Preventing Voice Phishing, Controlling Vehicles, and Solving Problems... K-AI Models Hard at Work

LG AI Research, SK Telecom, and Upstage Expand Field Applications
The Ministry of Science and ICT: "Active in Both Public and Private Sectors"

On March 2nd (local time), LG Uplus's AI agent "IXIO" demonstrated its future vision at the Mobile World Congress (MWC 2026) held in Barcelona, Spain.

Korean companies participating in the "Independent AI Foundation Model (Dokpamo)" project are expanding the field application of K-AI models, actively supporting the government's goal of becoming one of the world's top three AI powers.

According to the Ministry of Science and ICT on May 11, organizations such as LG AI Research, SK Telecom, and Upstage are increasing real-world use cases by applying their self-developed K-AI models in various settings. LG AI Research has integrated its AI model "EXAONE" into LG Uplus's AI agent "IXIO," adding innovative features to customer calls. IXIO's automatic summarization function helps users understand the context of conversations and find necessary information without having to replay call recordings. It also detects and alerts users to signs of voice phishing in real time, including cases that employ psychological manipulation techniques.

Lee Minhyoung, Senior Expert at LG Uplus, stated, "Users have likely experienced going through numerous call recordings to recall, for example, 'What was the gift my friend said they wanted last week?' or 'What was the unit price mentioned by the client manager?' IXIO's automatic summarization goes beyond simple transcription, offering an AI service that understands the conversation and even suggests the next steps to take."

SK Telecom is enabling natural communication between drivers and vehicles through its proprietary AI model-based automotive agent "A.Dot Auto," built on "A.Dot X (A.X)." A.Dot Auto conveniently supports navigation, music, vehicle control, and information searches, all through voice commands. An SK Telecom representative said, "We aim to create a safer and more convenient future mobility experience through AI services," adding, "We will continue to expand K-AI-based agentic AI into various industries and service sectors, delivering AI innovations that people can experience in their daily lives."

The Ministry of Science and ICT: "We will further increase the utilization of K-AI"

Upstage has additionally applied its AI model "SOLAR Open" to the real-time AI interpretation and translation solution of Flitto, a company specializing in AI data and solutions. By leveraging an independent AI model, they are enhancing both the quality and speed of real-time translation, upgrading the service so that Koreans can overcome various language barriers.

Motif Technologies is working with math education company Mathpresso to integrate its own AI model into the AI-based math learning service "QANDA." They plan to launch a service where AI analyzes and explains mathematical problem-solving steps, helping students improve their skills independently.

Lee Sungmin, Head of the AI Group at Motif Technologies, said, "Having proven mathematical reasoning performance through training even with small and medium-sized models, we have concentrated our proprietary methodology—enabling the AI to independently grasp logical flow from the initial design of pre-training data through to post-training—into this 300B (30 billion parameters) model. We hope that AI will become a 'learning mentor' that helps students tackle difficult topics and develop critical thinking skills, ultimately contributing to narrowing the private education gap."

Naver Cloud has introduced and is operating "BOKI" (Bank Of Korea Intelligence), a generative AI platform dedicated to finance and economics, at the Bank of Korea. BOKI supports document retrieval and summarization, Q&A, analysis of economic issues, and data-driven decision-making. This is the first case of its kind among central banks worldwide. Naver Cloud plans to further improve the completeness of its finance- and economics-specialized AI model, leveraging data from the Bank of Korea and other sources.

Yang Kisung, Director of AI Technology-Based Policy at the Ministry of Science and ICT, commented, "K-AI models are proving their value not only in the private sector but also in public and financial fields, demonstrating their role across various domains. We will continue to highlight use cases where Korea's AI models are adopted in the field and work to further increase their utilization."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.