"2026 EBS Reorganization" President Kim Yoo-yeol said, "AI animation production cost will be reduced by more than 10 times compared to existing contents."

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EBS will introduce a large number of new contents along with the reorganization in the spring in 2026.

On the morning of the 25th, a briefing session on the 2026 EBS reorganization was held at the Gwanghwamun Press Center National Press Club in Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul. EBS President Kim Yoo-yeol, Broadcasting Production Director Nam Sun-sook, and Programming Center Director Kim Kwang-ho attended.

At this briefing session, EBS introduced new programs that are innovative while focusing on the nature of educational public broadcasting, such as educational programs necessary to live in the AI era along with the direction of reorganization in 2026.

When asked why he is focusing on AI programs this year, center director Kim said, "Recently, terrestrial broadcasters are in crisis. The same goes for EBS, which I thought AI would break through the crisis. Last year, EBS formed an AI Innovation Promotion Committee and is planning to promote AI in earnest this year. I thought that long-term large-scale projects could also be implemented with AI. I thought I would be able to achieve such an effect, so I even organized it regularly. We were able to create new content by applying the advantages of AI technology to content," he said.

There are also concerns that some deficiencies in AI may cause confusion when they are broadcasted. Director of the center Kim said, "This is the most important point that EBS has considered. When implemented with AI, we thought deeply about whether we could deliver content properly and thoroughly prepared for this. AI guidelines were established, and content supervision was thoroughly conducted for each program. He explained, "I decided to take the best authority in Korea."

In the case of puppet shows, he said, "In the past, we invested about 8 million won to 10 million won, but since it was outsourced to AI, the production cost was set at less than 7 million won."

When asked about the scale of production costs to be reduced through this reorganization, he said, "We did not go only with a cost approach because it is an experimental stage in developing AI programs. After this year, we will look at the performance of each program and approach it systematically," he said.

President Kim said, "If Adam Smith talks about 'the theory of national wealth', it could cost hundreds of millions of won if he produces historical works in a 15-minute animation. The production cost will be reduced by approximately 10 times compared to the existing contents," he estimated.

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