Increasingly diverse AI systems are being rapidly implemented across various sectors of society. As a result, several issues are emerging, including AI systems’ instability, opacity, bias, and misuse for surveillance purposes.

The announcement comes weeks after the two allies held joint air drills, prompting North Korea to slam them for the ‘provocative’ moves.

The country's acting president said the AI rivalry has moved on from being solely between companies to a contest amongst nations.

South Korea will assemble an elite “national artificial intelligence team” to spearhead the development of the most advanced large language model (LLM) and invest over 1 trillion won ($700 million) to develop the core technology for general-purpose artificial intelligence (AGI).

South Korea on Monday announced plans to secure 10,000 high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs) within this year in a bid to keep pace as the global AI race escalates.

An investor group is planning to build what's been billed as one of the world's largest AI data centers in South Korea at a cost of $35 billion.

South Korea unveils plans for a 3-gigawatt AI data center that fuses cutting-edge tech with renewable energy, propelling digital innovation and growth.

Korea has banned DeepSeek downloads on iPhone and Android after discovering the AI chatbot sends data to ByteDance.

DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, has temporarily paused downloads of its chatbot apps in South Korea while it works with local authorities to address privacy concerns, according to South Korean officials on Monday.

The study by ADB and Korea University examines the impact of AI and robotics on employment and productivity in South Korea, revealing that AI boosts productivity but reduces labor’s income share, while robots increase jobs without clear efficiency gains.

South Korea’s intelligence agency originally raised alarms over the Chinese AI service, accusing DeepSeek of “excessively” collecting personal data and using all user input for training.

The Personal Information Protection Commission, South Korea's data protection regulator, has directed Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek AI to