KT AI One Team Welcomes 녹십자홀딩스 and Sungkyunkwan University

KT AI/DX Convergence Business Division Head Vice President Song Jae-ho (center), GC CR Innovation Division Head Vice President Jang Pyeong-ju (left), and Sungkyunkwan University Natural Science Campus Vice President Park Seon-gyu are taking a commemorative photo after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-sun] KT announced on the 17th that Green Cross Holdings (GC) and Sungkyunkwan University have joined the industry-academia-research consortium 'AI One Team.' With GC, a medical and healthcare specialized company, and Sungkyunkwan University, which has strengths in AI convergence research infrastructure, participating, it is expected that commercialization and joint research using AI in the bio-health sector will be actively promoted.

GC, together with other AI One Team members, will engage in the development of medical and healthcare AI technologies and services, mutual cooperation for synergy in AI healthcare research, and talent development to secure AI capabilities. In particular, GC plans to conduct AI research within AI One Team to diagnose, predict, and prevent diseases through computer vision. Additionally, GC will actively pursue the development of personalized AI healthcare services such as hospital and doctor recommendation models, as well as AI-based new drug development.

Furthermore, GC plans to strengthen business cooperation in the bio-health field with universities and companies participating in AI One Team and collaborate with startups possessing technological capabilities. GC also intends to enhance the AI competencies of its executives and employees and participate in AI One Team’s AI talent acquisition programs.

Sungkyunkwan University, by joining AI One Team, has agreed to cooperate in field-oriented differentiated research collaboration, utilize infrastructure for AI convergence research, and foster human resources tailored to corporate needs. Based on the organic cooperation among industry, academia, and research institutes within AI One Team, the university plans to identify industrial problems and develop AI technologies and solutions to address them. Moreover, it will actively participate in the development of core technologies such as ultra-large AI models through multilateral joint research.

In addition, Sungkyunkwan University will mobilize its capabilities and infrastructure, including the Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence, the Institute of AI Convergence, and the Samsung Convergence Medical Science Institute, to nurture AI talent and conduct convergence research, collaborating across various industries within AI One Team such as bio-health, logistics, and finance.

AI One Team, launched in February 2020 with the goal of making South Korea the 'No.1 AI nation,' includes participants such as KT, Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Hanyang University, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), LG Electronics, Korea Investment & Securities, Dongwon Group, Woori Bank, and Hanjin Co., Ltd. With the addition of GC and Sungkyunkwan University, a total of 12 institutions are now participating in AI One Team.

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