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Week 2 of November 2026 11/9–11/15 · 14 items

AI research notebook Guno adds MCP integration for searching and summarizing research records
Redwit has added MCP integration to Guno, its AI electronic lab notebook. Researchers can search and summarize their notes from AI tools such as Claude Desktop, and with write access can also ask the AI to organize folders. Training
Instructor News12 Nov 2026
AI model API top-ups matched 100% as Claude 5.2 launches
On November 11, OrcaRouter released the Claude Fable 5.2 API and launched a promotion matching 100% of top-up amounts. The model supports a 1-million-token context and 128K output, and is OpenAI-compatible and
Instructor News12 Nov 2026
Digital twin technology: experts discuss a three-stage rollout (federated, autonomous, field-proven)
The Digital Twin Researchers Forum held its 4th Technology Exchange Meeting at COEX in Seoul on the 3rd. Eight presentations followed across three sessions: federated core technologies, autonomous digital twins, and pilot and flagship projects. The event aims to bring the industry–academia–research collaboration ecosystem to the field
Instructor News11 Nov 2026
AI office suite launches with free editing of HWP and MS Office documents
Linkbricks Horizon AI officially launched 'VORA AI DOCS' on the 11th, an AI office suite that edits both HWP and MS Office documents. Document editing is free, including the installable app, and the AI features are available on a free service
Instructor News11 Nov 2026
Otter.ai adds 13 languages including Korean, enabling multilingual meeting transcripts
AI note-taker Otter.ai announced 13 new languages, including Korean, with 14 more coming soon. It also offers multilingual support that automatically detects and transcribes when a speaker switches languages mid-meeting, with no settings change.
Instructor News11 Nov 2026
Manage music academy lessons, billing, and Naver competitor analysis on one platform
Classical music education platform 'Jakssaem' has added a management service built for music academies, combining lesson notes, attendance and makeup classes, tuition billing, and instructor payroll. Academies can share lesson notes and performance videos with parents and students, and students get AI performance analysis and
Instructor News11 Nov 2026
Robots learn tasks from 40 human demonstrations, changing how physical AI is trained
YYForce said its humanoid robot training project was featured on 'Meeting AI', a Mediacorp broadcast in Singapore. The program showed how human movements are captured through VR teleoperation and transferred to the robot to collect data, with 40 demonstrations and about 8 hours
Instructor News11 Nov 2026
Where does the data you enter into AI go? 4 data-control questions for companies
Dakicloud pointed out that whether information entered into generative AI is stored and used for training is growing into an issue of data sovereignty and operational accountability for enterprises. The Personal Information Protection Commission has also said, in its generative AI user guide and privacy policy drafting guidelines, that input information…
Instructor News10 Nov 2026
Startup Trina, built around a shared AI tool for teams, raises KRW 150 million (≈ US$112,200) in funding
AI startup Trina secured KRW 150 million (≈ US$112,200) in investment from Partners Lounge. It operates 'Trina AX,' a shared company AI for teams, and 'GEO Marketing,' an AI search marketing service, and will use the funds for product development and customer acquisition
Instructor News10 Nov 2026
LFM3, a 1GB-class small AI model, runs directly on devices with llama.cpp
OrcaRouter, from Singapore’s Continuum AI, has released a GGUF version of the uncensored LFM3-1.7B model. At 4-bit, the file size is 1.10GB, and it runs on-device on llama.cpp-based runtimes without any external server
Instructor News9 Nov 2026
65B-parameter model can run on a 24GB PC… uncensored AI weights released
On November 6, 2026, OrcaRouter released uncensored GGUF and MLX weights of Ricursive Intelligence’s Ripple-65B Preview. With 2.5-bit quantization, it can run even on 24GB of memory…
Instructor News9 Nov 2026
Plan to use AI agents for safety management of overseas employees
International SOS Korea and AI company Winiverse signed an agreement to develop a solution that applies AI to the safety management of overseas employees. The two companies will apply AI agents to tasks such as risk information analysis, employee safety checks, crisis response, and executive reporting…
Instructor News9 Nov 2026
Telta AI helps interpret organizational assessment results and draft reports, easing HR follow-up work
HR tech company Telta has unveiled Telta AI, a report-interpretation feature that analyzes organizational culture and leadership assessment reports and drafts improvement tasks and report-ready text. It can be adopted separately without changing existing survey operations, and
Instructor News9 Nov 2026
Callus MCP launches: run and integrate video operations through AI conversation
Catenoid has officially launched 'Callus MCP,' which lets users manage and build video services through AI conversation alone. By its own research, Catenoid is the only Northeast Asian video platform listed in the official directories of both Claude and ChatGPT.
Instructor News9 Nov 2026

