[ROUNDTABLE] Korea must navigate US-China AI rivalry with strategic clarity: experts
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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In a roundtable discussion titled "Beyond U.S.-China AI race: Korea’s strategic edge," experts gathered to examine the pressing challenge Korea faces as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes a battleground in the escalating conflict between the United States and China. The panel consisted of Kim Sung-han, a former national security adviser and Korea University professor emeritus; Rep. Lee Jun-seok from the Reform Party of Korea; Lim Jong-in, a former presidential cybersecurity adviser and chair of Soongsil University's AI committee; and Bone AI CEO Lee Do-kyung. The conversation was moderated by Oh Young-jin, President and Publisher of The Korea Times.
Kim Sung-han stressed the importance of differentiating AI applications in consumer markets from those used for national security. He advocated for high-level consultations between Cheong Wa Dae, the South Korean presidential office, and the White House in Washington D.C. to ensure that Korea's strategic interests are protected amidst the intensifying AI rivalry.
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