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Dockpamo phase 2 shows usability decisive as project to be reshaped into frontier AI after final two teams selected

South Korea’s second-stage evaluation for the government’s independent AI foundation model project found usability and potential industrial and service application were decisive. Motif Technologies was eliminated despite leading global benchmarks, while Upstage, SK Telecom and LG AI Research advanced on strengths such as commercial deployment plans, industrial demonstrations and ecosystem expansion. The government will hold a third-stage contest to pick two final teams, but has not set detailed criteria or schedule and is reviewing 2027 support plans linked to a frontier AI model programme.

Industry

Oura to enter South Korea with fifth-generation smart ring

Finnish smart ring maker Oura has officially entered the South Korean market with the Oura Ring 5, which it says is 40 percent smaller than its previous model. The company says it boosted LED output fourfold and expanded signal paths to maintain measurement quality, and offers more than 50 health metrics through its app. Oura plans to combine hardware sales with a monthly membership fee, with new features provided to subscribers.

Telecommunications & Media

MSIT launches public AI service competition under Everyone\'s AI Lab

South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Information Society Agency (NIA) said on Aug. 18 they will hold an “Everyone\'s AI Lab AI Service Competition” in which members of the public develop services using AI. The contest is part of the Everyone\'s AI Growth Ladder project launched on Aug. 3. Organisers will select 50 teams for regional preliminaries and 10 teams for the final round, offering mentoring, resources and prize money.