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(KPL/ Yonhap) The Republic of Korea will work to open a national artificial intelligence (AI) computing center by 2027 as part of efforts to strengthen its competitiveness in the fast-evolving technology, the science ministry said Wednesday.
(KPL/ Yonhap) The Republic of Korea will work to open a national artificial intelligence (AI) computing center by 2027 as part of efforts to strengthen its competitiveness in the fast-evolving technology, the science ministry said Wednesday.
The government will create the AI center with a computing capacity of 1 exaflops through a joint investment worth 2.5 trillion won (US$1.7 billion) from the public and private sectors, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT.
Prior to the official opening of a new AI computing center, the government will push to secure advanced graphic processing units (GPUs), which play a crucial role in AI, and start service before the end of this year to provide timely help to local companies and researchers in the field, it said.
The move is aimed at swiftly building up the AI infrastructure and turning the country into one of three global powers in the field, ministry officials explained.
The Republic of Korea had about 2,000 H100 GPUs, developed by AI chip giant Nvidia, as of end-2023, while global big tech, such as Meta Platforms and Microsoft, own some 150,000 units each.
According to the Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation, South Korea's technology level in AI fell to 88.9 points in 2022 from 89.1 points the previous year, with that of the United States set at 100 to serve as a benchmark.
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