LG, SKT, Upstage advance in Korea’s sovereign AI race
- Source
- The Korea Herald - Business
- Source link
- https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10844040
- Published
- 2026-08-18 12:59:57
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-18 10:53:05
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- South Korea
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
LG AI Research, SK Telecom and Upstage have advanced to the next stage of South Korea’s government-backed push to develop a homegrown artificial intelligence foundation model, the Science Ministry said Tuesday. Motif Technologies was the only team eliminated, finishing last among the four contenders in the second stage of the evaluation, which combined benchmark tests, expert reviews and user assessments. The Ministry of Science and ICT said the three remaining teams will receive expanded access
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