SK Telecom adds new AI partners and invests in more start-ups

SK Telecom’s relentless effort to lead the telco AI market shows no signs of abating.
Fresh from agreeing with Deutsche Telekom to jointly develop a telco-specific large language model (LLM), SKT this week ploughed billions of won into two more AI start-ups, and added them to its growing roster of Korea AI (K-AI) Alliance members.
It’s all in line with SKT’s recently launched AI Pyramid Strategy, under which it has pledged to triple its AI investments over the next five years i