TLDR: South Korean ultra-low-power AI semiconductor company DEEPX presented its “Physical AI” vision at the World Economic Forum’s New Drivers of Industry Transformation Meeting 2025. The company was also honored with the inaugural MINDS 2025 Award, recognizing its high-performance, low-power AI semiconductor technology as a key driver of global industrial transformation across various sectors, including robotics, smart factories, and urban infrastructure.
SEOUL, South Korea – On November 5, 2025, DEEPX, a leading innovator in ultra-low-power AI semiconductors, announced its significant participation and recognition at the World Economic Forum (WEF). The company’s CEO, Lokwon Kim, served as an official speaker at the “New Drivers of Industry Transformation Meeting 2025,” where he unveiled DEEPX’s groundbreaking “Physical AI” vision to a global audience of innovation leaders and policymakers.
DEEPX’s “Physical AI” concept centers on delivering high-performance artificial intelligence capabilities with remarkably low power consumption, enabling AI to be seamlessly integrated into physical environments. This vision is already translating into tangible value across diverse applications, including advanced robotics, efficient smart factories, intelligent urban infrastructure, and solutions that enhance human lives.
A highlight of DEEPX’s presence at the forum was its distinction as the first AI semiconductor company to receive the prestigious MINDS 2025 Award (Meaningful, Intelligent, Novel, Deployable Solutions). This award, bestowed by the WEF, celebrates technologies that are actively transforming the world through artificial intelligence. The forum provided an official platform for award honorees to showcase their achievements to global policymakers and industry titans.
CEO Lokwon Kim emphasized the impact of this recognition, stating, “Through ultra-low-power, high-performance AI semiconductors, DEEPX is already creating tangible value across robots, factories, cities, and even human lives. WEF’s recognition reaffirms that DEEPX’s AI semiconductor technology now stands at the center of the world’s industrial transformation.” He further presented the future of industrial transformation driven by “Physical AI” to the assembled global innovation leaders.
DEEPX joined a distinguished group of MINDS Award honorees at the session, including industry giants such as Foxconn, CATL, Siemens, Lenovo, Fujitsu, and Schneider Electric. Each company presented groundbreaking use cases demonstrating how AI is catalyzing transformation within their respective industries.
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Looking ahead, the World Economic Forum plans to lead a two-year global initiative in collaboration with the MINDS 2025 honorees. This initiative aims to collectively advance critical agendas, including AI governance, the development of sustainable supply chains, advancements in digital health, and the evolution of future infrastructure, further solidifying DEEPX’s role in shaping the global technological landscape.
