McDonald's Korea adopts voice guidance function for kiosks to help visually impaired

SEOUL -- To help visually impaired customers, the South Korean office of McDonald's has applied a voice guidance function to its kiosks. South Korea became the second country with McDonald's restaurants to adopt the voice system after the United States and the first in Asia. McDonald's Korea said in a statement on September 15 that the voice guide function was adopted for its digital kiosks. Because the kiosks can be connected to earphones, visitors can easily choose their

September 15, 2023

Urban air mobility maps to be distributed to S. Korea's defense ministry and local governments

SEOUL -- South Korea's transport ministry will provide maps for urban air mobility, an ecosystem involving flying passenger vehicles in urban areas, to related organizations including the defense ministry, local city governments, and a private drone association. The map contains information on flight restrictions, prohibited airspace, and obstacles such as high-voltage lines. Urban air mobility (UAM) infrastructure includes vertiports and a control system. Aerial vehicles are requi

September 13, 2023

Researchers find Lunit's AI image analysis solution effective enough to replace human doctor

SEOUL -- A study showing the efficacy of a breast cancer analysis solution created by South Korea's medical artificial intelligence company Lunit was published in a global peer-reviewed journal. According to the research, the diagnosis accuracy becomes higher when human doctors perform tasks with Lunit's AI solution than when only two human experts identify the disease. The adoption of the system called "Lunit INSIGHT MMG" can improve work efficiency by replacing hu

September 11, 2023

Avikus to showcase self-sailing boat solution at boat show in France

SEOUL -- Avikus, a South Korean self-sailing solution developer affiliated with HD Hyundai, will showcase "NeuBoat Dock," an autonomous solution for recreational boats, at a major boat event in Cannes, France. The company has worked with Raymarine, a Britain-based marine electronic equipment maker, to develop the self-sailing solution. According to market research firm Mordor Intelligence, the global recreational boating market which stood at $27.3 billion in 2021 is proje

September 11, 2023

Supertone participates in AI-based voice production project for Netflix series 'Mask Girl'

SEOUL -- Supertone, the artificial intelligence audio technology wing of the BTS agency, has produced a voice for a character on Netflix's dark comedy thriller series "Mask Girl." Supertone's sound technique was used to create the voice of an online streamer called "BJ Mask Girl." The Netflix show depicts the story of Kim Mo-mi, a South Korean woman who is self-conscious about her physical appearance. Kim decides to cover her face with a mask and become a li

August 30, 2023

KT's learning analysis solution receives certification from US online learning standardization group

SEOUL -- South Korea's major telecom company KT has secured certification from the Advanced Distributed Learning, a United States-based electronic learning standardization group, for its learning analysis solution. Based on various data collected during a student's learning process, KT's solution analyzes study habits and academic performances to find more effective study methods for each student. Such solutions can improve the quality of education services that incorpo

August 29, 2023

Generative AI could increase S. Korea's productive capacity by up to $476 mln: study

SEOUL -- Generative AI, a type of artificial intelligence, has the potential to unlock South Korea's productive capacity by up to $476.6 million, equivalent to 29 percent of the country's gross domestic product in 2022, a joint study conducted by the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry, American tech giant Microsoft, and Access Partnership, a London-based technology-focused public policy consultancy, showed. Generative AI is a type of AI that can produce new content, such a

August 29, 2023

Medical AI company Lunit unveils plan to become medical big data platform operator

SEOUL -- South Korea's medical artificial intelligence company Lunit revealed its plan to make a foray into the AI-based medical big data platform market. The company, specializing in chest and breast cancer analysis, will integrate and manage various health data from medical facilities across the world to improve the diagnosis accuracy of all kinds of cancer and the prediction of treatment outcomes. The South Korean AI solution developer is known for Lunit INSIGHT MMG, a solut

August 24, 2023

Game publisher Nexon to adopt Samsung's video processing technology for third-person shooter game

SEOUL -- Major South Korean game publisher Nexon has become the world's first game publisher to adopt Samsung's "HDR10+," a video processing technology standard that can provide accurate and vibrant colors in real-time. The technology will be used for the game publisher's "The First Descendant," a third-person shooter game that incorporates role-playing features. While the previous HDR video technology processes images on the basis of a whole volume, HDR

August 21, 2023

KT embarks on defense project to upgrade military broadband communication network

SEOUL -- South Korea's major telecom company KT has started a defense project to upgrade a military communication network that will connect more than 2,000 units with an integrated management system. The high-speed communication network, which is currently built only near frontline army units, will be expanded to other branches including the Navy and Air Force. KT was selected as the preferred bitter for the project to build the next-generation military-broadband convergence networ

August 10, 2023