AI NewsWaveOct. 26 AI Briefing: From SK Telecom's Governance Report to the Elvis Copyright Suit
Key points
- AI trust and security management frameworks continue to be disclosed
- Support and commercialization news for Korean startups keeps coming
- AI training copyright lawsuit and server infrastructure unveiled
SK Telecom published its "AI Governance Report," covering AI governance principles, accountability structure, implementation plans and key results, on the 26th. IT Chosun reported that the company set standards for managing AI agents across their entire lifecycle, from development through operation to retirement, while Boan News wrote that it disclosed an AI management standard that builds security in from planning through disposal.
The rights holders to Elvis Presley's songs have sued Anthropic for copyright infringement. They claim Anthropic used 274 songs to train AI without permission. AI Times reported damages of more than $41 million (about 54 billion won), while iNews24 reported a suit worth about $41.1 million (about 54.5 billion won).
Supermicro unveiled a liquid-cooled rack holding 256 Nvidia Vera CPUs. It is designed for high-density CPU computing for agentic AI, reinforcement learning workloads and data processing, and Betanews reported that a single rack can run up to 22,500 AI agent sandboxes at the same time.
Genon launched "GenGuard," an AI guardrail solution that evaluates and blocks requests to and responses from generative AI services according to corporate security policies. Platier said it will launch "XGEN TMS," an AI-based test management solution that can be used even in closed networks.
The Ministry of Science and ICT is accepting public suggestions for the policy brand name and slogan of "AI for Everyone" from the 26th through Nov. 6. Chosun Biz described the project as one that lets anyone use services built on domestic AI models easily and without burden, and Digital Daily wrote that the service is being prepared for launch within the year.
Seoul AI Hub is working toward opening a "Baby Unicorn Center" in 2027 for AI companies that have raised at least 5 billion won in cumulative investment. VentureSquare reported that it will link expandable office space, Series B and later follow-on investment, investor relations (IR) sessions for global venture capital firms, GPU resources and more.
Oracle Korea released case studies of three Korean AI startups, Farmkit, Silicopharm and Superb AI, using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Hellot reported that the three have secured the scalability and stability needed for large-scale data processing and AI model operation on OCI and have begun targeting global markets.
OpenAI held its first "OpenAI Model Masters" in Korea at its Seoul office on the 23rd, presenting AI services from 11 startups. Separately, Chosun Biz, citing a report by the IT outlet The Information on the 24th (U.S. time), said OpenAI is winning over Anthropic's customers with discounts.
Denodo released the effects of adopting an AI data layer, based on research by market research firm Vector8. Chosun Biz reported that AI operating costs can be cut by 68%, while Tech M reported that a 290% return on investment (ROI) over three years is achievable. Chosun Biz described the work as research conducted jointly with Vector8, while Tech M said it cited a report carried out by Vector8.