SK Telecom (SKT) announced on July 27 it will join the Nvidia-led Open Secure AI Alliance as a founding member. The alliance, launched on the same day, is a global cooperation group including Nvidia, Cisco, Cloudera, Databricks, CrowdStrike, and Dell Technologies. Its goal is to respond to new types of cyber threats as AI-powered cyber attacks increase, by jointly developing security technologies and open-source tools to protect AI applications and AI agents. Members will share AI safety verification methodologies, security technologies, and threat response experience. SKT said it plans to take the lead in building a safer and more trustworthy AI ecosystem through cooperation with global partners. In addition to SKT, Naver joined the alliance as a South Korean company.