LG Group unveiled a road map Sunday (local time) in Barcelona to elevate its artificial intelligence (AI) model K-EXAONE into a globally competitive platform by pairing advanced model development with large-scale infrastructure. The announcement, made by LG AI Research co-President Lim Woo-hyung and LG Uplus Chief Technology Officer Lee Sang-yeob, came a day ahead of the opening of Mobile World Congress 2026. Lim emphasized that LG’s AI vision goes beyond building the most powerful model. “The AI that LG pursues is not about competing in the height of intelligence, but about creating a partner that helps people and solves problems in the real world,” Lim said. “What ultimately matters is what we create with AI. We will focus on delivering tangible value in physical spaces.” LG outlined four priorities for K-EXAONE: securing leadership in AI foundation models, developing expert-level AI, expanding adoption across industrial sites and strengthening trust and safety. During the second phase of the national AI foundation model project in the first half of this year, LG aims to devel