- SKT consortium conducts Korean government's 'Sovereign AI Foundation Model' project with A.X K1, positioning Korea for Global Top 3 AI Powers
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SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM) today unveiled 'A.X K1,' Korea's first hyperscale artificial intelligence (AI) model with 519 billion (519B) parameters.
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