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SK Telecom unifies AI push with new division and wider rollout
South Korean telco SKT has unveiled an ambitious plan to boost in-house adoption of artificial intelligence, including launching AI CIC, a dedicated company-within-a-company. With new tools like Adot Biz and targets reaching tens of thousands of employees, SKT is pushing to embed AI into daily opera…
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South Korean telco SKT has unveiled an ambitious plan to boost in-house adoption of artificial intelligence, including launching AI CIC, a dedicated company-within-a-company. With new tools like Adot Biz and targets reaching tens of thousands of employees, SKT is pushing to…
Context
What happened: SKT launches Adot Biz and creates AI CIC to unify strategy SK Telecom (SKT) has significantly stepped up its internal AI strategy. The company rolled out Adot Biz , a B2B version of its AI-assistant system, initially tested in closed beta, which automates tasks like information retrieval, schedule management, meeting minute generation, and some recruitment workflows. It claims reductions such as 60% in meeting minute preparation time and nearly 40% in report writing time.
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Analysis
Adot Biz is being deployed across 25 subsidiaries and affiliated companies within the SK Group, including SK Hynix (semiconductors), SK On (batteries), and SK Siltron (semiconductor materials). To coordinate all its AI efforts, SKT has also set up a new company-within-a-company named AI CIC. This entity will consolidate SKT’s AI tools (including Adot), its AI data centre, R&D, messaging/authentication unit, and global AI partnership investment activities. Financially, the plan involves investing KRW 5 trillion (approximately USD 3.6 billion) over the next five years, with a goal of reaching KRW 5 trillion annual revenue by 2030. Also read: SK Telecom and Schneider Electric forge AI Data-Centre alliance Also read: Gov’t orders SK Telecom to cut cancellation fees
Key Points
- SKT plans to have 80,000 employees using its AI agent Adot Biz by end-of-year, expanding from initial group of 21 to 25 group companies.
- A newly created division, AI CIC, will unite SKT’s AI R&D, data centre operations, messaging/authentication, global partnerships and internal tools under its CEO Yoo Young-sang, with a KRW 5 trillion investment over five years and a matching revenue target by 2030.
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