Five elite teams selected for independent AI foundation model project

Five elite teams selected for the independent AI foundation model project — Naver Cloud, Upstage, SKT, NC AI and LG AI Research. ₩213.6 billion in total, on condition that the models are released for commercial use

Why it matters

A state-led program to foster open-weight models

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