“Controlling AI risks matters more than performance”: AIM Intelligence holds AI Risk Conference Seoul 2026

As artificial intelligence takes on more independent judgment and action, the central business question is shifting from how powerful it can become to how safely companies can control it. That was the focus of the AI Risk Conference Seoul 2026, held by AI security company AIM Intelligence on the 7th at Samsung Financial Campus in Seoul.

The conference followed the release of GPT-6 Astra, which drew attention for its advanced reasoning and autonomous performance and was described as opening the way toward artificial general intelligence. But the expansion of AI’s independent capabilities also brings more risks and vulnerabilities, making control systems an urgent priority for companies seeking to use the technology safely.

Under the theme “What risks should companies prepare for in the AI era, and how?”, participants examined risks arising from regulatory blind spots, legal liability and financial losses. They also discussed ways to define those risks and manage them responsibly.

About 100 representatives from companies and institutions in South Korea and abroad attended. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance sponsored the conference. Speakers included Lee Byung-young of Seoul National University, Kim Seong-woong, head of the Financial AI Security Research Center at the Financial Security Institute, and Choi Dae-sun of Soongsil University’s AI Safety Research Center.