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South Korean AI foundation model project development

Overview

South Korea is advancing its national AI foundation model project, known as the ‘Dokpamo’ project, through significant infrastructure investment and competitive selection phases.

Initially, the Ministry of Science and ICT moved to the third stage of the project by selecting Upstage, SK Telecom, and LG AI Research. To support these teams, the government is allocating approximately 3,000 NVIDIA B200 GPUs, with 1,000 units assigned to each selected group. This follows broader government efforts to secure massive GPU infrastructure and develop technologies for flexible resource sharing.

However, the selection process has faced scrutiny regarding evaluation transparency. Motif Technologies has filed a formal objection regarding its exclusion from the second stage of the project. Despite its ‘Motif3’ model ranking first among four elite teams in the global ‘Intelligence Index’ benchmark by Artificial Analysis, the company received low scores in expert and user evaluations during the government’s assessment.

Motif is demanding that the Ministry of Science and ICT disclose detailed evaluation scores, specific criteria, and the methodology used for user and blind evaluations. The company has specifically questioned the scoring conversion process, noting that a significant 16-point gap in global benchmark scores was reduced to only a 4-point difference when converted to the government’s 25-point scale. Motif stated its goal is to seek transparency and improvements in the evaluation process rather than simply demanding selection.

Entities

Ministry of Science and ICT · Motif Technologies · Upstage · SK Telecom · LG AI Research

Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Motif Technologies disputes South Korean AI model evaluation results

    Motif Technologies is challenging the South Korean government's AI model evaluation after being excluded despite ranking first in global performance benchmarks.

  2. 4 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    South Korean AI foundation model project faces evaluation controversy

    South Korea's national AI foundation model project faces transparency concerns after Motif Technologies was eliminated despite high global benchmark scores. New evaluation criteria are being developed.

  3. 9 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    South Korea allocates 3,000 NVIDIA B200 GPUs to elite AI research teams

    South Korea is boosting its national AI foundation model project by providing 3,000 NVIDIA B200 GPUs to elite teams including SK Telecom, LG AI Research, and Upstage to accelerate independent AI development.

Sources

english.hani.co.kr · finance.technews.tw · hani.co.kr · silviabillycostaliberi.noblogs.org · startuprecipe.co.kr · zdnet.co.kr

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