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Kakao Mobility is recruiting participants for the 7th AI Junior Lab, AhnLab is supporting the construction of the National Research Foundation of Korea's N2SF, and Toss Place is conducting its first large-scale public recruitment since its establishment.
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AhnLab supports the construction of N2SF by the National Research Foundation of Korea... Establishing a generative AI environment within the business network
Toss Place, the first large-scale open recruitment of all occupations since establishment... triple digit starter
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Oh Ji-eun = Kakao Mobility announced on the 12th that it will be recruiting participants for the 7th AI Junior Lab, a social contribution program to foster future talent where young people directly implement solutions to everyday problems with AI and robots, until the 22nd of next month.
▲ Kakao Mobility will select 50 first- to third-grade middle school students across the country and provide completely free education for four days and three nights at the Kakao [035720] AI Campus in January of next year. Participating students develop web and app services using Vive coding, a natural language coding technique, link them with robots, learn physical AI principles, and receive mentoring from executives.
▲ AhnLab [053800] announced that it has established a security system for generative AI and Internet use within the National Research Foundation of Korea's business network as the lead company for the Korea Internet & Security Agency's 2026 National Network Security System (N2SF) introduction support project. We have completed the implementation of 97 security control items and plan to complete company-wide expansion by the end of November.
▲ Toss Place, a payment terminal and POS solution subsidiary of Toss, is holding a large three-digit open recruitment for all occupations for the first time since its establishment. It will run until the 31st, and both new and experienced applicants can apply without age restrictions in all fields, including development, design, and business.
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