SK Telecom announces $10M investment in Perplexity AI

SK Telecom (SKT) has announced a $10 million investment in generative AI search engine startup Perplexity AI.

The partnership enhances SKT’s presence in the field of generative AI search technology, an area that has drawn considerable interest from major tech companies. The collaboration is expected to bolster SKT's 'AI personal assistant' services.

Perplexity, a rapidly growing rival to Google, has already established a formidable presence in the AI search...

13 June 2024 | Hot Topics

NTT: AI risks ‘enormous and irreversible damage’ to society

In a joint proposal, Japanese telecom giant NTT and newspaper publisher The Yomiuri Shimbun have warned that generative AI poses risks of causing "enormous and irreversible damage" to society if left unchecked.

The companies acknowledge the benefits of generative AI, including user-friendly interfaces and improved productivity from summaries. However, they raise concerns about the lack of human control over the technology.

Among the challenges highlighted are...

9 April 2024 | Hot Topics

BT boosts developer productivity with Amazon’s generative AI coding assistant

BT Group's Digital unit has announced the deployment of Amazon CodeWhisperer, a generative AI coding assistant from Amazon Web Services (AWS). This marks a significant step in the company's drive for modernisation, efficiency, and improved tooling for its workforce.

CodeWhisperer provides real-time AI-powered code suggestions, from snippets to full functions, in multiple integrated development environments (IDEs). It leverages natural language comments and existing code to support...

20 February 2024 | Digital Transformation

Capgemini highlights telcos’ generative AI interest

Generative AI is gaining significant attention in the telecom industry, with 97 percent of surveyed companies indicating its presence on their boardroom agendas.

The statistic comes from Capgemini, which surveyed 1,000 organisations – including 10 percent from the telecom sector – focused on exploring the use cases and potential impacts of generative AI.

Franck Greverie, Chief Portfolio Officer and Group Executive Board Member at Capgemini.,...

6 July 2023 | Digital Transformation