Upstage Presents as Korea's Representative at the Korea-US ICT Policy Forum

Announcement of Leading Companies on AI Ethics and Reliability Issues

Kim Sang-hoon, CEO of Upstage, is giving a presentation on AI ethics and reliability at the Korea-US ICT Policy Forum. (Photo by Upstage)

AI startup Upstage discussed AI trustworthiness in an intergovernmental working group for Korea-US policy discussions alongside leading companies from each country, including Google from the United States.

On the 13th (local time), Upstage announced that it attended the 'Korea-US ICT Policy Forum' held at the U.S. Department of State in Washington as the representative Korean company and delivered a presentation. Upstage, together with Google from the U.S., participated as leading private AI companies from each country and presented on AI ethics and reliability at the event.

The Korea-US ICT Policy Forum is an intergovernmental working group held every 1 to 2 years since 2013 to promote cooperation in the ICT sector between the Ministry of Science and ICT and the U.S. Department of State. The meeting held this time was the 7th session. The forum took place over two days, September 12 and 13, divided into public-private sessions involving private companies and government, and government-only sessions.

On the first day, the 12th, Upstage participated in the ICT Emerging Technologies session during the public-private session, discussing AI ethics and reliability, and the application of quantum science and technology. Upstage CEO Kim Seong-hoon introduced the company’s data collection and sharing platform, '1T Club,' as a representative case under the theme of 'International Cooperation Measures for Securing AI Ethics and Reliability and Upstage’s Efforts.'

CEO Kim explained that in the process of collecting data, '1T Club' shares revenue with content providers to gather high-quality data, thereby enhancing the trustworthiness and ethical aspects of AI-generated outcomes. He emphasized the need for government cooperation to facilitate collaboration with experts from various fields through this platform.

He further explained that Upstage refines data and builds models based on five major ethical principles: 'human-centeredness,' 'reliability,' 'fairness,' 'safety,' and 'universality' to collect good data. Through this, a virtuous cycle is created in terms of AI data’s trustworthiness and ethical aspects, highlighting Upstage’s leadership in gathering the most truthful and ethical high-quality data.

CEO Kim stated, “This Korea-US ICT Policy Forum is expected to be an important opportunity to form an international consensus on AI ethics and reliability and to strengthen cooperation. Upstage will continuously strive to realize AI’s social responsibility and value and collaborate with various partners.”

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