Naver Cloud Partners with Conan Technology to Develop Defense and Manufacturing Specialized AI

Full-Scale Collaboration on Defense and Manufacturing Specialized LLM and Physical AI Technologies Begins

Naver Cloud announced on March 13 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with AI software specialist Conan Technology for collaboration on 'Defense and Manufacturing Specialized Large Language Models (LLMs) and Physical AI.'

This partnership aims to design AI models optimized for the defense and manufacturing domains, where security and expertise are essential, while also concretizing implementation plans for physical AI.

Naver Cloud announced on the 13th that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Conan Technology, an artificial intelligence (AI) software specialist company, for 'collaboration on defense and manufacturing specialized large language models (LLM) and physical AI.' Youngseom Kim, CEO of Conan Technology, and Yuwon Kim, CEO of Naver Cloud, are taking a commemorative photo at the signing ceremony. (From left) Naver Cloud

The two companies plan to drive AI transformation (AX) by combining Naver Cloud's full-stack AI capabilities with Conan Technology's agentic AI strategy.

Going forward, the two companies will formalize technical cooperation in core AI fields. First, they will jointly develop data and models specialized for the defense and manufacturing domains, and implement on-site intelligence solutions that combine LLM and physical AI technologies. In addition, Conan Technology's AI solutions will run on the cloud infrastructure provided by Naver Cloud, and both companies will pursue joint business opportunities based on this collaboration.

Yuwon Kim, CEO of Naver Cloud, said, "Through close cooperation with Conan Technology, we will create a new AI collaboration model that combines LLMs and physical AI technologies specialized for the defense and manufacturing industries. Based on Naver Cloud's reliable cloud infrastructure and AI technology, we will expand an AI ecosystem that can be practically utilized in industry settings."

Youngseom Kim, CEO of Conan Technology, stated, "We have been striving to expand the use of generative AI in industrial sites and to find practical solutions for securing AI sovereignty in national strategic industries with domestic technology. I am pleased that this vision aligns with Naver Cloud, and we will leverage domestic AI capabilities to propose the best solutions for industrial intelligence based on physical AI."

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