South Korea will give all 52 million citizens free AI access, becoming the first G20 nation to do so
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South Korea opened bidding for a free, unlimited AI chatbot for all citizens. At least 50% must use domestic models. Beta in September, full launch by year-end.
South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT opened bidding on July 13 for a free, unlimited AI chatbot and public-service agent available to all 52 million residents. The programme, called “AI for Everyone,” would make South Korea the first G20 nation to offer AI to its entire population as a public service. Two or three companies will be selected and given up to 512 Nvidia B200 GPUs from the government, with applications open through August 11 and a beta launch in September.
The official bidding documents reveal the scale of the problem Seoul is trying to solve. Two-thirds of Koreans have already used AI, and 44.5% (about 23 million) use generative AI regularly, but the vast majority rely on foreign...
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