SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean Internet service provider SK Broadband announced on Tuesday its intention to enhance program competitiveness by integrating AI technology into its local channel news. SK Broadband plans to broadcast by creating an AI version of journalist Shim Jae-ho, who is nearing retirement after more than 30 years as a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Kakao, South Korea’s largest emoji marketplace, has decided to maintain its policy of prohibiting AI-generated emojis from being incorporated into KakaoTalk. This decision comes after discussions with various industry stakeholders, who expressed concerns that AI-generated emojis could potentially disrupt the existing ecosystem of human creators and may pose challenges in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) on Wednesday unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system designed to identify mosquitoes that carry infectious diseases. The AI-based Automatic Mosquito Classification Monitoring System (AI-DMS) is scheduled for a pilot launch in selected local administrations beginning next month. It utilizes specialized equipment [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s sleep technology firms are introducing a range of customized solutions by harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze sleep patterns and provide personalized assessments. Sleep tracking software startup Asleep has created an AI model capable of analyzing sleep stages solely through breathing sounds. It can also identify sleep-related [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, said Sunday it will invest US$100 million in the U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic in a partnership deal to expand its footprint in the AI sector. Anthropic is a San Francisco-based AI safety and research company, with products like the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group said Thursday it will invest US$50 million in Canadian artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor startup Tenstorrent as it seeks to integrate AI into its future mobility solutions. Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Corp. will invest $30 million and $20 million, respectively, in Tenstorrent as [...]
GOYANG, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The artificial intelligence (AI)-based care call service for elderly individuals living alone, offered by the city government of Goyang, just northwest of Seoul, has received praise from its recipients. A public health center in the Deokyang district in April launched the AI-based Clova Care Call service to prevent accidents [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top portal operator Naver Corp. said Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with car-sharing and mobility service provider SOCAR Inc. to foster mutual cooperation for mobility service innovation using its hyperscale artificial intelligence (AI) platform, HyperCLOVA X. According to the terms of the MOU, [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co., leading battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. and several other major South Korean companies joined hands with smaller firms to seek ways to maximize the use of artificial intelligence in key industries, the industry ministry said Tuesday. A total of 20 South Korean conglomerates [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top wireless carrier, said Tuesday it has launched a video control solution utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) technology for video recognition to monitor various accidents. Developed in collaboration with local software development company Innodep, the solution utilizes video recognition AI technology to analyze individuals, vehicles, [...]