South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) models are spreading across industrial sites, from semiconductor manufacturing to autonomous farm machinery and nuclear power plant operations.

On June 1, the Ministry of Science and ICT said SK Telecom is applying its in-house AI model technology to SK Hynix's work environment. It is upgrading an AI-based work support system to fit the security-sensitive nature of the semiconductor industry. It is also reviewing deployment at advanced semiconductor manufacturing sites.

Motif Technologies is working with AI mobility company Mobirus to apply vision-language-action (VLA) technology to autonomous driving for farm machinery. It aims for work results at or above skilled-operator level in farm work environments with various variables. The two companies plan to expand the technology into physical AI fields such as robots and industrial equipment.

Oh Dong-bin (오동빈), head of the multimodal team at Motif Technologies, said, "We are advancing autonomous work technology with the goal of expanding AI beyond the domains of search, organization and production into real-world actions." He added, "We are focusing our capabilities on raising technical completeness so we can be reborn as a competitive physical AI solution in the global market."

Naver Cloud built a generative AI platform dedicated to the nuclear power industry with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power. The company said applying generative AI to nuclear power plant operations and management is considered a world first. The goal is for AI to analyze vast nuclear power plant operating data and technical documents to improve both on-site safety and operating efficiency.

Upstage embedded its in-house AI model, Solar, into Allganize's service Alli, an enterprise AI platform specialist. Alli is a service that allows users to build apps and AI agents without coding, and it is being supplied to public institutions such as Korea Land & Housing Corp and KEPCO KDN, and to financial firms such as Hanwha Life Insurance, NH Investment & Securities and Woori Investment & Securities. Allganize is also providing the service to overseas companies in Japan and the United States.

Cheon Seung-won (천승원), head of Upstage's NFM Center, said, "Because there was support from the government and the public, Upstage can exist as it does today." He added, "We are working hard every day to deliver results in the global market with the Solar LLM."