SK Telecom said it has launched a sovereign AI cybersecurity council with Upstage, South Korean security companies and universities, and signed an agreement to cooperate on AI information security technology. The initiative aims to expand SKT’s A.X K series and Upstage’s Solar, which advanced to stage 3 of the government’s sovereign AI foundation model project, into cybersecurity. Participants will train the models on real-world security data, validate safety and apply them to security products and services.

SK Telecom is seeking to use next-generation messaging standard RCS as a channel for users to give final approval before an AI agent carries out real-world actions such as bookings or payments. SKT said it will host an in-person GSMA RCS Group standardisation meeting in Seoul from Sept. 15 to 18 to discuss combining AI and messaging. SKT will propose “AI Agent Approval over RCS” as a standard agenda item.