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Telecommunications & Media

SKT says industrial site know-how is AI edge, speeds up advancing proprietary models

SK Telecom is accelerating upgrades to its proprietary foundation models, seeking to combine them with specialised knowledge from industrial sites such as manufacturing, semiconductors and batteries. At the Digital Insight 2026 conference in Seoul, an executive said models that can be controlled domestically help turn subtle field knowledge into assets and preserve choice over key AI technologies. The company is developing a suite centred on A.X K2 and prioritises evaluation, safety and practical usability over absolute performance contests.

AI & Enterprise

Korean AI startups target Silicon Valley as ministry discusses cooperation with Google, Nvidia

South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and the National IT Industry Promotion Agency held K-Global@Silicon Valley 2026 from Sept. 10 to 12 to support Korean AI startups’ overseas expansion. A total of 31 startups joined programs on partnerships with big tech, one-on-one talks with venture capital firms and networking. The ministry also ran K-AI Tech Week and Google AI Day, and discussed cooperation with Google Cloud and Nvidia.

AI & Enterprise

SKT and Upstage to develop security-focused AI foundation model

SK Telecom will work with Upstage and major domestic AI and security companies to develop an AI foundation model specialised in cybersecurity. SKT said it submitted an application on Aug. 27 to join a government-backed project led by the Ministry of Science and ICT. SKT will lead the consortium and develop the model with Upstage, using their existing A.X K and Solar Open model families and validating performance with operational data.