Week 1, November 2026 2–8 Nov · 16 items

Physical AI and World Model Seminar to Explore the Next Wave of AI
Korea Aerospace University will hold a seminar on 'Physical AI and World Models' at the Vision Hall of the Aerospace Center at 09:30 KST on 12 November 2026. DEEPX CEO Kim Nok-won will discuss the need for edge AI chips, and KAIST Professor Ahn Sung-jin will cover world
Instructor News5 Nov 2026
Seoul symposium in November to discuss cell therapy automation in AI autonomous labs
An international symposium where Korean, Japanese, and Taiwanese researchers will discuss the future of autonomous labs combining AI and robotics will be held on November 26, 2026, at the Catholic University of Korea in Seoul. It consists of three sessions with 11 presentations in total, covering cell manufacturing, molecular design,
Instructor News5 Nov 2026
Meerkat 2, an AI specialized in Korean medical law, beats GPT-5.1 on medical licensing exam accuracy
A paper on 'Meerkat 2,' a medical-domain AI language model developed by Eisen Science and a Korea University research team, was accepted at EMNLP 2026, the international natural language processing conference, and presented on October 27. The team used training data based on 12 types of Korean medical laws and regulations
Instructor News5 Nov 2026
Uri Ensemble app adds features for practicing Korean traditional ensemble music on your own
The Foundation for the Promotion of Traditional Performing Arts will relaunch 'Uri Ensemble,' its self-study app for Korean traditional music, on 5 November with per-instrument volume control and 0.5–2x playback speed. The app includes 21 ensemble albums, 8 rhythm accompaniments, 76 lecture videos, and sheet music
Instructor News5 Nov 2026
Integration launching in December lets you query accounting data directly in AI apps, no Excel needed
Webcash announced that it will launch 'Gyeongrinara MCP' in December, letting users query account transaction and tax invoice data from its SME management platform 'Gyeongrinara' in generative AI apps such as Claude and ChatGPT. Access to the data is…
Instructor News5 Nov 2026
HIX AI turns existing materials into PPT and polishes the design in one go
Singapore-based INNOVATE AI has launched 'PPT Generation Agent 2.0', the presentation-making tool in its AI workspace HIX AI. Features include converting existing files into slides, design optimization that preserves the original text, and uploading custom templates
Instructor News4 Nov 2026
Claude Code and Claude Cowork updates help AI agents understand business context
Snowflake announced updates to 'Coco', its coding agent for data teams, and 'Cowork', its personal work agent for knowledge workers. The newly unveiled 'Coco and Cowork bots' handle ongoing tasks in the background and, when a decision or approval is
Instructor News4 Nov 2026
30-Minute Lecture Videos with AI Avatars Ease the Filming Burden on Instructors
HitPaw Edimakor’s AI avatar feature lets you produce lecture, corporate training, and product intro videos from text, with no filming. Applying the HeyGen Avatar IV model, it generates up to 30 minutes per run
Instructor News4 Nov 2026
An AI education platform that builds course materials, slides, and videos through chat is coming
AI edtech company Enbax and AI specialist Saltlux signed a strategic MOU to advance an AI Agent-based education platform. Their first result, KLAVIX, lets you enter a lecture topic and audience, and the AI generates textbooks, presentation PPTs,…
Instructor News3 Nov 2026
Uncensored LLM Shrinks a 426B Model to 112GB, Runs on a Single 128GB Machine
OrcaRouter has released uncensored, abliterated GGUF builds of MiniMax M3.1 Flash. It says the 426B MoE model is compressed to 112GB, enabling local inference on a single 128GB machine. AI safety
Instructor News3 Nov 2026
Roadmap brings 5 generative AI features to labor administration, starting with 2 immediate rollouts
Based on a job analysis of labor inspectors and industrial safety inspectors, the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training identified 5 promising features for a generative AI support service and a 3-stage adoption roadmap. Providing links to case law and guidelines and automating basic information collection when a complaint is filed can be applied immediately
Instructor News3 Nov 2026
Lotbi, a personal assistant AI that reads notifications to organize schedules and household budgets automatically, launches
RAD Holdings has launched 'Lotbi', an AI personal assistant service for daily life, as Android and iOS apps and on the web. On Android, with the member's permission, it reads payment and reservation notifications and automatically adds them to the budget tracker and calendar. It also offers voice phishing and smishing checks and family location
Instructor News3 Nov 2026
1-trillion-parameter AI can now run locally on 256GB hardware
On November 1, 2026, OrcaRouter released two GGUF builds for llama.cpp of Mistral Large 4, Mistral’s 1-trillion-parameter model: Mix-256G for 256GB of memory and a 512GB…
Instructor News2 Nov 2026
Sovereign AI GBR Updates Its Knowledge Without Retraining, Drawing Interest for Corporate Training
Jigu Labs has unveiled 'GBR SYSTEM', a memory-centric sovereign AI designed with its own mathematical theory. GBR uses no large language models or transformers; it stores knowledge as memory units tagged with source and version, so it can be corrected and updated without retraining
Instructor News2 Nov 2026
Seoul National University team led by Prof. Kyunghan Lee develops technology that cuts AI communication costs 14.5x
Professor Kyunghan Lee's team at Seoul National University developed 'TACToC', a communication system that sends only the information needed for AI analysis. It cuts communication costs by up to 14.5x compared with existing methods while keeping accuracy loss within 3 percentage points. Smartphone memory
Instructor News2 Nov 2026
Patent Filed for Improving Response Consistency in AI Virtual Consumer Surveys
DGM Unit One has filed a patent for technology that improves the consistency of survey responses from LLM-based synthetic personas and validates and calibrates the results against real human surveys. The technology is part of the digital twin of its market intelligence solution “Raven’s Nest”
Instructor News2 Nov 2026

