S. Korea's AI adoption rate over 40 pct, ranks 12th place globally: report

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SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea was ranked 12th place in the global artificial intelligence (AI) diffusion scale, with more than 40 percent of the population using the technology in the second quarter, a report from Microsoft Corp. showed Monday.

Generative AI usage rate among South Koreans aged 15 to 64 rose 3.5 percentage points from the previous quarter, bringing the country up by four ranks as of end-June, according to the global AI diffusion report published by the U.S. software developer.

Global usage rate of generative AI was up 1 percentage point from 17.8 percent in the January-March period to 18.8 percent in the April-June period, the report showed.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) was the highest in AI adoption, with a usage rate of 73.3 percent. Followed by Singapore at 64.3 percent, Ireland at 49.9 percent and France estimated at 49.6 percent.

The AI usage rate was 28.8 percent in the Global North and 16.2 percent in the Global South, widening the adoption gap to 12.6 percentage points.

Global North is a term referring to wealthy, industrialized countries, such as the United States, South Korea, Japan, Israel and New Zealand. The Global South refers to developing nations, often with lower incomes, including most of Africa, Latin America and parts of Asia.

This divide reflects the systemic challenges facing the Global South, where limited access to electricity, internet connectivity and digital skills continue to constrain adoption, Microsoft said, noting the benefits of generative AI will remain unevenly distributed, until these gaps are addressed.

The rank movements for the top 30 economies in terms of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption for the second quarter of 2026, as seen included in a report published by Microsoft Corp., provided by the company. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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S. Korea's AI adoption rate over 40 pct, ranks 12th place globally: report

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首尔，9月28日（韩联社）——微软公司周一发布的一份报告显示，韩国在全球人工智能（AI）普及程度排名中位列第12位，第二季度超过40%的人口使用了这项技术。

根据美国软件开发商发布的全球人工智能普及报告，截至 6 月底，韩国 15 至 64 岁人群的生成式人工智能使用率比上一季度上升了 3.5 个百分点，使该国排名上升了 4 位。

报告显示，全球生成式人工智能的使用率从1月至3月的17.8%上升至4月至6月的18.8%，增长了1个百分点。

阿联酋在人工智能应用方面最为领先，使用率达73.3%。其次是新加坡（64.3%）、爱尔兰（49.9%）和法国（约49.6%）。

全球北方的 AI 使用率为 28.8%，而全球南方的 AI 使用率为 16.2%，采用率差距扩大到 12.6 个百分点。

“全球北方”指的是富裕的工业化国家，例如美国、韩国、日本、以色列和新西兰。“全球南方”指的是发展中国家，这些国家通常收入较低，包括非洲大部分地区、拉丁美洲和亚洲部分地区。

微软表示，这种差距反映了全球南方国家面临的系统性挑战，在这些国家，电力、互联网连接和数字技能的匮乏继续制约着人工智能的普及。微软指出，除非这些差距得到解决，否则生成式人工智能带来的好处仍将分配不均。

根据微软公司发布的一份报告，2026年第二季度全球前30大经济体人工智能（AI）应用排名变动情况如下（图片由该公司提供）。（图片非卖品）（韩联社）

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报告显示，韩国人工智能应用率超过40%，位居全球第12位。