SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – While South Korea demonstrates robust human capital for artificial intelligence (AI) development, the country failed to produce any foundational AI models last year and is experiencing an outflow of talent to other nations, according to a new report from Stanford University’s Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Institute (HAI). The “AI Index 2024″ [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — World IT Show 2024, the largest information and communications technology exhibition in South Korea, kicked off Wednesday in Seoul to showcase cutting-edge technologies of local and global companies, its organizer said. The three-day event is themed on “Innovation in everyday life, created by artificial intelligence (AI),” with 446 companies [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 16 (Korea Bizwire) –LG CNS, a leading digital transformation company, has comprehensively enhanced its enterprise-grade generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform, which was initially launched in October of last year. The company announced on April 16 that it has added the Knowledge Lake, GenAI Image, and GenAI Talk solutions to its DAP GenAI (Generative [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Energy Solution, a major battery manufacturer, announced on April 14 that it is adopting generative artificial intelligence technology across its operations to better analyze customer needs and maximize operational efficiency. One of the first AI-powered tools implemented is the “YouTube Trend Report,” which utilizes AI to analyze battery-related videos [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States have launched a bilateral working group on artificial intelligence (AI) focused on boosting tech cooperation and advancing joint research, the foreign ministry said Friday. The launch of the working group was approved last December at the inaugural South Korea-U.S. Next Generation Critical and [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 12 (Korea Bizwire) —South Korea and Britain will jointly host a summit on artificial intelligence (AI) in May, the presidential office said Friday. The AI Seoul Summit, scheduled for May 21-22, is a follow-up to the AI Safety Summit held in England last November with the participation of countries including South Korea, the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Corp. said Friday it has joined a global consortium that promotes open-source artificial intelligence (AI) research and development, becoming the first South Korean corporate member of the initiative. Kakao said it is the first South Korean firm to join the AI Alliance led by global tech giants IBM [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Cloud Corp., the cloud computing arm of South Korea’s tech giant Naver Corp., said Thursday it will join hands with U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp. to create an artificial intelligence (AI) chip software ecosystem in South Korea. The two companies have agreed to provide IT infrastructure based on Intel’s [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Innocean, a global marketing and communications service provider, has collaborated with Hyundai Motor on an imaginative “Dogbility” campaign showcasing a virtual series of automotive concepts designed for canine companions, the companies announced on April 8. Utilizing generative artificial intelligence, the campaign visualized innovative vehicular features tailored to dogs through [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Friday it has designated six overseas partner institutions to establish global technology cooperation centers, aiming to advance research projects focused on core technologies. The country will seek to establish such centers under ties with MIT, Yale University, Purdue University, Fraunhofer, Johns Hopkins University and [...]