Hanoi (VNA) - The Republic of Korea (RoK)'smajor mobile carrier KT Corp. said on October 22 that it will work withThailand's communication technology company Jasmine Group to build a largelanguage model (LLM) service based on the Thai language.

As reported by the RoK’s Yohap News Agency, heads of the twocompanies held a meeting at KT's headquarters in central Seoul on October 19 andagreed to jointly create a Thai language-based LLM model and devise a marketingstrategy for the Southeast Asian market and a response to artificialintelligence (AI)-related regulations in the region.

The discussion came after KT and Jasmine Technology Solution– Jasmine Group's ICT systems arm – signed a memorandum of understanding forthe project last month.

KT said it will share technologies used for creating Mi:dm,the company's hyperscale AI service to be released later this month, to developthe LLM model for Thailand, while Jasmine Group will analyse the regionalmarket and build a graphics processing unit (GPU) farm to power the LLM.

The two companies plan to construct the GPU farm in thefirst half of next year and start creating the Thai LLM in the second half.

The volume of the generative AI market in Southeast Asia isexpected to reach 1.41 billion USD in 2023 and sharply grow to 7.65 billion USDby 2030, according to global research firm Statista./.