The Michuhol-gu Youth Center (Director Ko Seok-chan, hereafter “the center”) announced on the 13th that it has launched the intergenerational project “Those AI Kids from Way Back,” aimed at boosting young people’s awareness of veterans’ affairs and their digital skills at the same time. Through the project, youth use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to turn the lives and childhood dreams of war veterans into content to share with the local community.
 [The Korean Today] Veteran interview for the ‘Those AI Kids from Way Back’ project © Reporter Kim Mi-hee |
The program is being carried out in collaboration with Incheon Nam Middle School (Principal Yoon Seok-hwa) and the Incheon Metropolitan City Chapter of the Korea Disabled Veterans Association (Chapter Head An Seong-yun). It is designed to bring different generations together to communicate while allowing youth to record and reinterpret elderly veterans’ stories using the new technology of AI.
At the first session held on the 7th, youth met with veterans of the Vietnam War for a time of intergenerational communication. Using questionnaires they had prepared in advance, the youth conducted interviews to document the veterans’ lives and dedication.
Based on the interviews, the center plans to continue creative activities such as AI-utilization education, the production of autobiographical storybooks, and the making of tribute music videos. The finished works will be unveiled through an activity-sharing session and a local exhibition.
One youth participant said, “Meeting the veterans in person and listening to their stories deepened my sense of gratitude,” adding, “I will take part in the program earnestly so that their lives and sacrifices can be properly conveyed to the community.”
Director Ko Seok-chan said, “I hope this will be an opportunity for youth to reflect on the veterans’ spirit of sacrifice and broaden understanding and empathy between generations,” adding, “Creative activities that incorporate AI technology will also help improve young people’s digital capabilities.”
The project can be seen as a community effort to narrow the generational divide, in that it combines the cultivation of veterans’ affairs awareness with digital literacy education under a single framework. It also carries added significance in that it reconstructs veterans’ memories through the perspective and technology of youth and passes them on to the next generation.
[ Reporter Kim Mi-hee: incheonsouth@thekoreantoday.com ]
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