Meets with Palantir CEO and others to discuss innovation Explores ways to accelerate the ‘AI transition’
Koo Kwang-mo, CEO of LG Corp. (right), speaks with Abhinav Gupta, co-founder of physical AI model developer Skilled AI, while observing a demonstration of a humanoid robot in Silicon Valley, United States, on the 2nd (local time). Provided by LG
During his business trip to the United States, LG Corp. CEO Koo Kwang-mo visited Silicon Valley to seek artificial intelligence (AI) collaboration with tech companies, following his recent inspection of an energy storage system (ESS) site in Massachusetts. LG is pursuing AI-driven growth opportunities across multiple fronts, from AI infrastructure such as ESS to “physical AI” including robots and software.
According to LG on the 7th, Koo met on the 2nd (local time) with Alex Karp, CEO of AI data analytics specialist Palantir, and with the founders of robot AI model developer Skilled AI. In his meeting with Karp and key Palantir executives, Koo explored potential collaboration using Palantir’s technology. In particular, he considered how to leverage Palantir’s data integration and decision-making technologies to accelerate LG’s “AI transformation (AX).” During this process, Koo also discussed with Palantir the advanced technology known as “ontology” and major innovation cases. Ontology is a technology that integrates fragmented data within a company and connects it in an organic way to enable real-time simulation.
Koo also met in Silicon Valley with Skilled AI co-founders Dipak Pathak and Abhinav Gupta, and attended a demonstration of a humanoid robot equipped with Skilled AI’s model. Skilled AI is regarded as a global top-tier company in foundation models that serve as the “brain” of robots. The company has received investment from SoftBank and NVIDIA. Koo is reported to have discussed ways to apply Skilled AI’s technology to LG’s businesses for collaboration. LG has been developing technologies that deploy autonomous robots in customer-facing areas such as serving and delivery, as well as in logistics operations such as transport and loading, and recently began pursuing a home robot business.
Koo also visited LG Technology Ventures, the LG Group’s corporate venture capital (CVC) arm located in Silicon Valley, to review future investment strategies. Meeting with its members, Koo requested, “Amid the AI paradigm shift, play the role of an advance base that shapes the group’s future through preemptive investment.”
Park Hyun-ik
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