South Korea’s LG Unveils AI Model in Quickening Global Race

LG Group is rolling out a new version of its flagship artificial intelligence model, billing it as South Korea’s first hybrid-reasoning AI system.

LG AI Research announced the release of the Exaone 4.0 on Tuesday. It combines a large-language model with a reasoning AI engine capable of generating and testing hypotheses, according to a statement from LG Corp.

With Exaone 4.0, LG joins global tech firms like Anthropic and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., which have introduced reasoning models such as Claude 3.7 and Qwen3, respectively. OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman said in April his company plans ...