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The article frames AI as the latest stage in humanity’s intellectual evolution, following language, writing, and books. Hangul is highlighted as a unique civilizational achievement that enabled mass literacy and today’s K-culture, while the decline of Hanja literacy is seen as a loss of embedded wisdom and meaning. As AI moves from a tool to a knowledge-producing companion, it forces a reconsideration of what it means to be human and how knowledge should be learned and shared. In this context, Korea’s education system is criticized as outdated and overly exam-driven. The CSAT’s multiple-choice structure stifles creativity, while heavy government control undermines university autonomy amid demographic decline. The author argues for long-term, non-political reform focused on creative assessment, critical thinking, and genuine university self-governance to prepare society for the AI era.