SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday the government and the private sector will join hands to make full-scale efforts to boost South Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to expand its presence in the global AI sector. Yoon set a target for South Korea to become one of the world’s [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s science ministry said Tuesday it has opened a joint artificial intelligence (AI) research lab in collaboration with New York University (NYU) as part of efforts to lead global-level AI research projects. The new Global AI Frontier Lab at NYU aims to become a global AI joint research [...]
DAEJEON, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has unveiled a new multimodal smart speaker system designed to help users track their psychological state, the institute announced on September 24. This innovation comes at a time when concerns about mental health issues among single-person households are growing due to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – GS E&C, a leading South Korean construction firm, announced on September 24 the development of an artificial intelligence-powered translation program called Xi Voice to facilitate communication with foreign workers at construction sites. The innovative tool, designed to address the challenges of a multilingual workforce, can convert spoken Korean into text [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Corp., the operator of South Korea’s leading internet portal, said Monday it has plans to establish a Middle Eastern unit in Saudi Arabia within this year as part of efforts to expand its global business. The new unit, tentatively named Naver Arabia, will be in charge of Naver’s [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has taken a significant leap forward in modernizing its criminal justice process with the launch of an artificial intelligence-based information system. The next-generation Korean Information System of Criminal Justice Services (KICS) went live on September 19, promising to support more efficient investigations and improve transparency for individuals involved [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – In a move to elevate customer satisfaction, Hyundai Department Store announced on September 18 the implementation of an artificial intelligence (AI) system called Insight Labs to assist its employees in customer interactions. Developed in-house, Insight Labs is designed to analyze customer complaints and feedback related to department store experiences, offering [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – With competition in the robot vacuum cleaner market intensifying, Samsung Electronics is seeking to differentiate its latest offering with advanced voice recognition technology. The tech giant has integrated natural language-based voice recognition into its Bespoke AI Steam all-in-one robot vacuum, a move that reflects the growing importance of artificial intelligence [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Naver, the South Korean internet giant, is set to collaborate with Saudi Arabia’s Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) to develop a large language model (LLM) based on Arabic, marking a significant step in the company’s Middle Eastern expansion strategy. On September 10, during the three-day Global AI Summit conference [...]
DAEJEON, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has announced a breakthrough in urban electrification technology, leveraging artificial intelligence to stabilize renewable energy grids in cities. The development, announced on September 11, marks a significant step towards sustainable urban environments and carbon neutrality. Urban electrification, the process of transitioning city energy [...]