KAIST announced on the 13th that Professor Kim Joo-ho of the School of Computing has been selected as a member of the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI, the world's first AI scientific assessment body launched by the United Nations.
The panel serves as a key advisory body that scientifically analyzes AI's impact across economic and social sectors while supporting efforts to bridge AI gaps between nations and coordinate international responses.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres personally finalized the 40-member panel, which includes world-renowned scholars such as Yoshua Bengio, a professor at the University of Montreal known as the "Godfather of AI," and Maria Ressa, a journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Professor Kim is the only Korean national on the panel.
A pioneer in human-computer interaction (HCI) and human-AI interaction (HAI), Professor Kim co-founded SkillBench in 2024, a platform that measures the effectiveness of corporate AI adoption and supports work structure redesign, contributing to the industrial application of research outcomes.
KAIST President Lee Kwang-hyung said, "Professor Kim's selection to the UN Independent International Scientific Panel on AI is an achievement that demonstrates the stature of Korea's AI research capabilities beyond KAIST." He added, "KAIST will actively contribute to scientifically analyzing AI's socioeconomic impacts and proposing policy directions for responsible AI development through cooperation with the international community."
