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SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean researchers have made significant strides in video artificial intelligence (AI) technology, specifically in the area of sound-to-image conversion. A research team led by Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) professor Oh Tae-hyun has developed a technology called Sound2scene, which can convert sound information into corresponding images. The [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Intellectual property (IP)-related goods that fans can purchase and own are becoming an increasingly important marketing strategy in the South Korean gaming industry. Gaming giant Nexon Co. conducted a strategic investment in local merchandise manufacturer Marppel Corp. to open an official merchandise shopping mall this year. Nexon will utilize [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of installations of service marketplace applications that enable users to find and offer various services has surged in recent years. According to the report released by industry tracker WiseApp, the number of service marketplace app installations stood at 1 million in January 2019 and has been on [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) – About half of South Koreans feel that a recent incident involving ChatGPT leaking a list of conversations it had with other users is a serious issue. Local pollster THEPOL conducted a survey of 26,137 South Koreans, in which 48 percent said that ChatGPT’s recent leak of the list of [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s management and its workers agreed to an average 4.1 percent pay raise for the year, sources said Friday, while effectively freezing raises for its board members due to poor performance amid a worsening chip glut and a global slowdown. The world’s largest memory chip and smartphone [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans have high concerns about the potential negative exploitation of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like ChatGPT, despite finding them convenient, a survey showed Thursday. The Korea Press Foundation surveyed 1,000 Korean adults, finding that among those who had tried ChatGPT, 89.6 percent said it was convenient and 87.2 [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) —Google Korea employees formed a labor union affiliated with the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) on April 11, after Alphabet, Google’s parent company, announced a 6% reduction in its total workforce, affecting about 12,000 people based at its headquarters. Earlier this month, Google Korea informed its employees in South [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Google Inc. must disclose the list of personal information it has shared with third parties, including United States intelligence. In 2014, four South Korean activists filed a lawsuit against the global tech giant and its local affiliate, Google Korea, demanding to know whether [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology has brought a paradigm shift in the IT industry, making it inevitable for the government to readjust its AI policy. The data labeling project in the Digital New Deal initiative is a representative example of this shift, which is part of the Korean New [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court on Thursday finalized a ruling in favor of the South Korean antitrust regulator’s record fine of 1 trillion won (US$760.8 million) imposed in 2016 on U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. for unfair business practices. The fine was imposed by the Fair Trade Commission (FTC), which concluded in [...]