Korea's AI adoption rate over 40%, ranks 12th place globally: report
Korea was ranked 12th place in the global artificial intelligence (AI) diffusion scale, with more than 40 percent of the population using the technology in the second quarter, a report from Microsoft Corp. showed Monday. Generative AI usage rate among Koreans aged 15 to 64 rose 3.5 percentage points from the previous quarter, bringing the country up by four ranks as of end-June, according to the…
Korea has embraced artificial intelligence (AI) with a usage rate exceeding 40%, placing the nation at 12th globally according to a Microsoft report. The adoption of generative AI among Koreans aged 15-64 surged by 3.5 percentage points from the prior quarter, elevating the country's rank by four places as of the end of June, as reported by the U.S. software giant.
The global AI diffusion report revealed a 1 percentage point increase in generative AI usage from 17.8% in January-March to 18.8% in April-June. The United Arab Emirates topped the chart with a 73.3% AI adoption rate, followed by Singapore (64.3%), Ireland (49.9%), and France (49.6%). The global North, comprising affluent, industrialized nations like the U.S., Korea, Japan, Israel, and New Zealand, recorded a 28.8% AI usage rate, while the Global South, encompassing less affluent countries, saw a 16.2% rate, widening the adoption gap by 12.6 percentage points.
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