"ThinkQ and Giga Genie Meet" LG Electronics-KT Accelerate AI Service Commercialization

An LG Electronics employee is using artificial intelligence services provided by KT GiGA Genie through a smart mirror at 'LG ThinQ Home' in Pangyo, Gyeonggi-do. (Photo by LG Electronics)

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] LG Electronics announced on the 6th that it has recently completed verification work linking LG Electronics' AI platform 'LG ThinQ' with KT's AI platform 'Giga Genie' at 'LG ThinQ Home' in Pangyo, Gyeonggi-do, as it accelerates the commercialization of AI services through collaboration with KT in the artificial intelligence (AI) field.

An LG Electronics official said, "As part of our open innovation strategy to expand the ecosystem of the LG ThinQ platform, we have been collaborating with KT since last year," adding, "This verification is the first achievement of the 'AI One Team,' which both companies joined to strengthen South Korea's AI competitiveness."

LG Electronics and KT plan to jointly develop an interface that links their respective AI platforms to commercialize AI services that connect the two platforms. This will allow customers to use multiple AI services on a single device.

In this verification work, LG Electronics utilized its self-developed smart home solution, the smart mirror. Customers can use various services provided by KT's Giga Genie, such as radio, podcasts, and Genie Music, through the smart mirror. When a customer says, "Hi LG, play the news," the smart mirror responds, "Playing the news from Giga Genie," and reads the news aloud. The smart mirror also offers functions such as controlling home appliances, providing weather information, navigation, schedule management, and real-time management of energy production, usage, and storage within the home.

LG Electronics and KT plan to enable the use of linked AI platform services not only on the smart mirror but also on various products including home appliances.

Song Jae-ho, Vice President and Head of KT AI/DX Convergence Business Division, said, "This collaboration between the two companies is a significant first result of the AI One Team's business cooperation," adding, "KT plans to expand this AI One Team cooperation model to various participating organizations and fields to continuously strengthen AI synergy." Park Il-pyeong, CTO of LG Electronics, said, "We expect AI to come closer to customers through collaboration between the two companies," and added, "We will continue to strive to transform customers' lifestyles through technological innovation based on our open strategy."

Earlier, LG Electronics joined the 'AI One Team' in June last year, an industry-academia-research council aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of the domestic AI industry. Currently, this team includes KT, LG Electronics, LG Uplus, Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, KAIST, Hanyang University, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Korea Investment & Securities, and Dongwon Group, among others.

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