SK Telecom announced on August 19 that it will participate in the 'Everyone's AI' project, initiated by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Information and Communication Industry Association.
SK Telecom plans to consolidate its full-stack capabilities, which include AI models, infrastructure, and services, for this initiative. The company currently operates the AI service 'A.' with 10 million monthly users and has recently introduced its own AI model 'A.X K2,' which features 688 billion parameters, as part of the government's 'Independent AI Foundation Model' project. The A.X K2 model is being applied across various industries, including manufacturing, defense, and biotechnology.
Last month, SK Telecom established 'SK Hyper,' a dedicated AI data center business, and announced plans to gradually open a 5-gigawatt AI data center by 2029. The company is also leveraging its telecommunications capabilities, with 22,498,579 mobile lines (excluding IoT and MVNO) as of June 2026, to rapidly expand its AI services through both online and offline channels.
Based on these capabilities, SK Telecom will first launch an AI chatbot that supports conversation, search and summarization, document and image analysis, and schedule management. The aim is to start with a familiar format for users to lower the barriers to access.
SK Telecom plans to evolve the chatbot into an AI agent that can handle actual tasks beyond simple Q&A. The goal is to support public service inquiries and applications, as well as reservations and payments in various sectors such as healthcare, transportation, finance, and education. To achieve this, the company will apply its AI model 'A.X K2' to ensure that simple questions are answered quickly with a lightweight model, while complex tasks are handled accurately with a high-performance model, thereby enhancing service quality and operational efficiency.
To provide AI services that encompass all aspects of daily life, SK Telecom has formed the Everyone's AI consortium, which includes partners such as Rainer (specialized search), Shinhan Card and Hana Card (finance and payments), Tmap Mobility (mobility), SK Broadband (content), Persona AI (public data), Ellice Group (education), Goodoc and Soundable Health (healthcare), Nota and SelectStar (AI models and infrastructure), and Aim Intelligence (AI security).
SK Telecom aims to integrate AI with services across various fields, moving beyond mere information provision to execute and resolve user requests such as reservations and applications.
Kim Ji-hoon, head of SK Telecom's AI Business Division, stated, "It is essential to create an environment where everyone can benefit from AI to prevent disparities in AI utilization from leading to social inequalities. SK Telecom will strive to implement the 'Everyone's AI' service that is easily accessible to all citizens, leveraging our full-stack AI capabilities and nationwide telecommunications customer touchpoints."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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