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Robots slowly integrating into everyday life in Korea

Robots slowly integrating into everyday life in Korea

Robots are gradually becoming part of daily life in Korea, as the country’s recent amendment to the act governing the use of robots has allowed outdoor autonomous robots to drive on sidewalks for delivery, patrols and other purposes.

2023-11-27 09:03

Korea urged to revamp how it trains AI specialists

Korea urged to revamp how it trains AI specialists

Korea should adopt a more systematic approach to educating artificial intelligence (AI) specialists, as the country lags far behind global peers in the number of AI experts and related educational infrastructure, according to data and experts, Monday.

2023-11-20 17:52

SK Telecom helps T1 win LoL World Championship via sponsorship

SK Telecom helps T1 win LoL World Championship via sponsorship

T1, arguably the most dominant esports team in Korea, won their fourth title of Riot Games’ popular esports match League of Legends (LoL) World Championship against China’s Weibo Gaming, held in Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome, Sunday.

2023-11-20 16:40

Korean game firms showcase diversified platforms, genres at G-STAR

Korean game firms showcase diversified platforms, genres at G-STAR

NCSOFT, Krafton, Netmarble, and other Korean game companies showed they are seeking to diversify game platforms and genres by releasing a large number of new games at G-STAR, the largest game showcase in Korea, which was held last week in Busan, according to industry officials, Monday.

2023-11-20 16:40

Robot deliveries start in Seoul

Robot deliveries start in Seoul

Neubie, a delivery robot developed by Neubility, is spotted on the streets of Teheran-ro in southern Seoul, Monday. Robot deliveries became possible in Korea as the revised Act on Development and Supply of Intelligent Robots took effect on Friday. The new law allows business operators to utilize robots outdoors for delivery, patrols and other purposes. Yonhap

2023-11-20 16:40

SK shares 171 patents with SMEs

SK shares 171 patents with SMEs

SK Group will share 171 patented technologies in the fields of semiconductors, IT and chemistry with local small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to support their growth, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Monday.

2023-11-20 16:08

Ousted OpenAI CEO Altman discusses possible return, mulls new AI venture: source

Ousted OpenAI CEO Altman discusses possible return, mulls new AI venture: source

Sam Altman, the just ousted CEO of OpenAI, is discussing a possible return to the company behind the ChatGPT bot even as he considers launching a new artificial intelligence (AI) venture, a person briefed on the matter said on Saturday.

2023-11-19 21:25

LG boosts investments in AI, biotech, batteries

LG boosts investments in AI, biotech, batteries

LG Group increased the size of its corporate venture capital fund to 1 trillion won ($771.3 million) from 600 billion won as part of efforts to strengthen investments in technology companies that are leading future industries such as AI, biotech, batteries and mobility, according to LG, Sunday.

2023-11-19 16:59

Fans enjoy new games at G-STAR 2023

Fans enjoy new games at G-STAR 2023

Visitors to the nation’s largest gaming show G-STAR 2023 try out new games at the BEXCO Convention Center in Busan, Thursday. G-STAR will run for four days through Sunday with 1,037 companies from 42 countries participating. Yonhap

2023-11-16 16:29

SAP SuccessFactors seeks to boost presence in Korea

SAP SuccessFactors seeks to boost presence in Korea

SAP SuccessFactors, a human resource software company of SAP, is trying to improve its presence in the AI-driven human resource management software market here in the face of the rapid adoption of AI technology across the HR sector, the company said Thursday.

2023-11-16 16:24

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