplus and media artist Eric Oh used an AI docent at Frieze Seoul to tailor explanations and deepen art engagement, while Adobe pushes Generative Extend in Premiere Pro to help editors fill missing video/audio and search footage by description. Academic Labor x AI: A new higher-ed debate is shifting from “AI in classrooms” to “AI as a workplace,” with unions and universities starting to address staffing, ownership of materials, and how algorithmic review affects faculty roles. Supply Chain Shock: Yemen’s Houthi capture of Mokha and Mayun raises fears of a “double bottleneck” for Red Sea shipping as Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted, putting extra pressure on South Korea’s crude dependence and freight/insurance costs. Industrial Deals: Samsung E&A won a KRW 4.7tn EPC contract for SABIC Agri-Nutrients’ SAN-7 fertilizer project in Saudi Arabia, and S-OIL reached final investment decision for Axens’ liquid phase xylene isomerization tech at its Aromatics Complex #1. Energy Transition: Amogy and LOTTE Fine Chemical signed an MOU to advance ammonia-to-hydrogen and ammonia-to-power solutions in Korea. Semiconductor Labor Tension: Micron Taiwan unions move toward strike action over bonus and profit-sharing demands, echoing labor pressure seen in Korea’s chip sector.
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