SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean police are seeking to introduce an artificial intelligence (AI) system that recognizes the voices of investigators and female crime victims and automatically makes statements. The National Police Agency is reportedly working on a system to “write statements with AI voice recognition” for related crimes against women. The [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Gas Co., the largest local importer and distributor of liquefied petroleum gas, said Tuesday that it will launch a local artificial intelligence (AI)-based energy efficiency service project in a strategic partnership with a French AI solution company. The service, which will be launched with Metron SAS, a startup [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting in April, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries will introduce the artificial intelligence (AI) program “HotSpotter” in its investigation into the identification of the spotted seal, which is designated as a protected marine organism. HotSpotter was developed by the computer engineering department of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in [...]
DAEJEON, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A joint research team from the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine and Dongshin University College of Korean Medicine has developed a new method to identify fake medical herbs using artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Fake medical herbs are difficult to be identified unless there are professionals involved. The team used [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Google Inc. could greatly improve weather predictions by using machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, a scientist from the company claimed Tuesday. Accurately predicting weather can be particularly challenging for localized events that evolve on hourly timescales, such as thunderstorms. Google, however, said it is currently [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) will launch a series of job training and experience programs starting this month to strengthen teachers’ ability to teach artificial intelligence (AI). The Seoul Education Research & Information Institute, which is affiliated with the SMOE, will conduct job training for basic AI [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday launched new laundry appliances with upgraded artificial intelligence (AI) features for the South Korean market. The tech giant unveiled its Grande AI range of washing machines and dryers — part of the company’s Project Prism, which aims to reflect consumers’ lifestyles and offer personalized [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean telecommunication firms have revamped their business divisions to boost their artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, industry insiders said Saturday, as they aim to expand their presence beyond mobile services. KT Corp., the nation’s No. 2 mobile carrier, last week announced that it created a business division dedicated to [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. is ready to work with various partners in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), the CEO of South Korea’s top mobile carrier said Wednesday, as he urged other South Korean players to join hands to lead the advanced technology. SK Telecom CEO Park Jung-ho said [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Seocho District in Seoul will introduce artificial intelligence (AI) CCTV technology, which uses criminal statistics information to predict possible crimes, as early as July. The district said Thursday that it is developing related technologies with the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), and will apply the technology to some [...]