Week 4 of October 2026 26 Oct–1 Nov · 8 items

University physical AI technology gets a path to on-site demonstration at Yangjae AI Hub
SNU’s College of Engineering and the Seoul Metropolitan Government have signed an MOU to build the H-PAIR Physical AX Center at the Seoul AI Hub in Yangjae. The center will serve as a hub linking the university’s human-centered physical AI research to on-site corporate demonstration and commercialization.
Instructor News1 Nov 2026
Gachon University team develops elder care platform with public data and AI
The 'Dolbom Itda' team at Gachon University’s Exercise Rehabilitation Convergence Research Institute developed 'CareMap AI', an integrated elder care platform using public data and AI, and won an excellence award at the Incheon Metropolitan City startup competition. The platform identifies underserved care areas in the region and
Instructor News30 Oct 2026
Ministry of Economy and Finance Builds an Online Learning Environment with a Video Streaming Solution
Tgensoft has supplied its video streaming solution 'TG 1st Movie' to the Ministry of Economy and Finance's new internal work system, 'Knowledge Learning Hub.' The solution offers automatic subtitles generated with AI speech recognition, large-file uploads, an HTML5 player, and more
Instructor News30 Oct 2026
AI Go and chess robot experience zones launched for libraries and schools
Seenexzone and Jungsu Global showcased 'Smart Play Lab,' a solution combining AI Go and chess robots with height-adjustable desks, at the 63rd National Library Conference. The solution turns the digital resource rooms of libraries and schools into AI-powered play and learning spaces
Instructor News30 Oct 2026
Public Libraries Develop AI Agent Technology to Support Book Discussions
AI O2O is developing an 'empathy-based participatory decision-making AI agent' for book discussion sessions, supported by a Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism project, to improve communication among participants. Rather than answering for them, the AI identifies each participant’s perspective, suggests a direction for the conversation, and organizes claims and evidence
Instructor News28 Oct 2026
AI competency assessment for 600 employees delivered as hands-on online training
Jocoding AX Partners ran five weeks of online AI training and skills assessment for all 600 employees of NH Information System from September to October. After 39 lessons across 7 parts, participants took the APTA assessment, made up of multiple-choice, written, and practical questions
Instructor News27 Oct 2026
AI counseling app turns ChatGPT conversations about personal worries into structured sessions
SafeOps has launched 'Maeumi', an AI counseling app built on clinical techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. It summarizes the conversation records of users who chat with ChatGPT for everyday talk, moves them into the app, and continues structured counseling session by session
Instructor News26 Oct 2026
3D manual production for manufacturing sites cut from 1 month to 1 week
Team Solution has launched “DXE Manual AI,” an AI-based solution for creating 3D work manuals. From existing PDFs and 2D drawings alone, AI automatically generates 3D models and animations, and field workers can make edits with conversational instructions
Instructor News26 Oct 2026

Week 3, October 2026 19–25 Oct · 7 articles

How Will Corporate Jobs Change in the Age of Generative AI?
A Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training survey of 1,090 employees with generative AI experience found that they felt efficiency gains in searching materials and gathering information (33.4%), but only marginal gains in work that requires creativity (drafting plans, 1.4%). Workers…
Instructor News22 Oct 2026
Zoom launches an integrated tool that turns AI meeting notes into action items
Zoom announced a new 'unified context layer' feature that connects meeting conversations to business execution. It links scattered conversation information with related documents and data, so employees and AI agents can understand the full context of their work…
Instructor News22 Oct 2026
Online Service for Individuals Launches With AI Courses and Skills Assessment, Offering Learning Paths for Professionals and College Students
Jocoding AX Partners has launched, as an online service for individuals, the AI courses and skills assessment it validated in corporate employee training. Two courses taught directly by co-CEO Dong-geun Jo, AI Literacy for Work and Vibe Coding to Completion, are open even to people with no coding experience
Instructor News22 Oct 2026
AI Training for Corporate Employees: Automating Work Without Coding
Jocoding AX Partners delivered practical AI training to employees of apparel brand Giordano. The training was designed to improve repetitive tasks by giving instructions to AI rather than writing code, and was tailored to participants’ level and actual work
Instructor News20 Oct 2026
AI phone English app 'Phone Speak' launches for working professionals
Speakeasy Labs Korea launched 'Phone Speak', a new feature that lets learners practice speaking English with an AI tutor as if on a phone call. With no fixed textbook, an AI that remembers each learner’s context and weak points provides personalized conversation, and in a hands-free setting everyday…
Instructor News20 Oct 2026
Enbax and Mixroom partner to bring AI music production training to schools
Enbax and Mixroom will link an AI education platform with a DAW solution to develop a K-POP AI music production education program. They are co-planning a package for educational institutions in which learners create their own work and connect it to real projects, an education eco
Instructor News20 Oct 2026
Seoul National University School of Dentistry brings AI voice-recognition charting into clinical education
Dencom and Seoul National University School of Dentistry and Dental Hospital signed an MOU to apply an AI-based voice-recognition charting tool to student clinical education. Students will experience a new way of dictating measurements for automatic recording. Education process data will be jointly
Instructor News19 Oct 2026

