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Vision Statement
A world where artificial intelligence and human agency create harmonious counterpoint—each maintaining their essential characteristics while together composing a future that amplifies human dignity, protects individual autonomy, and unlocks unprecedented innovation!
Mission Statement
K-PAI fosters a pioneering community of professionals dedicated to developing AI solutions through cross-disciplinary collaboration, bridging technical innovation with legal frameworks and humanistic principles to create AI systems that serve humanity while protecting individual privacy!
Welcome to K-PAI!
Empowering Professionals in Silicon Valley's AI Landscape!
Silicon Valley Private AI Forum (K-PAI) is a pioneering community of professionals dedicated to building privacy-preserving Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, products, and systems. Through knowledge sharing and networking, we're shaping a future where AI innovation and privacy protection go hand in hand.
K-PAI's expertise spans virtually every AI-related domain including biotechnology, healthcare, medical research, industrial applications, data centers, cloud infrastructure, storage solutions, mobile technologies, customer service platforms, multi-agent systems, RAG implementations, vector databases, and agentic AI frameworks.
The event of the Month! - Sep-2025
Power Paradigm - AI-Driven Solutions for Energy's Future
동력 패러다임: 에너지 미래를 위한 AI 솔루션!-
speakers
- Jae-Won Chung, Ph.D. Student @ University of Michigan – Power and energy as First-Class AI design metrics
- Jieul Jang, Senior Director @ Hanwha Qcells – AI and the Renewable Energy Value Chain: Market Transformation and Opportunities
- Brian Shin, Senior Specialist @ PG&E – Challenges of power grid, power market, and renewable energy operation
- Seong Choi, Senior Lead @ National Renewable Energy Laboratory – AI-based Energy Management Systems; Collaboration Research with PG&E
- date & time: 29-Sep-2025 (mon) 5pm–8pm
- venue: Alaska @ KOTRA
Recent posts
- Reflection on K-PAI's Tenth Forum: The Human-Centric AI Revolution - From Technical Compliance to Humanistic Leadership @ 26-Aug-2025
- The Human-Centric AI Revolution - From Technical Compliance to Humanistic Leadership @ 06-Aug-2025
- Reflection on K-PAI's Ninth Forum: Fortress Code - The New Frontier of AI Security @ 05-Aug-2025
- Fortress Code - The New Frontier of AI Security @ 08-Jul-2025
- Silicon Companions - Robots and Smart Devices in Daily Life @ 11-Jun-2025
Areas of Focus
- AI – technology, products, industry & market: recent advancements, future predictions, and societal impacts (on economics, labor market, politics, ethics, etc.)
- Privacy-enhancing cryptography – homomorphic encryption (HE), multi-party computation (MPC), trusted hardware (TH), and post-quantum cryptography (PQC)
- Data & platform for AI – data management & monetization and hardware/software platforms to accelerate encrypted computing
Membership
Discover the exclusive benefits and perks of K-PAI membership, and learn how to join us here!Upcoming events
Ad Intelligence - AI Revolution in Digital Marketing
광고 지능: 디지털 마케팅의 AI 혁명-
speaker
- Sunghyuk Park, CEO @ Impact AI and Assistant Professor @ KAIST
- date & time: 08-Oct-2025 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: Alaska @ KOTRA
The AI Silicon Race - Korea-US Innovation Leadership
AI 실리콘 경쟁: 한미 혁신 리더십- date & time: 12-Nov-2025 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: Korea AI & IC Innovation Center (K•ASIC)
- K-PAI partners with K•ASIC!


Digital Sovereignty - Data Governance in the Age of AI Regulations
디지털 주권: AI 규제 시대의 데이터 거버넌스- date & time: 14-Jan-2026 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: TBD
Human-AI Symbiosis - Trust, Transparency, and Explainable Private AI
인간과 인공지능의 공생: 신뢰, 투명성, 그리고 설명 가능한 프라이빗 AI- date & time: 18-Feb-2026 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: TBD
Edge Intelligence - Private AI at the Network Periphery
엣지 인텔리전스: 네트워크 주변부의 프라이빗 AI- date & time: 18-Mar-2026 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: TBD
Synthetic Intelligence - Generative AI and the Future of Creative Work
합성 지능: 생성형 AI와 창작 업무의 미래- date & time: 15-Apr-2026 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: TBD
Neural Privacy Shields - Brain-Computer Interfaces and Mental Data Protection
신경 프라이버시 방패: 뇌-컴퓨터 인터페이스와 정신 데이터 보호- date & time: 20-May-2026 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: TBD
Sovereign Clouds - National AI Infrastructure and Data Localization
주권 클라우드: 국가 AI 인프라와 데이터 현지화- date & time: 17-Jun-2026 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: TBD
Privacy-Preserving Robotics - Autonomous Systems in Shared Spaces
프라이버시 보호 로봇공학: 공유 공간의 자율 시스템- date & time: 15-Jul-2026 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: TBD
Invisible Guardians - Zero-Knowledge Proofs in Everyday AI
보이지 않는 수호자: 일상 AI 속의 영지식 증명- date & time: 19-Aug-2026 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: TBD
The Verification Valley - AI Auditing and Compliance Automation
검증의 계곡: AI 감사와 컴플라이언스 자동화- date & time: 16-Sep-2026 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: TBD
Quantum Renaissance - Post-Quantum AI and the New Cryptographic Era
양자 르네상스: 포스트 양자 AI와 새로운 암호화 시대- date & time: 14-Oct-2026 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: TBD
Mirror Worlds - Digital Twins, Privacy, and the Metaverse of Things
거울 세계: 디지털 트윈, 프라이버시, 그리고 사물의 메타버스- date & time: 18-Nov-2026 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: TBD
Hosting organization
The hosting organization of K-PAI is SNU Private AI Initiative / Homomorphic Encryption Research Center (HERC)!


