Naver Cloud-led consortium selected to develop South Korea's sovereign cybersecurity AI model
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- A consortium led by Naver Cloud Corp. has been selected by South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT to develop an AI foundation model specialized in cybersecurity, beating a rival SK Telecom-led group.
- The project will provide up to 256 Nvidia B200 GPUs over 10 months to build a sovereign AI model tailored to South Korea's security environment amid rising cyber risks from evolving AI technologies.
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South Korea is developing a sovereign AI model for cybersecurity to address growing cyber risks from rapidly evolving AI technologies, aiming to strengthen national security through domestic industry-academia-research collaboration.
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- A consortium led by Naver Cloud Corp. has been selected for a government project to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model specialized in cybersecurity, the Ministry of Science and ICT said Thursday.
The cloud and AI arm of portal operator Naver Corp. beat a rival consortium led by SK Telecom Co., earning high marks for its broad industry-academia-research partnership, technological capabilities and development strategy, among other factors, the ministry said.
The Naver Cloud consortium comprises 32 companies and institutions, including LG CNS Co. and LG Uplus Corp., as well as major domestic universities and research organizations.
The government plans to provide the consortium with up to 256 Nvidia B200 graphics processing units (GPUs) over the next 10 months to support the development of the model.
The ministry said it plans to sign a contract with the consortium later this month, paving the way for full-scale development.
The project aims to develop a sovereign cybersecurity AI model tailored to South Korea's security environment amid growing cyber risks stemming from rapidly evolving AI technologies.
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The Naver Cloud-led consortium will sign a contract with the Ministry of Science and ICT later this month to begin full-scale development of the cybersecurity AI model.
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The consortium will receive and utilize up to 256 Nvidia B200 GPUs over the next 10 months to develop the AI foundation model.
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Open Questions
- What specific cybersecurity threats will the AI model target?
- How will the model be integrated into South Korea's existing cyber defense infrastructure?
- What metrics will be used to evaluate the model's effectiveness?
