SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won on Thursday urged key subsidiaries in memory chips, information communication technology (ICT), energy solutions and batteries to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) to raise their global competitiveness. Citing a proverb of riding the wind and cutting through rough waves, Chey said in an email new year message to employees that the group should boldly navigate the turbulent global market on the powerful tailwind of AI. SK Group is one of the Korean conglomerates seeking to capitalize on the rapid expansion of AI use, with its key portfolio spanning SK hynix's memory chips, SK Telecom's ICT and network business and SK Innovation's energy solutions. “We are going through a turbulent period in which global industries and business structures are being reorganized around AI, and AI has already become a reality that is deeply embedded in our daily lives,” he said. “From memory and ICT to energy solutions, batteries and the services that connect them, the path SK has walked for decades has ultimately been a journey preparing for the era of AI.” To harnes