South Korea’s AI contest maze risks slowing sovereign model race

AI News August 28, 2026 09:00 PM

President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Seoul on Aug. 25, 2026

South Korea is putting artificial intelligence, semiconductors and advanced manufacturing at the center of a roughly 820 trillion won ($592 billion) budget for 2027, as the government se

South Korea’s AI contest maze risks slowing sovereign model race

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