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What South Korea stands to lose from AI project delays

By Choonsik Yoo ( August 19, 2025, 05:25 GMT | Comment) -- South Korea’s plan to build a national AI computing center has been repeatedly delayed after two failed bidding rounds, with a third attempt now being prepared. Other key AI initiatives, including restructuring the national AI committee and finalizing enforcement rules for the basic AI law, are also stalled, despite earlier government pledges. These setbacks have raised concerns in the AI industry that prolonged uncertainty is undermining South Korea’s competitiveness while global rivals move ahead ever more quickly. South Korea’s plan to establish a powerful national computing center to accelerate its bid to become a global powerhouse in artificial intelligence has been delayed for months, at a time when even days or weeks can determine winners and losers in the race for supremacy in one of world's most disruptive innovations....

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