Science ministry to inject 4.7 tln won to develop frontier AI model

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SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's science ministry plans to invest 4.7 trillion won (US$3.49 billion) for a project to develop a homegrown artificial intelligence (AI) model that will be on par with global frontier models, government officials said Tuesday.

The science ministry plans to form an independent fund to that end, according to the officials. The money will be included in the 9.4 trillion-won AI budget proposed by the ministry in its 2027 budget request.

Exact details of the project have yet to be decided, an official from the science ministry said.

The latest endeavor comes amid growing calls for increased government support in developing a homegrown frontier AI model, as the global race to develop highly advanced AI is intensifying due to massive capital investments and unprecedented reasoning upgrades.

Science Minister Bae Kyung-hoon has stressed the importance of creating a sovereign frontier model to prevent South Korea from becoming subordinate to other nations, especially at a time of intensifying geopolitical competition between the United States and China.

A rendered image illustrating sovereign artificial intelligence (Yonhap)

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Science ministry to inject 4.7 tln won to develop frontier AI model

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首尔，9月8日（韩联社）——韩国政府官员周二表示，韩国科学技术部计划投资4.7万亿韩元（34.9亿美元）用于开发国产人工智能（AI）模型，该模型将与全球前沿模型相媲美。

据官员透露，韩国科学技术部计划为此设立一个独立基金。这笔资金将纳入该部在2027年预算申请中提出的9.4万亿韩元人工智能预算中。

科技部一位官员表示，该项目的具体细节尚未确定。

随着全球范围内大规模资本投资和前所未有的推理能力提升，开发高度先进的人工智能模型的竞争日趋激烈，各方越来越呼吁政府加大支持力度，而这项最新举措正是在此背景下提出的。

科学部长裴京勋强调，建立主权前沿模式对于防止韩国屈从于其他国家至关重要，尤其是在美中地缘政治竞争日益激烈的当下。

一张渲染图展示了自主人工智能（韩联社）

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