October 2026, week 2 12–18 Oct · 10 items

AI motion analysis makes it possible to customize therapeutic farming programs
Prof. Shinae Park’s team at Konkuk University developed an algorithm that uses AI video analysis to objectively analyze body movements during care farming activities. It automatically classifies 57 farming activities, such as soil mixing, sowing, and harvesting, into three types and identifies the physical characteristics of each activity
Instructor News16 Oct 2026
In AI career education, strengthening teacher capability is the key to success
The Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training has proposed an AI-based hyper-personalized career education model, with a benefit-cost ratio rated at 3.2. A Delphi survey of experts found that the key to success in AI career education is building teacher capability, not technology. Teachers' con
Instructor News16 Oct 2026
English conversation app “WCT Online” launches, turning 25 years of expertise into digital textbooks
Ian, director of WCT Language Institute in Suwon, developed and launched a curriculum built on 25 years of English conversation teaching as the 'WCT Online' app. Featuring shadowing, step-by-step lessons, and official exam prep content, it brings the structure of in-person classes into a digital environment
Instructor News15 Oct 2026
Team diagnostic tool 'SERIN Relationship Translator' launches to improve organizational collaboration
Psychology-based software company Aimi has officially launched the 'SERIN Relationship Translator', which analyzes misunderstandings in relationships and collaboration. Based on the Big Five personality traits, it analyzes team members' characteristics across 21 indicators and, across 26 work situations such as meetings, deadlines, and conflicts,
Instructor News15 Oct 2026
Online seller training: use AI to take short-form video from planning to upload, all on your phone
Lansun Square ran a generative AI short-form product video training for five online sellers in Pohang. Using the free versions of ChatGPT and Gemini and the Edits app, they learned to complete the whole process, from planning to upload, on a single phone.
Instructor News14 Oct 2026
AI Real-Time Captions and Translation Launched for Corporate Webinars and Online Training
Catenoid has officially launched real-time captions and automatic translation based on AI speech recognition (STT) on Callus Live, its cloud-based live streaming platform. The feature supports multiple languages including Korean, English, Japanese, and Chinese,
Instructor News14 Oct 2026
EBS to air drama series reinterpreting Korean literature with AI in October
EBS will air 13 dramas from 16 October, reinterpreting 11 works of Korean classic and modern literature with generative AI. Focusing on textbook works and titles tied to the CSAT, the series keeps the emotional core of the originals while adding new settings, characters, and visual
Instructor News14 Oct 2026
Practicing English Speaking With an AI Doll Draws Attention as a Home Learning Tool
Brands Company's 'Sky Mate AI Panda' is an educational product that combines a cuddly doll with AI voice conversation, designed so children can naturally chat in English and other languages from 60 countries. It offers a friendly approach through touch and voice responses, and…
Instructor News13 Oct 2026
AI Feedback Platform Launches for Classical Music Learners and Teachers
'Jakssaem', a classical music platform, has launched with AI music analysis and anonymous feedback from music majors. Students can keep their current teachers while getting feedback from diverse perspectives, and it is designed for parents, instructors, academies, and associations alike.
Instructor News13 Oct 2026
Korean-language programming language 'Hunminjeongeum' unveiled, drawing attention from developers and educators
Semtle marked the 100th anniversary of Hangul Day by unveiling 'Hunminjeongeum,' a programming language for building apps and programs in Korean. Designed around Korean sentence structure so code reads intuitively, it can lower the barrier to learning programming
Instructor News12 Oct 2026

Week 1, October 2026 5–11 Oct · 3 articles

Week 4, September 2026 9/28–10/4 · 2 articles

Week 3, September 2026 9/21–9/27 · 4 articles

Learning Tree expands its AI adoption framework to turn employee skills into business results
Learning Tree International has expanded its 'AI Adoption Framework', which turns an organization's AI adoption into measurable business results. The framework uses employee AI readiness assessments, modular training, role-specific learning, and more to
Instructor News27 Sep 2026
AI Data Quality Evaluation Earns International Standard Certification, Building Trust
Pebblous has been accredited as a testing laboratory by the Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS) under the international standard for AI training data quality. It can now measure quality and issue official test reports under the international standard, including for physical AI data such as robotics and autonomous driving.
Instructor News23 Sep 2026
Applications open in September for “My AI Lab,” where 25 citizen teams use AI to solve local problems
At '2026 AI Lounge for Everyone,' hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA, applications open September 21 for about 25 teams in 'My AI Lab,' where citizens solve everyday and local issues with AI themselves. Teams can choose a free topic or audiovisual
Instructor News22 Sep 2026
EBS launches new children’s history animation made with AI
EBS will premiere 'Dungi and Kwengi’s Korean History of Great Figures,' a children’s history animation produced with extensive use of AI technology, on the 28th. Starting with the first episode on King Sejong’s upbringing, it will air 130 episodes over 26 weeks, moving beyond memorizing historical facts
Instructor News22 Sep 2026

September 2026, week 2 14–20 Sep · 6 items

Contest to test AI’s ability to revise paper drafts announced
The 'ideainnov.com' platform run by Future Society R&D is holding the 'AI Scientist SCI Paper Competition,' which evaluates how researchers revise and judge AI-generated paper drafts. Unlike existing competitions, instead of a finished
Instructor News18 Sep 2026
AI-generated text detection API released to automate content review
OrcaRouter has released “OrcaVerify Text 1.0,” an API that detects AI-generated text. It classifies text into four verdicts (human-written, AI-assisted, AI-generated, or undetermined) and reports probabilities along with thresholds. At the paragraph level
Instructor News18 Sep 2026
Samsung Electronics launches digital classroom management solution built with 500 teachers
Samsung Electronics launched 'Galaxy Classroom,' a classroom solution developed with input from 500 current elementary, middle, and high school teachers. Teachers can view the tablet and PC screens of up to 60 students in real time from a PC or interactive whiteboard, and use remote support and app launching
Instructor News18 Sep 2026
AI-powered career counseling service available to instructors and training managers
KJobs has officially launched an AI-based employment center offering voice and chat counseling and job-listing connections. It features a specialized counseling system, including AI career counselors, career-transition counselors, and university career counselors, with services tailored to each user’s stage of preparation
Instructor News18 Sep 2026
Konkuk University selected for KRW 11 billion (≈ US$8,229,800) national research project on modular AI technology
Konkuk University, in a consortium with Jeju National University, was selected for the Ministry of Science and ICT's 'Top-Tier AI Young Researcher' program and will receive KRW 11 billion (≈ US$8,229,800) in government research funding from 2026 to 2031. Five professors from Konkuk's School of Computer Science and Engineering are taking part to develop ways to make AI model capabilities 'modular
Instructor News17 Sep 2026
VTuber training business launched in partnership with Overthehand and Developket Edu
Overthehand and Develocket Edu signed an MOU to expand VTuber (virtual creator) education. Under the agreement, they plan to use 3D avatar production technology in curricula and contests, and to cooperate from instructor recruitment to judging operations. Edu…
Instructor News14 Sep 2026

