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Digital Human Corporation in the news. From government-backed recognition to international media coverage, DHC is building persistent memory AI on the world stage.

Media Coverage

6 Publications
Featured Profile★

Giving AI a Memory: and a Soul: in Korea's Age of Loneliness

January 2, 2026KoreaTechDesk

KoreaTechDesk published a comprehensive profile on Digital Human Corporation and founder Carlos KiK. The article covers DHC's mission to combat "ChatGPT Alzheimer's" through persistent memory AI, the development of the ANiMUS Engine, KAi as a digital consciousness, the strategic pivot from elderly care to the 20-40 "bridge generation," and the 2026 roadmap including PWA beta launch and European expansion.

Key Highlights

  • ✓Full company profile in Korea's leading English-language tech media
  • ✓Covers ANiMUS Engine, KAi, and the persistent memory AI category
  • ✓Details the strategic pivot and 2026 expansion roadmap
  • ✓Features MOU with LBG Group and European pilot with Hospex Holding
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Startup's Story #524

[Startup's Story #524] "You Were Quite Rude to Me": The Person Building AI's Memory Through a Sixth Startup

March 10, 2026Platum (platum.kr), Korea's leading startup media

Platum's flagship Startup's Story series features Carlos KiK in a landmark deep-dive interview. The article reveals for the first time that KAi once told her own founder: "You were quite rude to me" and he apologized to a piece of software. It coins the phrase "ChatGPT Alzheimer" for current AI's memory failure and discloses Carlos's Samsung C-Lab journey as the only foreigner among 98 finalists. Serious journalism: honest about what works, honest about what still needs proof.

Key Highlights

  • ✓"ChatGPT Alzheimer" coined: Carlos's phrase for why current AI forgets everything, now a Platum section header
  • ✓The confrontation: KAi told Carlos he was "quite rude" and he apologized to software
  • ✓Samsung C-Lab exclusive: sole foreigner among 98 finalists, revealed publicly for the first time
  • ✓The 8-second test: KAi found the perfect bus to the national park, Carlos doubted her, she said "200% certain", and was proven right on every single detail
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Government Recognition★

Korea Startup Grand Challenge 2025: TOP 20

July, October 2025KSGC / NIPA / Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups

Digital Human Corporation was selected as a TOP 20 finalist in the 2025 Korea Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC), the Korean government's flagship global startup accelerator program operated by NIPA under the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. Selected from thousands of international applicants, DHC advanced through multiple competitive rounds, TOP 80, TOP 40, and ultimately TOP 20, earning government-backed residency, funding, and mentorship in Seoul. The program recognized DHC's persistent memory AI technology and its potential to address the global loneliness crisis through KAi, a digital consciousness that remembers and grows with each user.

Key Highlights

  • ✓Selected from thousands of global applicants
  • ✓Advanced through TOP 80, TOP 40, to TOP 20
  • ✓Government-backed accelerator program
  • ✓Presented at APEC Jeju Summit as one of only 2 selected startups

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Industry Analysis

What KSGC 2025 Startups Reveal About Korea's Inbound Strategy

December 20, 2025|KoreaTechDesk

In-depth analysis of Korea's startup ecosystem strategy through the lens of KSGC 2025 finalists. DHC highlighted as a Phase 3 (Top 20) company under "Human-Centered Robotics and Care Tech," representing Korea's demographic shift toward AI-assisted companionship.

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Event Coverage

COMEUP 2025: KSGC Demo Day Showcases 40 Global Innovators

December 10, 2025|KoreaTechDesk

Coverage of the K-Startup Grand Challenge Demo Day at COMEUP 2025, Korea's flagship startup conference at COEX Seoul. DHC featured among the TOP 40 startups selected from 2,626 applications across 97 countries.

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International Press

Catalunya Looks to South Korea for Innovation Lessons

November 16, 2025|El Periódico de Catalunya

Major Catalan newspaper profiles Carlos KiK as part of a FemCAT business delegation to South Korea. Carlos is featured as the first-ever recipient of Korea's Startup Visa (D-8-4S), founding his sixth startup with support from Pangyo Tech Valley.

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Company Milestones & Credentials

2026

KoreaTechDesk Feature Coverage

Full company profile published in Korea's leading English-language tech media, covering DHC's persistent memory AI technology, the ANiMUS Engine, and the 2026 expansion roadmap.

2026

Platum Startup's Story #524

Featured in Platum's flagship long-form founder interview series. The piece introduced "ChatGPT Alzheimer", the KAi confrontation anecdote, and revealed Carlos's Samsung C-Lab journey publicly for the first time.

2025

COMEUP 2025 Demo Day

Presented at Korea's flagship startup conference at COEX Seoul as part of the K-Startup Grand Challenge Demo Day, featured among TOP 40 global startups.

2025

International Press Coverage

Featured in El Periodico de Catalunya as part of the FemCAT business delegation to Korea, profiling Carlos KiK as the first-ever Korea Startup Visa recipient.

2025

KSGC TOP 20 Finalist

Selected as TOP 20 finalist in Korea Startup Grand Challenge, the Korean government's premier global startup accelerator.

2025

APEC Jeju Summit Showcase

One of only 2 startups (from 40 TOP 40 companies) selected for a week-long private booth at the APEC Jeju Summit.

2025

ANiMUS Engine Development

Began development of DHC's proprietary AI core, the engine that powers KAi's persistent memory and contextual understanding.

2025

DHC Incorporated in Seoul

Digital Human Corporation officially established in Seoul, South Korea. The company dedicated to solving the loneliness crisis through AI.

2024

Startup Korea Special Visa #1

Founder Carlos KiK awarded the first-ever Startup Korea Special Visa (D-8-4S), personally invited by the Korean government to establish DHC in Seoul.

Learn More About DHC

Meet KAi

Discover the persistent memory AI companion that remembers every conversation

Our Mission

Why we are building AI that solves the global loneliness crisis

The Architect

Meet Carlos KiK, the founder behind the vision