Korea bets W4.7tr on frontier AI

South Korea plans to split its homegrown artificial intelligence development program into two tracks next year: a frontier model project backed by 4.7 trillion won ($3.49 billion) in proposed government investment and a separate effort to deploy Korean models across industries. The overhaul will open a new competition for frontier AI funding rather than automatically extending the existing support program for the two teams that survive the current selection process. Second Vice Minister of Scien

Source: The Korea Herald