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South Korea to launch universal basic AI chatbot

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Tender calls for providers to power free service with local LLMs, government to supply some GPUs

South Korea’s government has posted a tender seeking suppliers to build a universal basic AI chatbot, and an AI agent for government services.

The “AI for everyone” plan calls for private entities to create and operate the AI systems under contracts that expire in the year 2031. Bid documents reveal that Seoul will provide up to 256 Nvidia B200 GPUs to successful bidders. Winners must match government funding.

The aim of the policy is to ensure that every resident of South Korea can access a free-to-use quality AI chatbot, a tool Seoul has decided no local should be without. The tender also calls for creation of an agentic system that allows citizens to interact with government services.

South Korea’s government wants to ensure that residents can always access a locally hosted and...

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