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Naver unveils homegrown AI model HyperClova X Think

Naver unveiled its homegrown inference AI model, HyperClova X Think, on Monday, positioning it as a cornerstone in Korea’s sovereign AI ambitions, which scored well in a Seoul National University Korean language test.

2025-06-30

Naver claims its open source HyperClova AI models can rival ChatGPT 4o

Naver Cloud will launch open-source smaller versions of its HyperClova X LLM, claiming competitiveness with OpenAI's ChatGPT 4o.

2025-04-23

Naver internally releases upgraded AI model HyperClova X

Naver has internally released its flagship AI model, HyperClova X, which if upgraded with a focus on cost-efficiency and lightness to close the gap with China's DeepSeek model.

2025-02-20

Naver's Project Connect X will challenge OpenAI's generative tools

Naver will release an AI platform, Project Connect X, utilizing automated browsing and VLM models to aid in business tasks. A release date is still pending.

2024-05-21

Korean tech giants capitalize on global AI boom [REWIND 2023]

Korean tech giants unveiled significant investments and introduced new services powered by generative AI, aiming to capitalize on the global AI boom sparked by OpenAI's ChatGPT.

2023-12-26

Rebranded startup Wrtn aims to become 'mega AI platform'

Korean AI startup Wrtn detailed its ambition to become a "mega AI platform" next year as it rebranded itself with a new logo and slogan.

2023-12-19

Naver generative AI search engine Cue: goes beta

Naver on Wednesday launched a beta version of its generative AI search engine “Cue:,” a service similar to Microsoft’s Bing.

2023-09-20

AI offers academia fresh methods, but new headaches

Korean universities are taking open-minded approaches to embrace AI on their campuses but many have yet to shrug off the woes of its misuse.

2023-09-16