SKT, 전 국민 AI 비서 만든다
SK Telecom will lead a government-backed project to launch a nationwide AI assistant by October, integrating public and private sector partners to ensure accessibility via app, phone, and text.
SK Telecom (CEO Jeong Jae-heon) was selected as the lead operator for the Ministry of Science and ICT’s ‘National AI Service Universal Access’ initiative, which aims to provide AI services free of cost and without usage restrictions. The project, named ‘Everyone’s AI,’ will debut a beta version in October using SKT’s proprietary foundation model ‘A.X K2’ alongside other domestic AI models, with a full release planned by year-end. The consortium includes 31 organizations spanning sectors like healthcare, finance, and mobility, collaborating to build a comprehensive AI service ecosystem.
The AI assistant will guide users through daily tasks and public services, such as retrieving official documents like resident registration certificates via integration with government platforms like 정부24 and PASS. For healthcare, the service will analyze health records to offer tailored medical advice, such as summarizing health checkup results, reminding users of follow-up tests, and even assisting with hospital appointments. The system is designed to translate complex information into plain language, ensuring clarity for all users.
Accessibility is a core focus, with the service available not only through a smartphone app but also via phone calls and text messages. This approach aims to bridge the digital divide by accommodating users who may struggle with app-based interfaces, including elderly individuals and those with limited digital literacy. SK Telecom will leverage its existing voice recognition and synthesis technologies to enable voice and text interactions, ensuring the service remains intuitive for non-tech-savvy users.
The consortium comprises 20 leading companies and institutions across AI, finance, mobility, media, healthcare, education, and caregiving sectors, with 11 additional partners having signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs). SK Telecom’s AI Business Division head, Kim Ji-hoon, emphasized the project’s goal of preventing AI usage disparities from becoming a new social divide, stating the company will prioritize delivering practical, user-centric AI services based on its experience since 2022.