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Telecommunications & Media
LG Uplus wraps up U Th AI Shorts Festival
LG Uplus said on Saturday that a total of 5,009 works were submitted to the U Th AI Shorts Festival it held with YouTube. The shorts video contest aims to discover creative talent in the AI era and spread a content creation culture using generative AI. This year’s event ran from June 8 to July 31 as part of a Ministry of Science and ICT-led nationwide AI competition. Winners will join an AI training program in the United States in September.
AI & Enterprise
KT Hope Sharing Foundation to hold 2026 K-AI content contest with 54 million won in prize money
KT Group Hope Sharing Foundation will hold the 2026 K-AI Content Contest to find AI-based content and ideas for solving social problems, linked to the Ministry of Science and ICT’s nationwide AI competition. Entries will be accepted July 1-15 and are open from elementary students to the general public. The contest has content and solution categories and includes an AI ethics pledge. Winners will be announced in early August, with 54 million won in prizes across 44 works.
AI & Enterprise
MSIT says it has laid groundwork for South Korea to become a top 3 AI power
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT said it has laid the groundwork for the country to become one of the world’s top three AI powers over the past year, alongside restoring the R&D ecosystem and guaranteeing basic communications rights. It said it is pushing plans to secure 260,000 advanced GPUs by 2030 and has introduced AI-related laws. The ministry also plans to roll out “AI for Everyone” starting as early as November, aiming to keep it free through 2028.
