{
  "id": 1867988,
  "title": "SKT joins government's 'AI for All' initiative to expand public access",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/skt-joins-governments-ai-for-all-initiative-to-expand-public-access-1867988",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-19T05:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260819/skt-joins-governments-ai-for-all-initiative-to-expand-public-access"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "SK Telecom (SKT) has announced its involvement in the government's AI for All initiative, which aims to broaden public access to artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The South Korean telecom giant will utilize its comprehensive AI capabilities for the project. These include its own AI models, infrastructure, and services.\n\nSKT currently operates the AI assistant app A, boasting approximately 10 million monthly users. The company recently introduced its own large language model, A.X K2, which has 688 billion parameters. This model is already being utilized in various sectors such as manufacturing, defense, and biotech.\n\nIn addition, SKT established SK Hyper last month, a subsidiary focused on AI data center development. The company aims to progressively open 5 gigawatts of AI data center capacity by 2029. To quickly distribute the new AI services, SKT plans to leverage its approximately 22.5 million mobile subscriber lines, along with its online and offline retail channels.",
  "summary": "SK Telecom (SKT) said Wednesday it will take part in \"AI for All,\" a project led by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National IT Industry Promotion Agency aimed at making artificial intelligence (AI) tools accessible to the general public. The company plans to draw on what it calls its \"full-stack\" AI capabilities — spanning its own AI models, infrastructure and services — for the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "SKT joins government's 'AI for All' initiative to expand public access",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/skt-joins-governments-ai-for-all-initiative-to-expand-public-access",
        "published": "2026-08-19T04:52:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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