Government reviews possibility of developing an independent AI model using excess tax revenue
Review of developing an independent AI model, the government's move to secure frontier-level strategic assets Supplementary budget and GPU plans are still undecided; check out the changing AI competitive landscape
The government is reported to have considered using the excess tax revenue increased by the semiconductor boom to develop a frontierlevel sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) model. However, the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Ministry of Economy and Finance drew a line, saying that no decision has been made yet on preparing an extra budget or securing GPUs.
This discussion is in line with the trend of AI models being treated as national strategic assets, as in the case where the United States restricted access to Anthropic's toptier AI model. The government explained that it is reexamining the direction of its existing sovereign foundation model project, but that it is still in the early review stage.
In the industry, there are also concerns that it would be difficult to narrow the gap with global frontier models through the current approach of dividing and supporting resources for multiple teams. Since last year, the Ministry of Science and ICT has been providing GPUs to four teams: LG AI Research, SK Telecom, Upstage, and Motif Technologies.