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MSIT minister steps in amid questions over Korean AI foundation model project, two-track push with frontier AI

South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT moved to calm growing talk that the domestically developed AI foundation model project known as Dokpamo could be halted. Minister Bae Kyung-hoon said the project would continue and that the government should also challenge frontier AI. The ministry said nothing had been decided on halting Dokpamo or forming a special-purpose company. Industry figures said the boundary between Dokpamo and frontier AI remains unclear.

Telecommunications & Media

LG Uplus aims to use AI to eliminate call wait times by 2030 in AICC push

LG Uplus is seeking to build an AI-native contact center by 2030 with the goal of eliminating customer wait times. At its customer centers, AI provides real-time product information, policy guidance and answer prompts to agents, cutting average consultation time by 16 percent versus 2024 and reducing average agent-connection wait time from 47 seconds to 5 seconds. The company plans to validate technology internally before selling its insourcing AICC as a B2B solution.

AI & Enterprise

AI scientists gather for AI4Sci Korea 2026 conference

South Korea will host its first international academic conference in the AI for Science field, which combines science and technology with AI. The Ministry of Science and ICT said it will hold the AI4Sci Korea 2026 conference in Seoul through Oct. 1. About 600 researchers and industry experts from 19 countries will participate and present about 220 papers. The program focuses on autonomous research agents and AI-based scientific discovery.