South Korea outlines plans to advance AI-biotechnology, AI-chip sectors
By Choonsik Yoo ( December 18, 2025, 05:34 GMT | Insight) -- South Korea adopted a national strategy to accelerate AI-applied biotechnology, with the Ministry of Science and ICT laying out plans to mobilize AI models, data and infrastructure across five priority research areas. The ministry also proposed new legislation to support bio data use and broader bio-healthcare regulation, while approving a separate AI-semiconductor strategy focused on fostering domestic NPUs and commercializing low-power inference chips.South Korea on Thursday adopted a strategic roadmap to advance the artificial-intelligence-applied biotechnology industry, aiming to stay competitive as major countries intensify their efforts to accelerate biotechnology through AI and overcome longstanding research limitations....
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