September 2026, Week 1 Sep 7–13 · 8 articles

Samsung Electronics opens second-semester enrollment for Galaxy AI Class for elementary and middle school students
Samsung Electronics will begin recruiting classes for the second semester of 'Galaxy AI Class', an AI experience program using Galaxy devices for upper elementary and middle school students, from the 14th. From this second semester, a new AI basic literacy and creative experiential activities…
Instructor News13 Sep 2026
Essay-writing academies ease instructor workload with AI tutors and automated learning management
GR831 Short-Answer Essay Writing Institute runs an AI tutor and a real-time learning management system, automating 24/7 Q&A and learning content through its KakaoTalk channel. The system automatically handles parent notifications, attendance tracking, and learning progress monitoring…
Instructor News11 Sep 2026
2,359 AI agents built by 230 teachers, now used in classrooms with Microsoft
In the '2026 Connect AI' project run by Gonet and Microsoft Korea for 230 elementary and secondary informatics teachers nationwide, teachers developed 2,359 AI agents. Teacher teams that completed foundation training in July–August used Micro
Instructor News11 Sep 2026
2,000 university students build 330 products at AI hackathon
Likelion held its 14th central hackathon, with 2,000 students from 80 universities nationwide taking part. Students built 330+ products across four tracks including AI, fashion, and wellness, and gained real-world pitching experience. The event is
Instructor News9 Sep 2026
Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam EdTech Companies Build a Networking System to Enter Public Education
Busan National University of Education and Pusan National University held the '2026 Southeast Region EdTech Company Networking Day' to share pilot and growth cases from local EdTech companies. EdTech companies from Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam joined universities, local governments, and education offices…
Instructor News9 Sep 2026
University Procurement Officer Cuts Notice Drafting Time From 30 Minutes to 3 With AI
Thunder DS has launched “Stabil 2.0,” powered by Google Gemini, cutting the time to write a bid notice from over 30 minutes to 3 minutes with its automatic bid notice generation. A university procurement manager enters only basic information, and it tailors the notice to the contract type and award method
Instructor News8 Sep 2026
New app lets users earn points by reading aloud
Baikal AI officially relaunched 'Dagachi Nangdok' on September 8, an app that awards points when users read ad copy aloud. Unlike existing reward apps, the service also aims to build a read-aloud habit that benefits brain health. Users…
Instructor News8 Sep 2026
Daycare AI Platform Combines Teacher Task Automation with Child Development Tracking
BlockOdyssey and Metrotech have signed an MOU to jointly develop an ASLA-based AI daycare platform. It will offer an AI growth-management service that links children’s attendance, daily life, learning, and health data to analyze growth changes and predict future ones
Instructor News7 Sep 2026

