SK Telecom (SKT) announced on July 14 that SK AX and TechnoMatrix have joined its elite team for the independent AI foundation model (독파모) project.
SK AX supports AI transitions across various industries, including manufacturing, telecommunications, media, semiconductors, finance, and public sectors. The company will focus on identifying and demonstrating B2B AI transition cases and establishing a system for industrial expansion. It plans to create a framework for sharing and utilizing SKT's AI model, A.X, to enhance productivity, assist in report writing, and support the development of AI agents.
TechnoMatrix specializes in AI, machine learning, and foundation model operations (AI·ML·FM-Ops). Leveraging its experience in modeling and operational optimization in manufacturing, finance, and IT, the company aims to support AI transitions in manufacturing environments. It intends to establish a system that ensures the independent AI model is continuously operated and improved in industrial settings.
SKT's elite team operates within the consortium by dividing its internal collaboration into four areas: model and infrastructure, advanced research, data, and service expansion. The plan is to connect model development, data construction, domestic AI semiconductor utilization, service demonstration, academic research, and industrial application.
Based on this framework, the elite team has developed the independent foundation model 'A.X K2' for the second phase evaluation. A.X K2 is characterized by its enhanced capabilities in understanding and executing complex tasks, while increasing openness and efficiency necessary for industrial deployment.
In the future, the application scope of the independent AI model will expand to include industrial AI transitions, public and defense sectors, manufacturing, gaming, mobility, search, security, and biotechnology. Plans are in place to evolve key services such as A.Dot, A.Dot Biz, and Tmap into lifestyle-oriented AI agents capable of information exploration, schedule coordination, and integration of public and private services.
Kim Tae-yoon, head of SKT's foundation model division, stated, "We will consolidate the elite team's capabilities from independent model development to industrial AI transition to contribute to the expansion of the K-AI ecosystem."
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Science and ICT is set to conduct the second evaluation of the independent AI foundation model in early August, selecting the top three teams from four contenders: LG AI Research Institute, SK Telecom, Upstage, and Motif Technologies.
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