AI NewsWaveNov. 1 AI Briefing: Samsung's AI Appliance Crew to a Standard for Opting Out of AI Training
Key points
- Companies speed up AI appliance promotion and organization-wide work changes
- Government reorganization and AI infrastructure financing continue
- Robot partnerships and a standard for opting out of AI training draw wider discussion
Samsung Electronics has launched 'Samsung Crew,' a creator program for AI home appliances. iNews24 reported that Samsung held the kickoff ceremony for the first cohort in Cheongdam, Seoul, on the 30th of last month, while AI Newspaper (인공지능신문) and IT Chosun wrote that about 30 creators are taking part. Samsung Newsroom (a company announcement) said it will spread consumer-friendly content centered on Samsung AI appliances.
HD Hyundai Robotics said on the 1st that it will work with Palantir Technologies to advance its physical AI solutions. Digital Daily reported that introducing AI agents cut work that used to take 21.5 days to 7.9 days, and Chosun Biz reported that CTO Ahn Seong-hwan gave a keynote at a Palantir event in New York.
The Ministry of Science and ICT appointed Kim Se-woong, a former Kakao AI Synergy performance leader (vice president), as head of the National AI Service Innovation Promotion Team. Digital Today reported that the organization was newly created to quickly develop and provide AI services that people can feel in their daily lives, and iNews24 reported that his term runs from Nov. 2 to Sept. 30, 2028.
SK Telecom is pushing ahead with 'AX Innovation 2.0,' which goes beyond individual use of AI to redesign how the whole organization works. Sisa Journal e reported that internal agents once grew to 7,000 before being trimmed to about 1,500. AI Newspaper (인공지능신문) introduced a direction of resolving problems with data access, system integration and security.
KB Kookmin Bank will arrange financing for an AI computing infrastructure project worth about 12.6 trillion won. Betanews reported that it is the lead arranger of the first GPU financing project in Korea, and Chosun Biz reported that it is the largest syndicated loan arrangement in Korean history.
LG Uplus said on the 1st that it will upgrade the curriculum of the AI and information security gifted education center together with the Ministry of Education and Theori Korea. Digital Today reported that the plan is to train security experts needed in the AI era by linking information security education with career experience programs.
Major AI companies including OpenAI, Google and Microsoft have decided to support a common standard that lets website operators opt out of AI training data collection all at once. Digital Today, citing The Verge, named four companies including Anthropic, and Chosun Biz reported that it was announced on the 31st (local time).
The Information reported that Meta has developed a humanoid robot prototype with Chinese robot company Fourier and has begun building a second-generation model. IT Chosun reported that Meta completed its first prototype in about three months, and AI Times reported that the move is aimed at entering the home robot market.