SK Telecom participated as a founding member of the "MIT GenAI Impact Consortium," launched by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and announced on the 4th that it will jointly research the commercialization of generative AI technology and applications by industry. This consortium includes six corporations: SK Telecom, OpenAI, Coca-Cola, India's Tata Group, Analog Devices, and TWG Global Holdings.
The MIT GenAI Consortium is an academic and industry collaboration organization that studies the impact of generative AI on industry and society, with MIT faculty and founding member corporations carrying out joint projects. SK Telecom is the only telecommunications company in the consortium and plans to enhance its AI competitiveness while focusing on next-generation AI research such as physical AI in collaboration with MIT and OpenAI.
SK Telecom is pushing forward next-generation AI research centered on the SK AI R&D Center, including ▲global personal AI agents ▲AI data centers ▲manufacturing AI ▲physical AI ▲Bio AI. In particular, it plans to jointly review the U.S. market expansion strategy for the global AI agent "Aster," scheduled for beta release in March this year, with MIT researchers. Additionally, AI data center technology, manufacturing AI, and robot behavior optimization research have been established as major research tasks.
Ananta Chandrakasan, dean of the MIT School of Engineering, said, "I am pleased to play a bridging role connecting academia with global corporations including SK Telecom," and noted, "We will contribute to ensuring that AI innovations progress positively."
Yoo Young-sang, chief executive officer (CEO) of SK Telecom, stated, "We will lead AI innovation in the industry by collaborating with MIT and global top-tier corporations."