[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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Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a pivotal battleground in the escalating US-China rivalry, leaving South Korea in a complex predicament. The nation finds itself between the technological prowess of Washington and the burgeoning influence of Beijing in the realm of consumer AI, propelled by open-weight and open-source models.
To dissect Korea's strategic response to this geopolitical shift, The Korea Times convened a roundtable, "Beyond U.S.-China AI race: Korea's strategic edge," featuring the country's foremost AI experts. Key participants were Kim Sung-han, a former national security adviser and professor emeritus at Korea University; Reform Party of Korea Representative Lee Jun-seok; Lim Jong-in, a former presidential cybersecurity adviser and chair of Soongsil University's AI committee; and Lee Do-kyung, CEO of Bone AI.
The event was masterfully moderated by Oh Young-jin, the President-Publisher of The Korea Times. Kim emphasized the necessity of differentiating between consumer AI and national security technologies, advocating for high-level dialogues between Cheong Wa Dae and the White House to foster strategic clarity and cooperation.
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