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Why we distill 30B into 2B instead of serving the big model

Cost, latency, and where the data lives — the case for small, on-device models from our WigtnOCR work.

2026.05.22Read
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MODEL · EMNLP 2026 (IN PREP)

WigtnOCR: a 2B parser that reads Korean gov forms like a model 15× its size

A 2B-parameter document parser distilled from a 30B teacher — ranked #1 on the KoGovDoc Korean government-document benchmark while running on a single consumer GPU.

2026.05.20
2ND PLACE · TECH TRACK

2nd Place, Tech Track — Snowflake AI & Data Hackathon Korea 2026

WIGTN Flake turns Snowflake Cortex into a purpose-driven neighborhood-intelligence platform — five AI experts debate across four datasets.

2026.04.29 Seoul, KOR
PAPER · ACL 2026 (ACCEPTED)

WIGVO: real-time phone-call translation with zero echo across 148 calls

Two parallel AI interpreter sessions deliver bidirectional voice translation over standard phone lines — 557ms average latency, zero echo-loop incidents. Accepted to ACL 2026 System Demonstrations.

2026.04.27
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VIDEO

WIGTN Flake: five AI experts debate where to open your cafe

Watch Cortex-powered experts cross-query four datasets and converge on a ranked Top 3 of Seoul districts.

2026.04.15
OPEN SOURCE · npm

WIGSS: drag UI in the browser, watch the source rewrite itself

Visual code refactoring with an always-on AI agent — point it at your dev server, rearrange components in the browser, and the source updates itself. Published on npm.

2026.04.10
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OPEN SOURCE

WIGTN Coding: a Claude Code plugin ecosystem — idea to deploy, zero friction

12 agents, 3 skills, and 17 design styles working together with team-based parallel execution for a 3–5× speedup.

2026.03.28
GRAND PRIZE

Grand Prize — Build with TRAE Seoul (ByteDance)

WIGENT, a multi-agent debate arena, won the Grand Prize — built by 3 engineers in 3.5 hours.

2026.03.28 Seoul, KOR
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VIDEO

How WIGVO translates a phone call in real time

A walkthrough of the dual-session architecture and software-only echo cancellation behind WIGVO.

2026.03.02
CHALLENGE

Google Gemini Live Agent Challenge — TimeLens

An AI museum curator that narrates exhibits in real time via Gemini Live, with historical context and restoration visualizations.

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