Seoul: LG AI Research, the artificial intelligence (AI) lab under South Korea's LG Group, said Tuesday it has secured a patent for the technology behind its advanced agentic AI platform designed to support scientific research.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the research lab announced that the patent covers core technology of the EXAONE Discovery, an agentic AI platform that aids researchers in reducing the time required to conduct scientific experiments and develop new materials. The EXAONE Discovery platform is capable of analyzing data in various formats, including research papers, patent filings, molecular structures, and images, at speeds tens of times faster than existing platforms.

The research lab indicated that the EXAONE Discovery is presently being applied in the development of a variety of products across LG Group, such as cosmetics, batteries, and pharmaceuticals. "We will continue developing the EXAONE Discovery into a leading agentic AI for chemistry capable of discovering new materials that could reshape industries such as batteries, chips, and pharmaceuticals," the company said.

LG AI Research further revealed that it has filed 573 patent applications since 2022 as part of efforts to protect its in-house AI technologies.