- 630 research teams took part, and the final “AI Champion” was selected to receive follow-up research funding of up to KRW 3 billion

- Top five teams will receive up to KRW 5.8 billion in total, and 15 additional outstanding teams will receive AI innovation research grants

- Technologies recognized in fields such as mobile AI agents, AI-based visual and recycling inspection, and noise-control physical AI

The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Bae Kyunghoon) held the final evaluation and awards ceremony of the 2025 AI Champion Competition on November 5 (Wednesday) at the Dragon City Hotel in Yongsan, Seoul, and announced the five top-winning research teams.

※The following is a chronological list of major press releases issued in relation to the 2025 AI Champion Competition:
“AI Innovators Begin Their R&D Survival — Announcement of the AI Champion Competition” (June 18), “2025 AI Champion Competition Team Registration Results” (July 24), “100 Challenges Toward Innovation Begin — The Stage for AI Champions Opens” (August 11), and “20 Leading AI Research Teams Pass Interim Evaluation of the 2025 AI Champion Competition” (October 20)

Summary of Award Results
RankAward TitleWinning Team
1stAI ChampionAutoPhone
2ndAI InnovatorStratio Korea
3rd–5thAI ChallengerRevivo / SafeAngel / FineHost
Popular VoteAI ImpactorSafeAngel

Number of research teams in final stages: 20 → 5 winning teams
Total researchers: 160 → 54
Average team size: 8 → 10.8
Fields: Large Language Model (LLM)-based Agents, visual detection, and industrial safety physical AI
Outcomes: 3 software-based, 2 hardware-based


※ Please refer to the attached files.