South Korea’s science ministry to invest 9.4 trillion won in AI next year, secure 10,000 Vera Rubin GPUs

South Korea’s science ministry plans to put 9.4 trillion won into artificial intelligence next year and secure 10,000 Vera Rubin graphics processing units.

The investment forms part of a plan to obtain an independent, top-tier AI model. The ministry also intends to provide broad support for other core resources, including data.

Koo Hyuk-chae, the first vice minister of science and ICT, said the government wanted people across the country to use AI chatbots and agents developed with South Korean models easily and affordably. He made the remarks at a briefing on the ministry’s 2027 budget proposal in Seoul on Aug. 31.

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We will provide full-scale support for large-scale graphics processing units, data and other core resources to secure an independent, top-tier artificial intelligence model. We will make it easy and affordable for everyone in the country to use AI chatbots and AI agents developed with our AI models.