SK Telecom CEO Yoo Youngsang: "LLM with 500 Billion Parameters to Launch by Year-End"

"The Only Group Offering the Full Stack of AI Innovation"

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Yoo Youngsang, CEO of SK Telecom, announced on August 20 that the company will launch a large language model (LLM) with 500 billion parameters by the end of the year.

In a post on his LinkedIn, CEO Yoo stated, "Our aim is to go beyond existing domestic LLM architectures and create an AI agent accessible to everyone in Korea, so that together we can reshape the future of AI."

He emphasized, "Our goal is to drive innovative changes across industries such as office work, manufacturing, automotive, gaming, and robotics."

CEO Yoo introduced, "On August 4, SK Telecom and its partners were selected as one of the five leading consortiums for the national AI model development project commissioned by the Ministry of Science and ICT. Our consortium is composed of leading domestic companies such as Krafton, 42dot, Rebellions, Riner, and SelectStar, as well as world-renowned universities like Seoul National University and KAIST."

He further explained, "What makes this even more special is that colleagues from the K-AI Alliance, including FriendlyAI, LabelUp, MakinaRocks, Nota AI, and Twelve Labs, are participating in the project."

CEO Yoo also expressed a strong commitment to being finally selected for the national AI model development project. He added, "We are the only group capable of providing the full stack of AI innovation, with data, LLM, AI semiconductors, and services all integrated into a unified network."

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