SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – After weeks of hopes and doubts, Gachon University’s Gil Hospital finally launched its AI-based super computer Watson for Oncology on Monday, and marked Korea’s first diagnosis of a cancer patient by a non-human expert. Watson, developed by IBM, sweeps through data of 290 medical journals, 200 medical text books, [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – In yet another challenge of man versus machine, the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute announced Monday that its AI software Exobrain will participate in the SK-sponsored scholarship program Janghak Quiz on Friday. Exobrain is a deep learning AI software that can be used in a multitude of domains. It [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A sphygmomanometer is a quick and convenient way of measuring blood pressure. But it tends to lack accuracy when compared to measurements made by a doctor with a blood pressure pump and a stethoscope. To overcome these limits, a team of Korean scientists from Hanyang University applied deep learning [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Big data is expected to help drive the growth of next-generation technological developments, including artificial intelligence and self-driving cars, Naver Corp. officials said Monday. The term “big data” generally refers to the use of analytics by extracting value from data sets for business or research purposes as online databases [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co., is seeking to adopt a voice-based digital assistant for its next flagship device, the Galaxy S8, an executive said, as the world’s largest manufacturer of smartphones is struggling to recover and woo back customers following the Galaxy Note 7 debacle. “The Galaxy S8 will be our [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom’s NUGU is a cylindrical-shaped speaker/lamp that is capable of providing various services including music recommendations and playback, smart home services (for smart homes and smart-compatible electronics), and other assistant services like weather information, alarm, and schedule notifications. According to industry sources, daily sales of NUGU have almost [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The founder of Naver Corp. said Monday the nation’s biggest Internet portal will accelerate its investment in high-tech startups, signaling the need to increase spending on artificial intelligence. Lee Hae-jin, who is also the chairman of the board at Naver, made the remarks at a conference with developers. “From [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Gachon University Gil Hospital gained widespread media attention when it announced last month that it would introduce IBM’s Watson for Oncology, an AI-based super computer, for cancer diagnosis and treatment. The system was due to launch mid-October amid high industry expectations, until news broke out early Friday morning that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – “No” and “it shouldn’t” were the answers by global scholars on artificial intelligence during Monday’s press conference for the 2016 International Judicial Symposium. The press conference featured Oren Etzioni, Director of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, and Roman Yampolskiy, Director of the Cyber-Security Lab at University of Louisville, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The painful March defeat of baduk prodigy Lee Se-dol to Google’s DeepMind project AlphaGo urged Korea’s leading corporations to gather together to spearhead an artificial intelligence project of their own, leading to the establishment of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (AIRI), which was announced Tuesday. The project was led by [...]