□ DGIST (President Kunwoo Lee) announced the full implementation of a “Real-Time Integrated Safety Management AI Chatbot” (hereafter, the “AI Safety Chatbot”) to strengthen safety management in laboratories and workplaces and to establish a smart safety culture.
□ The DGIST “AI Safety Chatbot” is a system that has proactively adopted the latest AI technology, Google NotebookLM, in administrative services. The chatbot provides customized information by learning DGIST’s safety, health, and security data and operates on a 24/7 real-time response system, enabling immediate handling of safety-related inquiries even at night or on holidays.
□ A key feature of the “AI Safety Chatbot” is its ability to deliver institution-specific responses by learning DGIST’s own safety manuals and management systems. It incorporates frequently occurring inquiries and internal processes—such as chemical handling, high-pressure gas management, and waste disposal—and enhances information delivery by visualizing them in the form of infographics and slides.
□ Through the adoption of the “AI Safety Chatbot,” DGIST expects multiple outcomes, such as: (1) closing safety gaps by enabling rapid responses to emergencies during nighttime and holiday research activities; (2) maximizing administrative efficiency through automated handling of repetitive safety inquiries; and (3) enhancing information reliability by providing data-driven, standardized safety knowledge.
□ “We have designated 2026 as the inaugural year of AX (AI Transformation) innovation and are actively adopting AI across research and industrial settings,” stated DGIST President Kunwoo Lee. “Through this AI Safety Chatbot, we will support our members so that they can focus on research within a safer environment, and complete a world-class smart safety campus by expanding high-risk process response capabilities.”
□ Meanwhile, DGIST established a “DGIST-style incident management process” throughout 2025, achieving remarkable outcomes in preventing major accidents, such as reducing fire and explosion incidents to zero. The implementation of the “AI Safety Chatbot” is regarded as a key step in extending these offline safety management achievements into the digital domain.
