Industry & Policy

South Korea pursues two-track AI strategy: spreading existing models and frontier investment

Original article in Korean정부, 기존 독자 모델 확산하고 프론티어 집중 투자

Outlet: Byline Network
Published: Oct 6, 2026
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Summary

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced a two-track strategy to expand deployment of existing Korean AI models in industry while investing large resources in developing top-tier frontier AI models. The ministry plans to conduct a third evaluation by year-end to select elite teams and continue new competitions and major GPU infrastructure support next year.

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