SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman met with South Korea’s top corporate leaders this week to enlist Samsung and SK Group as cornerstone partners in the U.S. startup’s multibillion-dollar artificial-intelligence infrastructure plan. Altman sat down Wednesday with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won in Seoul, ahead [...]
ULSAN, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have unveiled an artificial intelligence system capable of predicting earthquake damage across nuclear power plant facilities using data from a single sensor, potentially transforming safety protocols in one of the most restricted environments for monitoring. A team led by Professor Lee Young-joo of the Ulsan National Institute [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A global commission on the military use of artificial intelligence (AI) has called for legally binding agreements to ensure decisions to use nuclear weapons remain under human control, not AI systems, as part of responsible military AI integration. The Responsible AI in the Military Domain (REAIM) Global Commission, a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is rolling out an ambitious blueprint to transform its manufacturing base with artificial intelligence, advanced semiconductors, and clean energy infrastructure, part of President Lee Jae-myung’s drive to position the country among the world’s top four manufacturing powers by the end of the decade. The Ministry of Trade, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is preparing a sweeping overhaul of regulations governing artificial intelligence, autonomous driving and robotics, as the government seeks to position the country among the global leaders in next-generation industries. At the first Strategic Meeting on Regulatory Reform for Key Sectors, held Monday at the Korea Institute of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean researchers has developed an artificial intelligence model that allows parents to screen toddlers for autism spectrum disorder at home using nothing more than a smartphone. The study, led by Professors Chun Geun-ah and Kim Hwi-young of Severance Hospital and Professor Kim Boong-nyun of Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics has emerged as South Korea’s dominant force in artificial intelligence, ranking far ahead of domestic rivals Naver and LG, according to a new industry analysis. Yet even the nation’s top firms remain far behind American and Chinese tech giants in global AI competitiveness. The study, released Tuesday [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — OpenAI, the U.S. tech company behind ChatGPT, said Wednesday it is seeking to expand partnerships with South Korean technology firms, including SK hynix Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., to build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. “I think there are many ways to partner with OpenAI when it comes to building [...]
BERLIN, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — At Europe’s largest electronics fair, IFA 2025, Samsung Electronics unveiled a full-scale modular home outfitted with artificial intelligence technologies, underscoring its ambitions to shape the future of residential living. Erected beside Samsung’s exhibition hall at CityCube Berlin, the 218-square-meter, two-bedroom house was built in partnership with Samsung C&T and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Exchange said Friday it will introduce three new stock indexes tied to artificial intelligence on Sept. 8, underscoring how rapidly the technology is reshaping investment strategies across industries. The indexes — the KRX Sovereign AI Index, the KRX-Akros AI Power Infrastructure Index, and the KRX AI Semiconductor Index [...]