AI NewsWaveOct. 21 AI Briefing: Gartner's 2027 Tech Trends and Krafton's In-House LLM
Key points
- Control and security become enterprise challenges in the age of AI autonomy
- Krafton's in-house LLM and Channel Talk's voice AI support launch
- SpaceX returns to profit and Salesforce acquisition announced
Gartner announced its top 10 strategic technology trends for 2027 on Oct. 21. They include large quantitative models, voice reasoning models and world models, and outlets pointed out that control and security are key challenges as AI autonomy grows. EBN reported that the analysis says enterprises must systematically manage agents' access rights and operating structures.
Krafton unveiled a preview version of Raon-1 mini, an in-house developed LLM with 30 billion (30B) parameters. According to Chosun Biz, the company handled the entire process, from model design to training, on its own. EBN reported that the model reduces computational load by activating only about 13% of its total parameters.
OpenAI introduced a lock feature in ChatGPT on Oct. 20 (local time) that hides sensitive conversations. According to Digital Today, users can protect specific conversations with a four-digit PIN, Face ID or Touch ID.
Channel Corporation, the operator of Channel Talk, officially launched Voice ALF, a voice AI support service. Datanet reported that the launch also introduced ALF Marketing, a feature that calls customers first.
LG Electronics unveiled its commercial system air conditioner LG Multi V 7 for the first time at the Korea International HVAC&R Exhibition. Digital Daily reported that it is equipped with dual AI that combines on-device AI and cloud AI, and Jeongi Shinmun (전기신문) reported that AI data center cooling technology was also presented.
HD Hyundai Robotics unveiled a physical AI-based intelligent dual-arm robot at a robot exhibition in Daegu. According to The Elec, the robot has a form similar to a human upper body, with two arms and five fingers.
SpaceX announced its third-quarter results on Oct. 20 (local time) and returned to profit. Chosun Biz and EBN reported that revenue rose 161% from a year earlier, and Newsis reported that AI-related revenue grew more than ninefold.
Salesforce announced on Oct. 20 (local time) that it will acquire the customer engagement platform company Braze. Chosun Biz put the price at 5.7 billion dollars, while Digital Daily and Digital Today put it at about 5.66 billion dollars, and Chosun Biz and Digital Daily reported it at about 7.5 trillion won.