Seoul, South Korean tech large Naver mentioned on Monday it would combine its self-developed synthetic intelligence (AI) technology into its main companies, together with its search platform and buying utility.
Naver unveiled its so-called “On-Service AI” plan geared toward enhancing its main companies with the cutting-edge technology at its tech convention, ‘DAN24’, in Seoul.
Underneath the plan, the Korean firm will incorporate its hyperscale AI mannequin, HyperCLOVA X, into its search engine to present extra customised solutions to customers’ queries, and launch a model new AI briefing operate in the primary half of subsequent yr, stories Yonhap information company.
The AI briefing operate will ship summarised, AI-generated solutions to person questions, together with sources to confirm the credibility of the knowledge.
The service might be initially out there in Korean, English and Japanese upon its launch, in accordance to firm officers.
“We showcased HyperCLOVA X final yr and after a yr of testing our generative AI merchandise with our customers, sellers and enterprise companions, we are actually shifting towards commercialisation,” Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon mentioned.
“We’re dedicated to breaking down the boundaries dividing the web and the offline and offering AI companies that genuinely make individuals’s day by day lives extra handy,” she added.
Within the first half, Naver can even launch an AI buying utility, Naver plus retailer, which is able to characteristic an AI powered buying navigating operate that helps customers discover merchandise, promotion occasions and advantages tailor-made to their very own wants.
Moreover, the corporate will replace its cellular map utility with its geospatial AI technology subsequent yr to digitally recreate offline areas and provide extra correct details about numerous locations on its map.
In the meantime, Naver mentioned it plans to create an affect fund and make investments a mixed 1 trillion received over the subsequent six years to assist foster the expansion of the nation’s AI ecosystem.
