South Korea bets $3.5B on a sovereign frontier model as every economy wants one
TansuYegen · x · 2026-10-06
Tansu Yegen argues every serious economy will eventually decide it needs some form of sovereign AI. South Korea is putting $3.5 billion behind its own frontier model, concentrating chips, data and talent around it. The question is shifting from 'who has the best model?' to 'which countries are comfortable depending on someone else for intelligence that may become critical infrastructure?'
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