KT, SK Telecom, Upstage advance to next stage in govt.-led AI project

Three companies have advanced to the next stage of a government-backed project to develop an artificial intelligence service accessible to everyone for free, the Ministry of Science and ICT said Tuesday. Two telecommunications operators -- KT Corp. and SK Telecom Co. -- and AI startup Upstage, which has developed its own foundation model called Solar, advanced from the group of four finalists to the next stage, the ministry said in a press release. The ministry said Motif Technologies ranked las