KMI Unveils Research AI Prototype... "Expected to Serve as a Research Partner"

The Korea Maritime Institute (KMI), led by President Cho Jeonghee, held the 'KMI Research AI Prototype Development Sharing Seminar' in the institute's conference room on the 27th, providing chatbot utilization manual training for all employees.

The Korea Maritime Institute is holding the 'KMI Research AI Prototype Development Sharing Seminar.' Photo by KMI

Since launching its artificial intelligence task force in 2023, KMI has been developing a generative AI-based research support system over a three-year period starting last year.

The newly released prototype is a 'KMI Specialized Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) System' that generates answers based on research reports and internal data, with a focus on improving researchers' work efficiency and analytical capabilities.

In particular, the system is designed to go beyond simple keyword searches by utilizing knowledge graphs, enabling understanding and reasoning of the context and logical structure of reports. In addition, by applying its own embedding model, the system fundamentally blocks external information leakage, thereby enhancing security.

At the seminar, President Cho Jeonghee stated, "The development of this AI research model is not just about introducing new technology, but about redesigning our knowledge and work methods to fit the AI era. If AI takes on repetitive and time-consuming tasks, researchers will be able to focus more on in-depth analysis and creative research."

Machangmo, head of the Fisheries Research Division and keynote speaker, emphasized, "The AI chatbot developed this time will go beyond being a simple search tool and become a 'research partner' that provides researchers with ideas and inspiration." Kim Dohun, CEO of Data Weaver and head of system design, also explained, "We focused on optimizing KMI's data and knowledge structure."

KMI plans to integrate multimodal data analysis functions, including video and audio, and to establish a customized AI research environment across the organization by 2026.

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