SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom held a press conference this week at T Tower’s Supex Hall to announce its goal of becoming a major player in the global AI industry. The company aims to boost its competitiveness in AI and collaborate across various sectors. While SK Telecom, the leading wireless carrier in the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – In the movie “Parasite,” Ki-jung, the protagonist’s daughter and an aspiring art student, infiltrates the Park household under the guise of an art tutor. During her time there, she encourages her young friend to create art. The child’s drawings reveal his inner psychological state, highlighting the significance of art therapy [...]
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Meltwater, a leading global provider of social, media and consumer intelligence, today announces the launch of its new AI Ethical Principles which guide the company’s AI innovation and ensure a commitment to AI safety, transparency, and accountability within the organization and the broader industry. While AI technology brings [...]
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 [...]