Week 5 of August 2026 8/31–9/6 · 17 articles

Elementary online learning service offers second-semester subscription discount
Miraen’s elementary online learning service 'Choco' is offering new subscribers their first month for KRW 100, (≈ US$1) then 25% off, for the second semester. An event giving an extra KRW 20,000 (≈ US$15) Naver Pay voucher for Hana Card recurring payments runs through September 30
Instructor News4 Sep 2026
AI Film Production Residency: A Program to Train the Next Generation of Creators Draws Attention
The Flick Filmmaker Residency is a generative AI filmmaking program that mentors established storytellers and emerging creators. The two-month program is free, and participants complete a festival-ready short film and join an alumni network
Instructor News3 Sep 2026
HDM selected for global collaboration program with its AI touch system
Edtech startup HDM has been selected for the 2026 Global Corporate Collaboration Program and will commercialize “ShadowBeam,” an AI-based interactive touch system. Because the product also runs on a projector and a smartphone, it aims to bring interactive learning to the home
Instructor News3 Sep 2026
Fermi unveils 'FERMI AI' customer support platform with agent assist and automated replies
Remote-consultation solution company Fermi will unveil its AI-powered FERMI AI Consultation Platform at SWCC 2026 in September. It includes Agent Assist, which supports human agents, and Visual
Instructor News3 Sep 2026
Boomi launches enterprise AI governance platform
AI data activation company Bumi has announced an Agent Control Plane that removes barriers to enterprise AI adoption. The platform securely connects AI agents to core business systems, provides governance, and manages AI costs
Instructor News2 Sep 2026
Douzone Bizon wins Global AI Award as the only Korean company
Douzone Bizon won in the AI Use Cases category of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) “Global AI Awards,” the only Korean company to do so. Its agentic AI “WonWon AI,” built for Korean accounting, tax, and labor practice
Instructor News2 Sep 2026
Speak holds in-person brand event to ease anxiety about speaking English
AI English learning solution Speak offered an experience to overcome the psychological barrier to speaking English at its 'English Anxiety Exorcism' event. In missions recreating real situations such as immigration, cafés, and hotels, participants held conversations in English themselves, easing speaking fears
Instructor News2 Sep 2026
University of Seoul adopts AI learning platform “AIONA,” bringing together learning, career and research
The University of Seoul Department of Economics and Winz signed an agreement to use 'AIONA', an AI-based learning platform. The platform supports learning, career, and research in one place, with automatic question generation and wrong-answer analysis, a learning dashboard, a career coach, and paper research. This…
Instructor News2 Sep 2026
Seoul National University begins developing an AI foundation model tailored to manufacturing sites
Prof. Yoon Byeong-dong’s team at Seoul National University is building a full-stack AI factory that connects the entire process with AI, from manufacturing data collection to decision-making and execution. Over nine years, they developed MxFM, a foundation model specialized for manufacturing work, to support a range of areas including quality, maintenance, and safety
Instructor News2 Sep 2026
MediaB Launches Real-Time Article Tracking After Press Release Distribution
PR platform Media B launched 'Real-Time Press Tracking,' which automatically tracks whether 6,000 outlets cover a press release for 14 days after distribution. It automates the article-checking process that PR staff previously searched manually, improving work efficiency
Instructor News2 Sep 2026
AI job-search agent 'MyCareerAI' officially launches
Hypercurve officially launched 'MyCareerAI', an AI agent that supports the entire job-hunting process, on September 1. It stands apart from existing generative AI tools by capturing each applicant’s original story through one consistent pipeline, from organizing experience to cover letters and interviews
Instructor News1 Sep 2026
Webcash Presents Case Study on AI Transformation in Public-Sector Finance
Financial AI company Webcash presented AI transformation (AX) cases in public finance at the Korea Digital Government Society conference. These included “OPERIA,” which looks up financial data in natural language, and “AXPort,” which lets practitioners build apps themselves
Instructor News1 Sep 2026
Forbro Wins Innovation IT Grand Prize for Its AI Platform Ddalkkak.net
Forbro won the 2026 H2 Innovation IT Grand Prize, hosted by JoongAng Ilbo, for Ddalkkak.net, its AI platform driven by natural-language commands. Features optimized for Korean workplace tools such as Hangul, public-sector forms, and PPT, plus pay-as-you-go pricing, make it accessible to small business owners and practitioners
Instructor News31 Aug 2026
Mirae-N and the AI Future Education Society co-develop digital education content
Mirae-N has signed a two-year agreement with “AI Future Education Research Group,” a teachers’ community, to develop high-quality digital education content. The two will pursue joint projects including edtech-based content development, teacher training, and wider adoption of the M-Teacher service
Instructor News31 Aug 2026
Dawsonty Delivers a String of AI Transformation Successes for Construction Firms
AX solutions company Docenty is leading the AI market in the construction industry after completing AI adoption projects for Woomi Construction and Hoban Construction. Woomi Construction uses its in-house knowledge-search AI chatbot 'LynnGPT' to manage scattered information in one place, and Hoban
Instructor News31 Aug 2026
Root Impact hackathon: building solutions to social problems on an AI platform, no coding required
At an impact project hackathon hosted by Root Impact, 33 participants built prototypes in just 2 hours using AI tools such as Replit. The event was designed to lower technical barriers so even those without development experience can focus on solving social problems
Instructor News31 Aug 2026
FORHU and Metacom sign agreement to jointly commercialize an AI platform
AI platform technology company FORHU and marketing company Metacom signed an agreement to jointly commercialize AI platforms for travel, legal, medical, and entertainment. FORHU will handle technology development, while Metacom will handle service operations and marketing…
Instructor News31 Aug 2026

