SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — An artificial intelligence (AI)-based service offered by a major web portal is now embroiled in controversy over fairness. The Fair Trade Commission recently ordered Naver Corp., the nation’s biggest search engine, to pay a 26.7 billion won (US$22.9 million) fine for manipulating search algorithms for shopping and videos to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, said Monday it launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered phone calling application, as it seeks to bolster its presence in AI technology. The mobile carrier said it integrated its NUGU AI platform, currently used in smart home devices, with its T Phone [...]
WATERLOO, Ontario, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies [NYSE:TDY] company and global leader in machine vision, is pleased to announce Sapera™ Vision Software Edition 2020-09 is now available. The latest Sapera Vision Software suite includes Sapera Processing and the new AstrocyteTM graphical application for artificial intelligence (AI). The software suite offers field-proven image processing and artificial intelligence [...]
EDMONTON, Alberta, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) has launched registration for the first cohort of the REMI program, Reducing Emissions through Machine Intelligence. The program, made possible through a $5-M investment from the Government of Alberta’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) system, will enable companies to leverage novel applications [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Mobility, a firm that provides cab-hailing and driver-for-hire services, said Monday it added a new artificial intelligence (AI) function that can predict whether parking lots are full or not to its Kakao T Parking service, a first among South Korean parking apps. Previously, it was impossible for drivers [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Genie Music, the music streaming subsidiary of telecommunications giant KT Corp., released South Korea’s very first music album for children produced by artificial intelligence (AI) on Thursday. The album was created using the Artificial Intelligence System of Music (AISM), an AI-based composition program developed by UPVOTE Entertainment. AISM produces [...]
DAEJEON, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top-ranked science and technology university has unveiled a plan to set up a public database aimed at developing emotional intelligence technology-based artificial intelligence (AI) services. The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on Thursday that it will launch an AI big data center to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix Inc., South Korea’s No. 2 chipmaker, said Tuesday its artificial intelligence (AI) solutions unit has been established, as the company aims to utilize human-like algorithms in semiconductor manufacturing. Gauss Labs Inc. will open its office here later this month after setting up its headquarters in Silicon Valley, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday launched new small-size laundry appliances with upgraded artificial intelligence (AI) features to target single-person households and small families. Samsung added a 10-kilogram front-load washer and a 9-kg dryer to its Grande AI laundry lineup in the South Korean market. This is the first time [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Global photo and video-sharing platform Instagram on Tuesday introduced various new safety features in its latest effort to fight online bullying and other kinds of online harassment. The new features come as the social media platform has been criticized for becoming the center of various bullying acts, especially among [...]