AI BriefingHong Kong Office Established
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Upstage has established a Hong Kong office and is moving to target the China and Southeast Asia markets and secure global talent.
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Upstage established a Hong Kong office this month, and will use it as a base to expand into the Hong Kong and China markets as well as Southeast Asia, including Singapore and Thailand.
CSO Park Eun-jung was appointed head of the Hong Kong office. Park led Naver's Papago model team and is also a founding member of Upstage.
For the Hong Kong office's R&D operations CTO, Upstage brought on Kim Jae-beom, former leader of Kakao's AI technology team. Park stated that the company will strengthen its organizational structure by absorbing excellent talent from China and prioritizing the acquisition of global talent.
Upstage identifies areas where companies' problems can be innovated with AI, and provides foundational AI models, system building, and AI team consulting. Recently, it has also participated as the operator of Naver's Boostcamp AI Tech program, working to foster practical AI education and talent development.
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