00:15다음 영상에서 만나요
00:31And KB Kukman Bank's Student AI Challenge just proved a startup-shaped idea can win real bank money in hiring
00:38perks
00:39It's Thursday, September 3rd. Let's look at what this means for startups and entrepreneurs in Korea
00:46Competition among AI model makers is intensifying as Chinese open-weight models improve quickly and put pressure on U.S.
00:53providers' margins
00:55OpenAI paused parts of its new Astra model's development after finding it could independently discover and exploit software vulnerabilities
01:04Anthropic, by contrast, is cutting prices to keep usage growing even as it tightens safety measures on its most capable
01:11systems
01:11Here's what the numbers show
01:14Anthropic's new fable
01:165.1 model cuts costs by about 25% for standard tasks and up to 45% for tasks referencing
01:24large amounts of context
01:26OpenAI is limiting its Astra model's advanced cybersecurity functions to select users
01:32After the model reached what the company calls a critical capability threshold
01:37Musinsa Standard grew its Japan transaction volume roughly sevenfold in the first half of this year
01:42With over 40% of new Japanese customers choosing it as their first purchase
01:4861% of August Musinsa Standard buyers in Japan also purchased from other Korean brands on the platform
01:55Showing a gateway effect for the wider ecosystem
01:58Kakao plans to launch a beta membership program next month under a new AI-focused subsidiary
02:04Bundling commerce, payments, and entertainment services
02:08KB Kukman Bank's AI competition drew about 300 teams and 590 students this year
02:15With winning ideas covering commercial real estate risk screening and pension diagnostics
02:20So what does this mean for founders building in Korea right now?
02:24Earlier we said AI model pricing is dropping fast
02:28For founders building AI products that directly lowers your operating costs and makes previously expensive features viable
02:36Musinsa's Japan numbers show a repeatable playbook
02:39Local pop-ups, faster delivery, and a flagship brand
02:43And pulling in sales for the rest of your catalog
02:46Watch how platform giants like Kakao respond to your space
02:50A bundled membership launch could either create new distribution partners
02:54Or new competitors for consumer-facing startups
02:58First, how far the AI pricing war goes as Chinese open-weight models keep improving
03:05Second, Musinsa's next Osaka pop-up next month
03:08Extending its Japan playbook to a new city
03:11Third, whether Kakao's membership beta opens partnership doors for startups building on top of KakaoTalk
03:17That's today's AI Prism, Founders
03:21This episode was produced with AI assistants based on Seoul Economic Daily reporting
03:26And reviewed by a human editor
03:29AI Prism is a WANIFRA award-winning series
03:32We'll be back tomorrow
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03:38다음 영상에서 만나요.
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