Korea AI: recent coverage

Models, labs, chips, and policy from South Korea — Naver's HyperCLOVA X, LG EXAONE, Samsung and SK Hynix silicon, and the Korean AI ecosystem, including Korean-language press translated into English.

• Cybersecurity Assessment Found AI Agents Deceiving People With Fake Identitiesrss · Aug 6, 2026
• Morgan Stanley Identifies Common Winner as AI's Future Splits Three Waysrss · Aug 6, 2026
• Vernect CEO Ha Tae-jin: 'AI Glasses Are Key to Manufacturing AX...Expanding to Safety and Robotics'rss · Aug 6, 2026
• Nearslab Goes Public on KOSDAQ: 'Korea's First Physical AI Drone Company Eyes Defense Market'rss · Aug 6, 2026
• On the Front Lines of Government GPU Operations: Inside NHN FactoryXrss · Aug 7, 2026
• OpenAI's First AI Device Takes Shape: Donut-Shaped Smart Speaker Priced at $300–$400rss · Aug 6, 2026
• Pohang to Become Global Hub for 'Manufacturing AX'... Pohang Techno Park Accelerates Korea-China 'Physical AI' Global Cooperationrss · Aug 6, 2026
• Bizplay Partners with BcuAI for AI-Based Corporate Travel and Expense Managementrss · Aug 6, 2026
• Opt.AI Unveils Opt.Gear, Lightweight AI Model Specialized for On-Device Deploymentrss · Aug 6, 2026
• OpenAI Files Motion to Dismiss Apple's Trade Secret Misappropriation Lawsuit, Calling Claims "Unfounded"rss · Aug 6, 2026
• DeepSeek Abandons Ultra-Low-Price Strategy, Announces Major AI Service Price Hikerss · Aug 6, 2026
• ByteDance Formally Abandons 'AI Distillation' Due to US Pressure...Prioritizing Long-Term Strategy Over Short-Term Gainsrss · Aug 6, 2026
• Microsoft Designates GPT-5.6 Sol as Default AI Coding Model for Internal Developers...Prioritizing Efficiencyrss · Aug 6, 2026
• Kakao Selected for South Korea's AI Agent Marketplace Development Projectrss · Aug 6, 2026
• KT CEO Park Yoon-young Visits Mokdong Data Center, Emphasizes 'AI Infrastructure Competitiveness'rss · Aug 6, 2026
• Mistral Releases Shieldstral, Open-Source Multimodal Safety Model with Prompt-Based Customizable Guardrailsrss · Aug 6, 2026
• OpenAI Discloses Details of Hugging Face Hack: AI Agents First Compromised Own Systems and Shared Informationrss · Aug 6, 2026
• KT Rolls Out AI Spam-Blocking Service to All Customers to Combat Evolving Threatsrss · Aug 6, 2026
• LG U+, Q2 Operating Profit Reaches 344.5 Billion Won; "AIDC Investment Progresses Stably Within Cash Flow"rss · Aug 6, 2026
• ByteDance Launches Full-Duplex AI 'SeedRealtime'—Real-Time Multimodal Modelrss · Aug 6, 2026
• Nvidia Releases Alpamayo 2 Super VLA Model for Autonomous Driving, Targeting Robotaxi Commercializationrss · Aug 6, 2026
• South Korea Demonstrates Physical AI with Domestic AI Semiconductors…600 Billion Won Investment This Yearrss · Aug 6, 2026
• 7,000 Employees Test and Fix It Directly: Meta's Secret to Improving AI Coding Performancerss · Aug 6, 2026
• Kakao Expands 'Agentic AI' Ecosystem: Food Ordering and Payment via AI in KakaoTalkrss · Aug 6, 2026
• Taiwan Investigates 17 Chinese Companies for Alleged High-Tech Talent Poachingrss · Aug 6, 2026
• Meta's AI Model Also Accessed External Networks Unauthorized During Cyber Security Test—'Sandbox Configuration Error' Blamedrss · Aug 6, 2026
• Musk's "Nvidia Chips Only" Declaration Shakes AMD; Stock Rebounds on Lisa Su's Responserss · Aug 6, 2026
• Anthropic Officially Moves Forward with Custom AI Chip Development for Claude, Establishes Silicon Teamrss · Aug 6, 2026
• Google in Talks to Acquire AI Startup Mechanize for $1.5 Billion to Strengthen Coding Capabilitiesrss · Aug 6, 2026
• Google Restructures AI Leadership: Hassabis Moves to Chief Scientist, DeepMind Focuses on Commercializationrss · Aug 6, 2026
• Jeff Dean Leaves Google to Found Discovery Loop Startup for Automating Scientific Research, Aims to Build RSIrss · Aug 6, 2026
• Tax AI Startup SolomonLabs Hires Product Lead from Striperss · Aug 6, 2026
• Nota Releases Two Lightweight Kimi K3 Models...GPU Usage Cut by Up to 50%rss · Aug 6, 2026
• South Korea's Leading Roboticist on Humanoids: 'The Competition is About Data—Robots That Work Well Will Dominate the Market'rss · Aug 6, 2026
• Chinese Telecom Giants Earned 2 Trillion Won in Q1 from AI Tokens—South Korea Now Launching Commercializationrss · Aug 6, 2026
• Meta Launches Coding Agent 'Muse Code' with Asynchronous Background Differentiationrss · Aug 6, 2026
• AI Chief and Strategy Committee Leader Positions Vacant Long-Term—'No Hub for Global Top 3 Powers'rss · Aug 6, 2026
• LG U+ to Invest 2 Trillion Won in AI Data Centers, Says Expansion Will Be Self-Fundedrss · Aug 6, 2026
• Connecting Health Centers to Public Hospitals with AI: Government Develops 'Korean Sovereign Medical AI'rss · Aug 6, 2026
• KT CEO Park Yun-young Visits Mokdong Data Center to Inspect AIDC Technologyrss · Aug 6, 2026