SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – In a striking paradox, South Korea, a global leader in digital infrastructure and artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, is grappling with widespread worker anxiety about the impact of AI on job security, according to a recent international study. The report, released by researchers Cheong Se-jeong and Shin Young-kyu from the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it has begun mass production of its latest industry-leading solid-state drive (SSD) product optimal for usage in powerful artificial intelligence personal computers. Samsung said the PM9E1 SSD, which boasts the industry’s highest performance and largest capacity, is built on its in-house 5-nanometer-based controller and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bold move towards personalized healthcare, the South Korean government has embarked on a large-scale initiative to build a national biodata bank, aiming to usher in an era of precision medicine. The project, launched in April, seeks to collect and integrate genetic information, clinical data, and lifestyle habits from [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s media regulator said Monday that Telegram has pledged to adopt a zero-tolerance policy and immediately remove deepfake pornography and other illegal content from its platform, in cooperation with local authorities. The Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) said it had a face-to-face working-level meeting with Telegram on Friday, [...]
JEONJU, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – In a significant leap for smart farming technology, South Korean researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system capable of identifying non-laying hens in commercial egg operations, the Rural Development Administration (RDA) announced on September 25. The innovative technology, a result of collaboration between the National Institute of Animal Science, Jeonbuk [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday the government and the private sector will join hands to make full-scale efforts to boost South Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to expand its presence in the global AI sector. Yoon set a target for South Korea to become one of the world’s [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s science ministry said Tuesday it has opened a joint artificial intelligence (AI) research lab in collaboration with New York University (NYU) as part of efforts to lead global-level AI research projects. The new Global AI Frontier Lab at NYU aims to become a global AI joint research [...]
DAEJEON, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has unveiled a new multimodal smart speaker system designed to help users track their psychological state, the institute announced on September 24. This innovation comes at a time when concerns about mental health issues among single-person households are growing due to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – GS E&C, a leading South Korean construction firm, announced on September 24 the development of an artificial intelligence-powered translation program called Xi Voice to facilitate communication with foreign workers at construction sites. The innovative tool, designed to address the challenges of a multilingual workforce, can convert spoken Korean into text [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Corp., the operator of South Korea’s leading internet portal, said Monday it has plans to establish a Middle Eastern unit in Saudi Arabia within this year as part of efforts to expand its global business. The new unit, tentatively named Naver Arabia, will be in charge of Naver’s [...]