The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) and the Korea Military Academy signed a business cooperation agreement on September 8th to officially launch the development of core technologies for AI smart glasses (AI-Inglass) for defense purposes. The two parties will conduct joint research in areas such as AI-based future defense technologies, the establishment of combat concepts, and field verification. This collaboration is based on a strategic research project selected by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Research Council of Science & Technology, with a total investment of 45 billion won over five years from this year to 2030.
The AI smart glasses combine AI technology with wearable glasses, enabling real-time understanding of the user's surrounding environment and presenting necessary information within their field of vision to assist combatants in rapid judgment and decision-making. According to the agreement, both parties will jointly conduct research in the following areas: future combatant situational awareness and decision support based on AI glasses and other wearable devices, human-AI collaboration technology; command and control and defense network technology, including squad-level operations; and technology to ensure the security and reliability of AI applications in the national security domain.
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Meanwhile, both parties will also advance research to verify AI judgment results, ensuring support for human final safety decisions, and will cooperate in the joint discovery and planning of new national R&D projects in defense AI, academic exchanges, and the cultivation of defense AI professionals.
Samsung AI glasses project’s strategic R&D goals cover four core technology directions: spatial intelligence – precise recognition of surrounding space and objects; personal AI agent – providing information as needed based on the user's situation; low-power, high-resolution display – clearly presenting information within the field of vision; and AR devices and portable AI computing devices – realizing practical wearable glasses. ETRI plans to master the core original technology of AI smart glasses that combines AI software with displays and devices through this project.
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