Korea’s efforts show how hard it is to develop homegrown AI models and break a reliance on U.S. or Chinese tech giants.

A consortium led by SK Telecom has built a sovereign AI model designed to reduce reliance on foreign tech, lower costs for ...

The US and China are clearly at the forefront of the AI race, but an unexpected nation has now established itself as ...

South Korea has launched a government-backed competition that mirrors Squid Game, blending entertainment with tech. Tens of ...

SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LG AI Research, a leading artificial intelligence research organization in South Korea, today announced the public release of its flagship AI model, ...

Naver and Kakao, South Korea's two leading online platform brands, have no plans to compete in the second round of a government-led competition to develop a homegrown artificial intelligence (AI) ...

The state-backed survival contest aims to find the best indigenous AI models.

South Korea launched a $6.9B government competition to create independent AI models that match OpenAI/Google. 3 of 5 finalists were caught using foreign code, including Chinese models, sparking a ...

South Korea’s restaurant industry has become one of the most aggressive test beds in the world for tech-driven operations, ...