SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean cable TV channel MBN unveiled the country’s first artificial intelligence (AI) news anchor. On Nov. 6, a virtual anchor made its debut on MBN News 8, a prime time news program. The virtual anchor moderated discussions with lead anchor Kim Joo-ha and engaged in conversations with [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Riding a bicycle is no longer a pipe dream for those with physical disabilities. A research team spearheaded by Prof. Shin Dong-jun from Chung-Ang University announced Monday that it had developed ImProB, a robot bicycle that uses an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to measure the muscular status of the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. announced Thursday the launch of a new artificial intelligence (AI) voicebot for customer service. The mobile carrier said that the voicebot comes with voice recognition, language comprehension and voice synthesis capabilities to understand and analyze complex sentences spoken by customers. Customers can now skip the automatic [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The right timing for talking is more difficult than it appears. This is because the context can differ depending on the mood of counterparts or the surrounding environment. A South Korean research team has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) technology that enables AI assistants to know when it [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday its experimental research group has signed a partnership with a local IT service firm on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies as the South Korean tech giant tries to expand its presence in human-like algorithm solutions. Samsung Technology and Advanced Research Labs, better known as STAR [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A new artificial intelligence (AI) service offers users fashion advice depending on the situation. The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute announced Thursday that it had developed a new technology to coordinate fashion depending on various situations such as graduations, funerals, and dates based on learning data and conversations with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. said Tuesday it has developed an AI robot for metalworking in the construction of ships for the first time in the world. The AI hot working robot, called Goknuri, is now used to shape steel plates into curved ones at the front and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Army said Friday it will push to establish a surveillance system that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) along the inter-Korean border areas and coastal regions to beef up its security posture. The move came after a series of security breaches this year, including illegal entries of Chinese people into [...]
CHANGWON, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Gyeongsang Province is offering artificial intelligence (AI) and big data-based forecasts for prices of various crops to help farmers boost their income. The province introduced the price forecast system last April, the first of its kind in South Korea. The system offers forecasts on the prices of garlic, [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) technology that enables robots to complete their assigned missions by making independent decisions on what actions to take. The state-run Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced on Tuesday that it had developed ‘ActionBrain’ technology that clears the way [...]