KT Collaborates with Canada's Vector Institute on Super Large AI to "Strengthen Trust Competitiveness"

Global AI Research Institute 'Vector Research Institute' and AI Collaboration
Joint Research for AI Advancement Including KT's Super Large AI 'Mideum'
Both Companies to Actively Cooperate in AI Field

On the 6th, KT announced that on the 5th, it discussed cooperation plans in the field of super-large AI with the Vector Institute, a world-class artificial intelligence (AI) research institute in Canada, at the KT Convergence Technology Institute in Seocho-gu, Seoul. The Vector Institute is a global AI research institute established in 2017 through investments from Ontario, Canada, and private companies. This meeting was arranged as part of the partnership signed last September between the two companies for AI research and development and business cooperation.

On that day, Bae Soon-min, Senior Executive Director of KT AI2XL Research Institute, Tony Gafni, CEO of the Vector Institute, and other representatives from both companies concretized cooperation plans to advance the super-large AI technology 'Mi:dm'. KT and the Vector Institute also reviewed plans to carry out joint AI research projects and discussed education and consulting aimed at developing B2B businesses based on super-large AI and AI models.

The two companies are conducting joint research on the latest AI technologies, such as prompt engineering, which creates commands to enable AI to produce optimal results. They are cooperating to find the best methodologies to apply these to business. Based on this, KT is reviewing ways to utilize the latest AI technologies in various services.

Tony Gafni, CEO of the Vector Institute, said, "I am proud to collaborate with companies like KT that focus on building super-large AI models based on their native language, and I especially applaud KT for continuously developing AI services in the Korean market. As the world’s leading AI research institute dedicated to AI application, adoption, and commercialization, the Vector Institute will cooperate to help KT achieve meaningful results in the AI field."

Bae Soon-min, Senior Executive Director of KT Convergence Technology Institute AI2XL Research Institute, said, "KT is currently investing intensively in AI technology and plans to accelerate the digital transformation (DX) of industries through 'Mi:dm.' Through collaboration with the Vector Institute, we will enhance KT’s AI technological capabilities and gain insights into global AI cases to strengthen the competitiveness of 'Mi:dm.'"

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