A Naver Cloud-led consortium was selected in Seoul on Thursday for a government project to develop a sovereign AI foundation model specialized in cybersecurity. The Ministry of Science and ICT said the group beat an SK Telecom-led rival on partnership breadth, technology and strategy. The project will support Korea’s security environment amid rising cyber risks from AI. A contract is planned later this month.
Naver's headquarters in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province / Yonhap
A consortium led by Naver Cloud Corp. has been selected for a government project to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model specialized in cybersecurity, the Ministry of Science and ICT said Thursday.
The cloud and AI arm of portal operator Naver beat a rival consortium led by SK Telecom, earning high marks for its broad industry-academia-research partnership, technological capabilities and development strategy, among other factors, the ministry said.
The project aims to develop a sovereign cybersecurity AI model tailored to Korea's security environment amid growing cyber risks stemming from rapidly evolving AI technologies.
