# South Korean artificial intelligence industry expansion > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/south-korean-artificial-intelligence-industry-expansion > Updated: 2026-09-21T14:44:47.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2. South Korean technology companies are aggressively expanding the application of artificial intelligence across various industries, including finance, media, infrastructure, and security. In the commercial and media sectors, KT Group is integrating AI into finance and media production, using technology for content creation and video cloning. BC Card is deploying generative AI platforms to enhance customer services like shopping curation. On an international level, NAVER has proposed building an ‘AI Factory’ in Europe through a partnership with France to provide large-scale computing infrastructure for European enterprises. Simultaneously, AI video analysis firms are moving into retail and defense. Infinic has deployed AI-driven CCTV analysis at Lotte Department Store to detect escalator stoppages and safety hazards. In the defense sector, Invic is adapting its low-light video enhancement and object recognition technologies for military surveillance and border monitoring, ensuring compatibility with secure, closed-network environments. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-21: AI video analysis firms expand surveillance applications in Korea South Korean AI firms Infinic and Invic are deploying advanced video analysis technologies for retail safety at Lotte Department Store and military surveillance applications in the defense sector. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ai-video-analysis-firms-expand-surveillance-applications-in-korea ### 2026-09-21: South Korean tech firms expand AI into finance, media, and European infrastructure South Korean tech leaders KT and NAVER are expanding AI applications into finance, media, and international infrastructure, including a proposal for an ‘AI Factory’ in France. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/south-korean-tech-firms-expand-ai-into-finance-media-and-european-infrastructure --- Cite as: South Korean artificial intelligence industry expansion. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/south-korean-artificial-intelligence-industry-expansion