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 omnimodal AI that accepts various types of data, including text, voice, video and images, and produces multiple forms of output. Omnimodal AI presents answers to questions in various forms, such as text, images, sound and video, like OpenAI’s ‘GPT4 o’. Lee Hwan-ho, CEO of CLEVI, said, "Ivy allows users to ask questions using various materials, including text, photos, voice and video, and also presents a variety of outputs," adding, "However, due to issues such as server capacity, questions are currently limited to text and voice, while answers are limited to text."
The company claimed that Ivy’s performance surpassed GPT4 based on its own verification results. 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 refrained from commenting on its performance compared with the AI ‘DeepSeek R1’ developed by China’s DeepSeek. Jae-hyeok Seol, Executive Director of CLEVI, added, "It is difficult to directly compare performance because much important information about DeepSeek, including specific development costs and parameters, has not yet been disclosed."
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 have developed five types of AI, but we do not disclose the number of AI semiconductors and parameters because they are corporate secrets."
Ivy is available in two forms: software for computers and an app for smartphones. Individuals can use it free of charge, 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 emphasised, "Ivy is currently in trial service," adding, "We will launch the official service within a month and enable users to access 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