SKT, 전 국민 AI 활용 지원 나선다… 풀스택 AI 역량 총결집해 ‘모두의AI’ 사업 참여

SK Telecom announced on May 19 its participation in the Ministry of Science and ICT and NIPA’s ‘모두의AI’ public project, aiming to make AI accessible to all citizens. The company will deploy its integrated AI stack—spanning services, models, and infrastructure—through a consortium of 20 firms and institutions across sectors like finance, mobility, and healthcare. SKT’s existing AI service ‘에이닷(A.)’, with 10 million monthly users, and its 688-billion-parameter ‘A.X K2’ model will serve as core components of the initiative.

The consortium includes specialized partners such as Shinhan Card and Hana Card for payments, TMAP Mobility for transportation, and Goodoc and Soundable Health for healthcare. SKT will also contribute its nationwide telecom infrastructure, including 22.5 million mobile lines and both online and offline channels, to rapidly scale AI service delivery. The initial focus will be on AI chatbots for tasks like conversation, search, and document analysis, before expanding to AI agents capable of handling reservations, applications, and payments across public and private services.

SKT plans to apply its ‘A.X K2’ model to differentiate service quality: lightweight models for quick responses and high-performance models for complex tasks, ensuring both efficiency and accuracy. The company will also utilize its newly established AI data center arm, SK하이퍼, which is set to open a 5-gigawatt facility by 2029. This infrastructure expansion supports the goal of providing reliable, end-to-end AI solutions tailored to diverse user needs.

Kim Ji-hoon, head of SKT’s AI Business Division, emphasized the need to prevent AI access gaps from becoming social divides. He stated that SKT will leverage its full-stack AI capabilities and nationwide customer reach to deliver an inclusive ‘모두의AI’ platform, enabling citizens to easily find, trust, and safely receive AI-driven services across all aspects of daily life.