Naver Cloud Establishes Dedicated Military AI Organization Led by CEO Yuwon Kim

Dedicated Defense AX Task Force to Launch Next Month

Kim Yuwon, CEO of Naver Cloud

Naver Cloud, a subsidiary of NAVER, is establishing a dedicated military artificial intelligence (AI) organization, which will begin operations next month.

Naver Cloud announced on May 31 that it will launch a dedicated Defense AX (AI Transformation) Task Force (TF) effective June 1.

A Naver Cloud representative stated, "The newly established military AI organization will encompass AI model and business development, as well as public relations and marketing functions," adding, "Yuwon Kim, CEO of Naver Cloud, will personally lead the military AI organization and spearhead the business."

This new military AI organization is being set up due to the growing recognition that technological self-reliance and data sovereignty have become increasingly important as global AI technology competition expands into the security domain. Because of the unique characteristics of the security field, it has become crucial to build proprietary AI services and infrastructure without relying on foreign AI models and infrastructure, and demand for such capabilities is expected to increase going forward.

Naver Cloud plans to promote the development and commercialization of AI models specialized for defense in the future and intends to further advance tailored solutions reflecting the unique needs of the defense sector.

The Naver Cloud representative added, "With the launch of the dedicated military AI organization, we are reorganizing our structure," and continued, "Based on our proprietary cloud infrastructure and sovereign AI capabilities, we plan to provide AI solutions tailored to the defense and security environment."

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