Dong-A AI Lab graduate wins top prize at K-AI Content Contest
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- Kim Hyung-min, a graduate of Dong-A AI Lab, won the grand prize at the K-AI Content Contest.
- His project, 'Kiddy,' is an AI-based platform designed to protect children from harmful digital content.
- The Dong-A AI Lab program provided comprehensive training in AI-driven service development.
Kim Hyung-min, a graduate of the Dong-A AI Lab, has earned the top prize in the solution category at the '2026 K-AI Content Contest.' His winning project, an AI-powered children's media platform named 'Kiddy,' received the AX Media Award Grand Prize (KT skylife President's Award).
'Kiddy' is designed to enhance online safety for children by using artificial intelligence to analyze and block harmful content they might encounter while using digital media. The platform aims to create a safer digital environment for young users.
Kim credited the comprehensive curriculum at Dong-A AI Lab, operated by Dong-A Ilbo as part of the Ministry of Employment and Labor's K-Digital Training (KDT) initiative, for his success. The program covered the entire service development lifecycle, from data analysis and idea planning to AI-based feature implementation and project execution, enabling him to refine the 'Kiddy' concept.
The training program helped me a lot in winning the contest.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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