South Korea
South Korea’s Trade Ministry Allocates $8.2 Billion for AI Manufacturing Transformation, Doubling This Year’s Budget
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on September 1st (Korean time) that it will invest 1.1 trillion won ($8.2 billion) in next…
South Korea’s AI Ambitions Intensify as 15 Consortiums Compete to Build National Foundation Model
In a bold move to secure its place in the global artificial intelligence race, South Korea has attracted significant interest from major tech players…
Naver Unveils HyperCLOVA X THINK, a Reasoning-Enhanced AI Model with Top-Tier Korean Language Performance
Naver announced on June 30 the release of “HyperCLOVA X THINK,” a generative AI model featuring significantly enhanced reasoning capabilities. Designed to deliver step-by-step,…
Naver Pay Unveils Ambitious Strategy to Become a Global Fintech Powerhouse with AI and Web3
Naver Pay (Npay) announced plans on June 26 to transform into a top-tier global fintech platform by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and Web3 technologies.…
South Korea Launches Ambitious Project to Build Homegrown AI Model Rivaling ChatGPT
South Korea has officially joined the global race for artificial intelligence dominance, unveiling an unprecedented initiative to develop a domestic large language model on…
South Koreans Far More Trusting of AI than Americans
AI & Digital Inclusion Brief: A Comparative Analysis of Generative AI Adoption and Perception in South Korea and the United States from a Digital…
Synthetic Data Set to Surpass Real Data Usage by 2030: Key Trends Shaping the AI Landscape
A Deep Dive into South Korea’s 2024 AI Market Insights An eight-month analysis conducted by the National Information Society Agency (NIA) of South Korea,…
Regulation or Innovation? How the EU, US, and South Korea Are Drawing the Lines on AI
Global Divergence on AI Governance: How South Korea is Shaping a Human-Centric Digital Future As generative AI tools like ChatGPT reshape the digital landscape,…
Samsung Invests $10 Million in U.S. Startup Skild AI to Advance Humanoid Robotics
Samsung Electronics has made a strategic investment in Skild AI Inc., a California-based robotics software startup, as part of its push to strengthen capabilities…
South Korea Appoints Naver’s Ha Jung-woo as First AI Policy Chief to Spearhead Sovereign AI Vision
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has appointed Ha Jung-woo, former head of the AI Innovation Center at Naver Cloud Platform, as the country’s first…
OpenAI Opens First Official Office in South Korea, Launches Full-Scale AI Industry Cooperation
OpenAI, the world’s leading artificial intelligence company, is establishing its first official office in South Korea and launching comprehensive cooperation with the Korean government…
