Samsung Electro-Mechanics to Hold First In-House Hackathon, Improve Workflows with In-House Generative AI

[Financial News] Samsung Electro-Mechanics will hold a hackathon to develop agents that reduce repetitive tasks using its in-house-developed artificial intelligence (AI) platform. Two hundred employees will participate, and the agents developed are to be made available to all employees after the competition ends.
Samsung Electro-Mechanics said on the 13th that it will hold its first in-house hackathon using 'SEMCo-Work' at its Suwon campus over four days, from the 13th to the 16th. A hackathon is a development competition in which participants plan ideas and build a finished product within a limited time.
'SEMCo-Work' is an agentic AI platform developed by Samsung Electro-Mechanics. Its name combines 'SEMCO,' an abbreviation of the company’s English name, with 'Co-work,' meaning collaboration. It was developed to improve work efficiency by using the company’s own servers to ensure internal security and to enhance compatibility between AI and existing in-house systems.
The theme of this competition is 'Developing agentic AI that reduces repetitive work and can be applied directly to actual work.' Participating teams identify time-consuming processes in their day-to-day work and use SEMCo-Work to build solutions. The focus is on creating results that can be used across a range of manufacturing operations, including product development, production and quality management, and customer service.
A total of 100 teams, each made up of two employees, are participating in the competition. Five teams that pass the preliminary judging will advance to the final round. Samsung Electro-Mechanics will select gold, silver, and bronze prize winners, as well as honorable mentions, award a total of 33 million won in prize money, and present the awards at its founding anniversary ceremony on the 2nd of next month.
In addition to Samsung Electro-Mechanics executives, executives responsible for AI transformation (AX) at Samsung affiliates will participate in judging the final round. They will assess participants’ level of AI use, problem-solving approaches, and the potential for applying their work in practice.
Yoon Sae-mi, a Samsung Electro-Mechanics professional who is participating in the hackathon, said, “Using SEMCo-Work, I was able to easily implement the functions I needed.” She added, “I’m developing an agent that streamlines data management during development and automates repetitive tasks, from gathering information to requesting inspections and registering items in the system.”
Jang Woo-seok, the vice president overseeing AI at Samsung Electro-Mechanics, said, “It is important for employees who know their work best to create the agents they need with AI and improve them together with their colleagues.” He added, “We will support all employees in using AI in their work and help outstanding projects lead to real improvements in the workplace.”
Samsung Electro-Mechanics President Jang Deok-hyun emphasized, “The AI era is still only at ‘January 1.’ We need to respond proactively to the growth and innovation led by AI.” He went on to say, “The experience of creating an agent tailored to one’s own work through this hackathon will be the beginning of ‘One Person, One AI Agent.’”
Samsung Electro-Mechanics plans to make the agents developed in the competition available to all employees so they can try them out. Feedback from using them will be shared with the development teams and incorporated into feature improvements. The aim is to turn ideas employees identify for improving their own work into tools that colleagues can use together.
Samsung Electro-Mechanics also runs a quarterly 'Agentic AI Contest' and competitions for AI ideas and use cases. The company plans to promote an AI-based work culture by supporting employees in proposing new ways to use AI and sharing their experiences.


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