August 2026, Week 4 Aug 24–30 · 16 articles

Mondrian AI supports on-site AI hackathon 'Agent Field Trip'
AI company Mondrian AI supported 'Agent Field Trip: Incheon' on September 12 in Incheon, a new hackathon format where participants observe real-world sites and solve problems with AI agents
Instructor News28 Aug 2026
Volume 2 of science comic 'Hello Maple', which builds computational thinking, published
Seoul Cultural Publishers has released Volume 2 of 'Hello Maple', a science comic that builds the computational thinking needed in the AI era. Through the adventures of MapleStory characters, it is designed to teach basic coding concepts such as problem solving, pattern recognition, sequence, and conditions…
Instructor News27 Aug 2026
AI Content Production Forum Reveals How “Manager Kim” Was Made
Morpheus Studio will hold the forum 'AI, Between Generation and Completion' in Seoul on September 2, revealing how the 3-minute full-AI sequence of the drama 'Manager Kim' was made. The forum covers AI use cases across animation, virtual production, and other fields, along with content…
Instructor News27 Aug 2026
Inners Community’s GEO Marketing Solution Team HAI Wins Grand Prize at ICT Awards
Innus Community won the Grand Prize in the Digital Solutions category at ICT AWARD KOREA 2026 for 'TeamHigh', its AI-based GEO optimization marketing SaaS platform. TeamHigh targets generative AI search environments such as ChatGPT and Gemini
Instructor News27 Aug 2026
Flea Market launches AI cover letter writing service with launch event
Flea Market, a community-based job app, is launching an AI cover letter writing service and running a résumé completion challenge. The feature automatically writes a cover letter from a job seeker’s basic information, aimed at job seekers and people with little experience…
Instructor News27 Aug 2026
Google launches Gemini Enterprise for finance and legal
Google Cloud has launched 'Gemini Enterprise,' a packaged AI solution specialized for the financial services and legal industries. It combines industry-specific agents, a skills feature, and enterprise-grade security, governance, and compliance. Complex
Instructor News26 Aug 2026
Video AI company Haimdex selected for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' Startup City project
Video AI company Haimdex has been selected for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' 2026 Startup City Development Project and confirmed as a company supported by Gwangju Metropolitan City. Its on-premises hybrid technology searches and edits original video locally, without uploading it to the cloud
Instructor News26 Aug 2026
18 short films about independence heroes made by teenagers with generative AI
In a project funded by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, Seodaemun Youth Center had young people uncover little-known independence activists and produce 18 short films using generative AI. 1,400 people visited its booth at the Liberation Day festival, and 2,200 visitors came to Seodaemun Prison…
Instructor News25 Aug 2026
Douzone Bizon Discusses Strategy for Shifting the Public Sector to AI Agents
Douzone Bizon held the “AX Leadership Forum” for nonprofit and public institutions to discuss national strategy in the age of AI agents and digital transformation in the public sector. Through talks by public-sector AI policy experts and real deployment cases such as the Army Headquarters and Seoul City Hall, the forum showed how administrative work
Instructor News25 Aug 2026
HitPaw video editing AI adds head swap and digital human features
HitPaw Edimakor V5.2.0, an AI video editing software, has added AI head swap and digital human features. One-click templates let users quickly produce informational content and product introduction videos. Corporate training and promotional
Instructor News25 Aug 2026
'VUE HUB' large LED display for AI collaboration meeting rooms launched
Geonwoo CNS has launched 'VUE HUB', a large LED display built for the collaboration culture of the AI era. Designed for conference spaces, it lets corporate meeting rooms and classrooms share video calls, presentations, and AI-driven collaboration results on a large screen…
Instructor News25 Aug 2026
AVer Information launches dual-lens auto-tracking camera 'TR322'
The 'TR322', a dual-lens camera with AI-based auto-tracking, has been released. Its telephoto and wide-angle lenses capture a close-up of the presenter and the whole room at the same time, with hands-free operation and multi-presenter tracking. For hybrid training and presentation settings
Instructor News25 Aug 2026
SyncOps launches to automate system maintenance with AI agents
Basic International has launched 'AI SyncOps', an AI solution built on a spec-driven development (SDD) process. Going beyond simple code generation, it understands the structure of the entire system, and five types of AI agents handle everything from finalizing specs to code changes, quality checks, and
Instructor News25 Aug 2026
AIB and RPI Co-Develop Technology to Lower AI Infrastructure Costs
AIVE, a distributed AI cloud company, is partnering with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the US to co-develop technology that reduces the GPU cost burden when companies adopt large-scale AI. It improves memory efficiency and enables flexible operation across diverse GPU environments
Instructor News24 Aug 2026
Ppurio automates marketing content creation with an AI image editor
Daou Technology’s messaging platform Ppurio has launched the “AI Image Editor,” which creates and edits marketing images from text commands. Without any design knowledge, users can send photo texts, RCS, and other messages in one step, and image specs for each channel are automatically
Instructor News24 Aug 2026
Patent AI Workspace Patenty.ai to Take Part in PATINEX 2026
Patenty.ai, an AI patent workspace, will take part in PATINEX 2026 on 2–3 Sep to showcase a patent workflow that gives patent attorneys more control and verification. Emphasizing a verifiable process over document-generation speed, it supports inventors
Instructor News24 Aug 2026

