CLEVI, a startup developing artificial intelligence (AI), announced on the 31st that it had developed the generative AI 'Ivy' using a large language model (LLM). Ivy is an omn imodal AI that accepts various types of data, including text, voice, video and images, and produces various forms of output. Omnimodal AI, like OpenAI's 'GPT4 o', presents answers to questions in various forms, including text, pictures, sound and video. CLEVI CEO Lee Hwan-ho said, "Ivy allows users to ask questions using various materials, including text, photos, voice and video, and also presents a variety of outputs," adding, "Due to issues such as server capacity, questions are currently limited to text and voice, and answers to text."
The company claimed that Ivy's performance surpassed GPT4 based on its own testing. CEO Lee explained, "Ivy applies the chain-of-thought (CoT) technique, which reasons through answers like a person," adding, "Its performance is better than OpenAI's GPT4."
However, the company declined to comment on its performance compared with the AI 'DeepSeek R1' developed by China's DeepSeek. CLEVI Executive Director Seol Jae-hyuk added, "Many important details about DeepSeek, such as its specific development costs and parameters, have not yet been disclosed, making it difficult to compare performance directly."
The company also did not disclose the number of parameters or AI semiconductors, which could indicate the size of its AI engine. CEO Lee responded, "We developed five AIs, but we do not disclose the number of AI semiconductors or parameters because they are corporate secrets."
Ivy is available as two types of software: computer and smartphone applications. Individuals can use it for free, while businesses can use a paid service provided as an installable solution for security purposes.
The company plans to launch Ivy's official service within a month. CEO Lee emphasized, "Ivy is currently in a trial service period," adding, "We will launch the official service within a month and enable users to use it in various ways beyond the text-based question-and-answer service."
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Source: Hankook Ilbo (Reporter Choi Yeon-jin) | https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2025013117210005695?did=NA