Korea announces first-round results of independent AI foundation model project

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Announced the first-round evaluation results of the independent AI foundation model project — LG AI Research, SKT and Upstage advanced to the second round; Naver Cloud and NC AI were eliminated

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The first eliminations in Korea's largest government-funded AI program

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