Week 3, August 2026 17–23 Aug · 25 articles

Neurofeedback brain-health education takes Korean technology global
Dr. Byungwoon Park of Panaktos, a brain-science healthcare company, presented EEG measurement and neurofeedback technology at the ASPAC 2026 conference in Thailand. He expects brain-computer interface and neurofeedback technologies to help improve outcomes in aging and mental health. Neu…
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
Douzone, Techfin and KAIST: AI transaction-network credit scoring model accepted at CIKM
The 'AI transaction-network credit rating model (DefaultGNN)' co-developed by Douzone Bizon, Techfin Ratings, and KAIST has been accepted at CIKM, a leading international conference. The model uses AI to analyze supplier network information, supplementing existing credit rating models…
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
AI healthcare solution gets VIP zone status at AI Summit, drawing 289 visitors on day one
ForMagen, shown by AI healthcare company Magen at 'AI Summit Seoul 2026', drew strong interest, with 289 visitors on day one and 252 trying it hands-on. The technology analyzes body posture within 10 seconds and gives real-time coaching, and
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
AIPark Named to “Innovation Premier 1000” for AI Avatar Video Technology
AI avatar and video generation company AI Park was selected for 'Innovation Premier 1000', a program led by 14 government ministries including the Financial Services Commission. With its 'AiVATAR' service, which automatically generates AI avatar videos from text input alone, corporate training…
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
Snowflake announces AI cost optimization features
Snowflake added dynamic model routing to its Cortex AI Gateway, improving the cost efficiency of enterprise AI workloads. The feature automatically selects the best model for each task based on its complexity, cutting unnecessary inference costs…
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
Google uses AI to find 100 source code vulnerabilities within 48 hours
Google Cloud’s Mandiant has unveiled “AVDH,” an architecture that automates source code security. Its multi-agent AI pipeline found more than 100 critical vulnerabilities within 48 hours of initial deployment. Enterprise security teams and developers
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
NST invites R&D-focused AI agent ideas through an 'AI Hackathon'
The National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST) is recruiting participants until September 7 for the “2026 NAIS AI Hackathon,” which seeks ideas for AI agents that can be used in the research process. Across four areas including research planning, experiments, and writing up results, researcher work
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
AI Agent Integrated into MS PowerPoint, Free Add-In Released
Templafy has launched a free AI agent add-in for PowerPoint on the Microsoft Marketplace. The tool can create, edit, and review presentations without leaving PowerPoint, and Templafy customers can use it with their corporate
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
CONBASE Launches Work Behavior Profile 48 to Support Candidate Selection
Funmore’s online application and review platform CONBASE has launched Work Behavior Profile 48, which analyzes applicants’ work behavior tendencies. It measures seven areas, including communication, collaboration, and accountability, and unlike personality tests, behavior in real work situations
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
Seoul National University’s academic information service 'AI SNUgenie' upgraded with generative AI
Ibricks has added generative-AI conversational queries to Seoul National University’s academic information service, SNUgenie, expanding its student-centered academic planning support. AI Mode shifts search from keywords to natural-language questions that reflect each student’s situation
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
DeepL unveils real-time AI interpretation technology at AI Summit Seoul 2026
Saltlux Innovation and DeepL will apply DeepL Voice, a real-time AI voice interpretation solution, on the official stage at AI Summit Seoul & Expo 2026, held August 19–21 at COEX in Seoul. Presentations
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
AI analyzes research paper data to develop new high-temperature-stable material
A team led by Professor Jang Ho-won at Seoul National University used AI and machine learning to automatically analyze data scattered across hundreds of papers and develop a new lead-free dielectric material. The work proposes a new research methodology that shifts materials discovery from trial and error to a data-driven approach…
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
Webcash hosts AI workplace transformation seminar for public-sector finance managers
Webcash, a B2B financial AI company, will hold “AX Strategy Seminars” in four regions nationwide in September for public-institution finance and treasury managers. They will cover “OPERIA,” an agent that looks up financial data in natural language, and “AXPort,” a low-code platform for non-developers
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
Pickle Plus and AIVE co-develop a personal hybrid AI agent
Shared subscription platform PickleePlus and distributed AI cloud company AIV have formed a consortium to co-develop a personal hybrid AI agent built on distributed resources. The project is supported by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and runs from July 2026 to June 2029…
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
PixAI begins early access for its anime generation model 'Tsubaki.3'
PixAI, an AI 2D creation platform, has started early access to 'Tsubaki.3,' its next-generation anime image generation model. With stronger text rendering and multi-character scenes, it moves from single-image generation toward story-driven content creation
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
Practical guide to creating brand visuals with AI image generation tools published
Easys Publishing has released “It Works! Nano Banana AI Image Creation in One Day,” a guide to making brand content with Google’s Nano Banana AI without ad spend. It features 30 hands-on projects for cafés, beauty, and fashion, plus copyright
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
AI design training supports women’s self-reliance in Uganda, a new K-ODA model
Jerry Baek developed 'Banana Sketch', a generative AI tool now used in design and entrepreneurship training for vulnerable women in Uganda. The project is an international development cooperation case that uses AI to address a shortage of skilled instructors and limited access to education, starting with digital pattern design…
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
BC Card and Wrtn partner on enterprise AI training and transformation
BC Card and AI platform Wrtn have agreed to jointly pursue AI training and AX (AI transformation) business for public and private companies. They plan to support companies’ AI capability building through generative AI training, AX consulting, AI agent development, and more
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
AI video production platform partners with Konkuk University’s Media Acting Department
'Acron,' the AI creation platform run by Morpheus Studio, will be used in the Media Acting program at Konkuk University. The platform gained attention for its AI video production of the drama 'Manager Kim,' and students will use it to handle the entire AI content production process, from planning to completion
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
Seocho Smart Youth Center opens 'AI-ZIT,' a permanent AI experience space
Seocho Smart Youth Center has opened 'AI-ZIT', an experience-focused space where AI is used as a tool for activities rather than something to study. It offers a free drop-in format with generative AI creation, AR reading, robots, career counseling, interview practice, and more…
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
Scon relaunches on its own platform, 33% faster
Digital textbook platform Scone has fully overhauled its web store with its own technology, moving away from reliance on external solutions. Main content now displays in an average of 0.84 seconds, 33% faster than competing platforms. Personalized to each learner's exam and school level…
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
SNU’s Yoon Jeongin Wins Minister’s Award at AI Talent Challenge
Yoon Jeongin, a Seoul National University AI major, took first place and won the Minister’s Award at the '2026 Korea AI Innovation Talent Connect Graduate Student Challenge' hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT. The winning research is an approach that cuts large language model memory costs by 50%
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
WeloadX unveils 'XORA,' an integrated AI work platform for enterprises
AI technology company WeloadX has unveiled the 'XORA' platform to solve companies’ AI adoption problems. It manages the entire process, from work request to result verification and approval, as a single flow, within the procedures and standards a company defines
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
Video AI Company Heimdex Selected for NVIDIA Support Program
On-premises video AI company Heimdex has been selected for the 'N-Up 2026' program by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and NVIDIA. With GPU infrastructure and technical consulting support, it will build an AI dataset pipeline based on broadcast and media assets.
Instructor News21 Aug 2026
HitPaw runs back-to-school promotion for its AI video editing tool
HitPaw Edimakor, an AI video editing program, is running a promotion through September 1 with up to 60% off VIP plans and 2,000 free credits. With AI subtitle generation, TTS, text-based editing, and more, even beginners can easily…
Instructor News21 Aug 2026

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