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LG Releases South Korea's Largest AI Model With 750 Billion Parameters
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Fusion42 · 1 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
LG AI Research has released K-EXAONE 2.0, South Korea's largest AI foundation model with 750 billion parameters, offering improved performance, wider language support, and higher safety scores. The model is available on Hugging Face under an Apache 2.0 license for commercial use and is part of South Korea’s Sovereign AI Foundation Model Project.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI & ML, and 3 sources have reported it between 31 Jul 2026 and 2 Aug 2026.
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You lead AI startups focused on Korean or Asian markets where LG’s local AI model can reshape competition and partnerships. Release of a large, commercially licensed AI model means you may need to adjust your approach on model sourcing or integrate these advances fast to stay competitive.
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3 sources · first reported 31 Jul 2026 · latest 2 Aug 2026
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