SK Telecom Releases Proprietary Large Language Model, A.X 3.1

SK Telecom has released its proprietary standard large language model (LLM), A.X 3.1, with 34 billion parameters, developed from scratch for Korean conversational tasks. The A.X 3.1 significantly improves coding and mathematical reasoning, enabling future expansion into advanced inference and complex problem-solving. The model is available for free use and is part of SK Telecom's dual-track strategy for LLM capabilities, with the A.X 4 series focusing on optimization for the Korean business environment.

SK Telecom has announced the release of its new proprietary standard large language model (LLM), A.X 3.1, with 34 billion parameters. Developed from scratch for Korean conversational tasks, the A.X 3.1 model significantly enhances coding and mathematical reasoning capabilities, paving the way for future advancements in advanced inference and complex problem-solving. This model is now freely available for academic research and commercial use.

The A.X 3.1 model is part of SK Telecom's dual-track strategy for LLM capabilities. While the A.X 4 series focuses on optimizing large-scale models for the Korean business environment, the A.X 3 series represents a sovereign AI model developed entirely in-house, emphasizing self-sufficiency. The A.X 4 series leverages large-scale continual pre-training (CPT) with Korean data to enhance performance in Korean language processing.

In the Massive Multitask Language Understanding in Korean (KMMLU) benchmark, the A.X 3.1 model achieved approximately 88% performance compared to the benchmark score of A.X 4.0 standard, which was 78.3%. In the Cultural and Linguistic Intelligence in Korea (CLIcK) benchmark, A.X 3.1 demonstrated performance of approximately 90% compared to the benchmark score of A.X 4.0 standard, which was 85.7%.

This strategic release by SK Telecom underscores the company's commitment to advancing AI capabilities in the Korean market. By providing access to these models, SK Telecom aims to foster innovation and collaboration within the AI community.

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