South Korea plans frontier AI push, separate from foundation-model project, minister says
By Choonsik Yoo ( September 30, 2026, 01:39 GMT | Insight) -- South Korea plans to launch an initiative to develop a frontier AI model comparable to the world’s leading systems, while continuing an existing project to develop indigenous, general-purpose foundation models, Science and ICT Minister Bae Kyung-hoon said late Tuesday. Bae said frontier models would push the country’s technological limits, while competitive homegrown foundation models are needed for widespread AI adoption across industry and the public sector.South Korea’s top minister overseeing artificial intelligence policy has indicated that the government will soon launch a new initiative to develop a homegrown frontier AI model as powerful as the world’s leading models, while also completing an existing project to develop a more general-purpose foundation model....
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