Past events
The Human-Centric AI Revolution - From Technical Compliance to Humanistic Leadership
인간 중심 AI 혁명 - 기술적 컴플라이언스에서 인본주의적 리더십까지-
speakers
- Natalie Huh, Associate / Trial Attorney @ Quinn Emanuel – AI regulatory insights for engineers - IP, data scraping, privacy
- James Rhee with Jennifer Kim Lin – Agency in a New World Order - AI and Humanism in “Musical Counterpoint”
- date & time: 20-Aug-2025 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: EVGR Theater, Stanford University
- Announcement page
Fortress Code - The New Frontier of AI Security
요새 코드: AI 보안의 새로운 국경!- announcement page
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speakers
- Prof. Gail-Joon Ahn, Professor @ Arizona State University - The AI-Security Nexus
- Kyeyeon Kim, Co-Founder & CTO @ GENIANS - Cybersecurity Trends for 2025
- date & time: 16-Jul-2025 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: Alaska @ KIC Silicon Valley
- sponsored by Erudio Bio, Inc.


Silicon Companions - Robots and Smart Devices in Daily Life
실리콘 동반자: 일상 속의 로봇과 스마트 기기!- announcement page
- Please RSVP here
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speakers
- Han Kim, General Partner @ Altos Ventures
- Cong Jie Ng, CTO @ Mars Auto
- Victor Cho, CEO @ Emovid
- Tae Yoon, Parter @ Altos Ventures
- date & time: 18-Jun-2025 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: Altos Ventures
The Autonomous Alliance - AI Agents in a Connected World
자율 동맹: 연결된 세상의 AI 에이전트!- announcement page
- speakers
- date & time: 5pm–8pm on 21-May-2025 (wed)
- venue: SK hynix America
Advancing Humanity - Bio and Medical Technology's AI Revolution
인류 진보의 최전선: 바이오 의료 기술의 AI 혁명!- announcement page
- speakers
- date & time: 22-Apr-2025 (tue) 6pm–8pm
- venue: Alaska, KOTRA
Blockchain Awakens - The Force of Decentralized AI
블록체인: 탈중앙화된 AI의 힘이 깨어나다!- speaker: Daejun Park @ a16z crypto
- date & time: 12-Mar-2025 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: LG Silicon Valley Lab
- register for event
Silicon Citadel - Forging AI's Data Kingdoms on Iron & Sand
실리콘 요새: 철과 모래 위에 세우는 AI 데이터 제국!- speaker: Chanik Park - CCO @ MangoBoost, Inc.
- date & time: 12-Feb-2025 (wed) 5pm–8pm
- venue: EVGR Theater, Stanford, CA 94305
The AI Knight Rises - From Deep Learning to Flourishing Societies
인공지능의 비상: 딥러닝을 넘어서!- speaker: Sunghee Yun - Co-founder & CTO @ Erudio Bio, Inc.
- date & time: 22-Jan-2025 (wed) 6pm–8pm
- venue: Havana Room, Stanford Graduate Community Center, Stanford University
- invitation
Free Your Data - HE Revolution in Private AI
데이터를 해방하라! 동형암호가 이끄는 프라이빗 AI 혁명- speaker: Prof. Jung Hee Cheon
- date & time: 20-Nov-2024 (wed) 6pm–8pm
- venue: Alaska @ KIC Silicon Valley
The AI Strikes Back - A New Hope in Cryptography
인공지능의 역습! 암호가 세상을 구한다.- speaker: Prof. Jung Hee Cheon
- date & time: 06-Nov-2024 (wed) 6pm–8pm
- venue: Alaska @ KIC Silicon Valley
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