LG AI Research named Korea’s first AI ethics certification agency

(LG AI Research)

LG AI Research, an artificial intelligence (AI) think tank under LG Group, has been designated as South Korea’s first institution dedicated to ethics evaluation and certification for AI by a global standardization body.

LG AI Research said Monday that it signed an agreement with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association (IEEE SA), an operating unit of IEEE that develops global standards in various industries, including AI systems.

Through the partnership, LG AI Research will become the first entity in Korea to evaluate and certify AI ethics.

In collaboration with IEEE-SA, LG AI Research will introduce IEEE Certified AI Ethics, an international certification program designed to assess ethics and safety in AI technologies.