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Upstage, LG, and SKT Pass Second Round of Sovereign AI Evaluation

·2026.08.18 12:10

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In the second evaluation of South Korea's sovereign AI project, Upstage, LG, and SKT passed, while Motif Technologies was eliminated.

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In the second evaluation of the South Korean government's Sovereign AI Foundation Model Project (K-AI), Upstage, LG AI Research, and SKT advanced to the next stage.

This evaluation was conducted based on benchmarks (40%), expert verification (35%), and public verification (25%). The NVIDIA B200 support allocation for the selected companies is expected to expand from the existing 768 units to approximately 1,000 units.

Key Model Scores (Based on AAII):

  • Upstage: Solar Open 2 (37), Solar Pro 4 (42)
  • SKT: A.X K2 (35)
  • LG AI Research: K-EXAONE 2.0 (31)
  • Motif Technologies: Motif 3 (47/45) — Final Elimination

This project is a national AI initiative with a total investment of 530 billion KRW ($0.36B) by 2027. Companies are evaluated every six months, and Naver Cloud and NC AI were already eliminated in the first evaluation.

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