Posco Future M hosts AI Festival to showcase employee-led automation projects

• Posco Future M hosted an AI Festival on Oct. 13 at POSTECH in Pohang to showcase employee-built AI tools.
• The top award went to an AI model that predicts calcination-furnace heater condition, aiming to cut unplanned repairs and lift output efficiency.
• The event capped a three-stage “AI 100-day challenge” that recognized 28 AI use cases across office and manufacturing workflows.
• Management framed the program as a step toward an AI-native operating model, shifting more execution to AI with human final decisions.
• The company targets a 30% manufacturing productivity gain by the first half of 2028 under its “Battery of Things” digital strategy.

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