SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – It’s better late than never. Korea has finally taken its first step towards developing its own version of AlphaGo, a Google DeepMind AI program that shocked the global Go community last year by beating Lee Sedol, a South Korean professional Go player. The Korea Baduk Association hosted its first [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Local tech giant Kakao gave a little peak at the future of its flagship messenger Kakao Talk, suggesting that it will incorporate artificial intelligence to serve as a personal assistant. “Kakao Talk will resemble a personal assistant who understands the user best and can assist in every endeavor,” wrote [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s big three telecommunication companies – SK Telecom, KT Corp., and LG Uplus – are set to wage battle over the next big thing in the tech industry – artificial intelligence. SK Telecom began its AI endeavor with NUGU, an AI speaker that connects with smartphones to carry out [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. sold more than 40,000 units of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) home assistant service in four months, market watchers said Monday. The service, called NUGU, which means “who” in Korean, is the advanced voice recognition butler service that allows users to control [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean Internet giant Naver announced Wednesday the launch of ConA (Context Recognition AI), an artificial intelligence platform that automatically recommends travel destinations overseas. According to Naver, ConA uses deep learning technology and makes use of big data from online tour sites or restaurant information to come up with [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, said Wednesday it will spend 5 trillion won (US$4.2 billion) over the next three years to develop technology and services in artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things. The AI wave and Internet of Things, which aims to connect objects [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom Co. and SK C&C Co., both affiliates of SK Group, are likely to team up on developing computing systems that allow users to communicate with machines in natural conservation style, industry observers said Wednesday. In September last year, SK Telecom, the nation’s top mobile carrier, launched an [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Artificial intelligence and robotics experts surveyed by the Korea Employment Information Service have predicted that within ten years, more than half of the working population will be employed in professions highly replaceable by AI and robots. Technological advancement will greatly improve the abilities of the machines, experts said, giving [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea on Tuesday unveiled a list of emerging technology sectors, including 3D printing, fifth-generation telecommunications and artificial intelligence-based security services, to develop them into the next-generation drivers of growth. Virtual reality, augmented reality, self-driving vehicles and the Internet of Things technology were among the sectors named to receive [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – AppShow Korea 2016 kicked off Wednesday for a three-day run at Seoul’s COEX, with some 112 app developers in attendance. The annual event will provide an important promotion platform and business opportunities for developers and startups in a wide range of businesses, from fintech and smart devices to IoT [...]