Krafton's new chief AI officer says the company 'uses AI as a tool to amplify human imagination and creativity, not replace it' 3 months after it announced a hiring freeze and launched a voluntary resignation programme

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Instead of investing in people, it’s investing $88 million in a technology that has yet to remotely prove itself in videogame development.But wait! AI is really here to help humans, not kill their careers. Please ignore what’s staring you right in the face and instead trust Krafton’s new chief AI officer, Kangwook Lee. He’s been the head of Krafton AI since 2022, and in this new executive role he will oversee AI R&D and “mid-to-long-term innovation strategy”.And he wants you to know that AI is your friend. 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