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Seoul Puts $3.5bn Behind A Homegrown Frontier AI

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South Korea will launch a state-backed project next year to build a frontier AI model able to rival leading Chinese open-source systems, investing 4.7 trillion won, about $3.5 billion, as equity. Most of it buys 10,000 Nvidia Vera Rubin GPUs, with the rest for training data. Participating firms must match the money with private funding, and the ministry will publish application criteria later this month.

By BriefTea Editorial · 6 October 2026 at 15:38

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