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South Korea implements a “National AI for All” plan, seeking nationwide coverage

PANews September 27 reported, citing Jin10 and the Financial Times, that South Korea’s deputy prime minister recently said: “Artificial intelligence should be regarded as basic infrastructure like ‘electricity,’ and every South Korean citizen should be able to use it affordably without worrying about the cost.” Last year, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said that this technology had brought South Korea to “a major historical turning point,” and asked: “Will we continue to act as followers who may be left behind, or become leaders capable of seizing the infinite opportunities?” To answer this question, the government last month selected domestic telecommunications companies SK telecommunications and KT and internet service provider Kakao to lead the implementation of the “National AI for All” plan, aiming to allow South 51600000 Korean citizens to use ChatGPT-like services and personal AI assistants for free. The deputy prime minister clearly stated on social media that, despite concerns that the technology could spiral out of control and cause catastrophic consequences, South Korea still dec...

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