Seniors Build Working AI Tools in Day One Company and OpenAI Education Event
Day One Company and OpenAI concluded a training event where 30 participants in their 50s and 60s designed and built functioning AI projects. The event, held May 8 at Seoul AI Hub Center, demonstrated that professionals with established careers can quickly apply generative AI to solve real problems in their fields.
Participants moved from learning basic generative AI and LLM concepts to building working tools over the course of the program. Seven AI coaches, including OpenAI ambassador Han Seo-woo, provided hands-on mentoring throughout the curriculum.
Projects Reflected Participants' Domain Expertise
The teams presented practical applications rather than theoretical exercises. One group built an AI agent to support freelance work in broadcasting. Another created an app to record intangible heritage-capturing professional knowledge and experience for younger generations.
Additional projects included a program that automatically generates YouTube playlist content, an AI agent for webtoon production scheduling, and a tool for collecting and organizing news articles. The winning team, led by Ryu Hee-bal, developed the article collection and organization program.
What Educators Should Know
The event signals demand for AI for education programs designed for mid-career and post-career professionals. Participants received three months of OpenAI account access and completed the training with functioning tools they built themselves.
Ryu Hee-bal said the hands-on experience gave him confidence about new roles after retirement. "I hope there will be more opportunities for the senior generation to be active amidst new technological changes," he said.
Deeps de Silva, Head of Education for OpenAI Asia Pacific, noted that participants treated generative AI as a practical tool rather than unfamiliar technology. Day One Company plans to expand senior-focused AI training programs.
OpenAI plans to produce this event as a case study for senior retraining and re-employment models, with content distributed internationally.
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