[ROUNDTABLE] Korea urged to engage with both US, China on AI, but draw clear lines
With artificial intelligence (AI) emerging as a fiercely contested front in the intensifying rivalry between the United States and China, Korea faces a growing dilemma. The country is caught between Washington's dominance in frontier AI technologies and China's growing presence in the consumer market with open-weight and open-source models. To explore how Korea should navigate this geopolitical…
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As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes a fiercely contested arena in the escalating rivalry between the United States and China, South Korea finds itself in a difficult position. The country is navigating between Washington's supremacy in cutting-edge AI technologies and China's expanding footprint in the consumer market, fueled by open-weight and open-source models.
To shed light on how South Korea should navigate this geopolitical landscape, The Korea Times organized a roundtable titled "Beyond U.S.-China AI race: Korea’s strategic edge," featuring the nation's top experts.
Kim Sung-han, the former national security adviser and Korea University professor emeritus, joined the discussion alongside Reform Party of Korea Rep. Lee Jun-seok, Lim Jong-in, the former presidential cybersecurity adviser and Soongsil University AI committee chair, and Bone AI CEO Lee Do-kyung. The Korea Times President-Publisher, Oh Young-jin, moderated the conversation.
Kim stressed the importance of drawing a clear distinction between consumer AI and technologies utilized for national security. He advocated for high-level consultations between the Cheong Wa Dae (Blue House) and the White House to ensure a balanced approach in dealing with this emerging technology race.
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