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South Korea plans $3.5B program for frontier AI model by 2027

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South Korea announced plans to launch a roughly $3.5 billion program to develop a frontier AI model, with the start date as early as March 2027. The program will include a competition to select participating organizations.

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    South Korea plans to launch a ~$3.5B program to develop a frontier AI model starting as early as March 2027 and will open a competition to select participants (Jie Ye-eun/The Korea Herald)

    Jie Ye-eun / The Korea Herald : South Korea plans to launch a ~$3.5B program to develop a frontier AI model starting as early as March 2027 and will open a competition to select participants — Since 2018, I have covered South Korea's economic and financial landscape, with experience spanning the economy, banking, financial markets and securities industry.