Signal Korea pursues 'AI for All' strategy targeting one AI agent per citizen

Summary

South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT is advancing an 'AI for All' strategy built on a sovereign AI foundation model, intended to ensure all citizens can access AI services regardless of ability to pay. The ultimate goal is described as providing 'one AI agent per citizen.' A free public AI chatbot service with no usage limits is planned to launch as a beta in late September of this year. The government plans to support companies with 512 high-performance GPUs this year, and from 2027 intends to fund the nationwide public service through the national budget. The initiative is framed as addressing the digital divide by ensuring broad, non-market-mediated access to AI infrastructure.