South Korea targets 'world's highest performance' sovereign AI model in record new budget

Seoul earmarks 21.3 trillion won for chipmaking and data centre infrastructure

By GPU Data Hub Desk · GPU Data Hub·Editorial standards·2 Nov 2026, 06:02·South Korea

South Korea has outlined plans to fund a top-tier sovereign artificial intelligence model as part of an expanded national budget for 2027. Under the proposed 820.9 trillion won total expenditure, the government has earmarked 21.3 trillion won specifically for semiconductors, physical AI, and dedicated AI data centre infrastructure.

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