Bank of Korea Urges AI for Silver Economy

Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong on Feb. 10 urged harnessing innovation and artificial intelligence to transform South Korea's aging population into a 'silver economy' growth engine, speaking at a forum hosted with Yonsei University. He cited that the country became super-aged last year (over 20% aged 65+), projected intensive-care needs to rise from 292,000 in 2025 to 639,000 in 2050, and called for regulatory reform and greater healthcare-data use to expand private-sector services.