{
  "id": 11139071,
  "title": "Korean firms to unveil AI service developed under gov't project: sources",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/korean-firms-to-unveil-ai-service-developed-under-govt-project-sources",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-01T07:57:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/tech-science/20261001/korean-firms-to-unveil-ai-service-developed-under-govt-project-sources"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three Korean tech companies - SK Telecom, KT, and Kakao - are set to unveil their artificial intelligence (AI) services developed under a government-led project this month, according to government and industry sources. The AI for All project, announced in July, aims to provide all citizens with access to AI, with a focus on reducing Korea's reliance on foreign AI models and boosting the domestic AI sector. Developers must utilize domestic AI models for at least half of the offered AI services, with government funding and GPU support. The companies have set a target of 5 million monthly active users for their services, with Kakao aiming to expand this figure to 10 million by 2027 and 30 million by 2030. The government plans to invest an additional 250 billion won ($184.37 million) to further develop the services, including costs to secure around 2,000 GPUs.",
  "summary": "Three consortia led by Korean tech companies will unveil their artificial intelligence (AI) services developed under a government-led project within this month to provide all citizens with access to AI, government and industry sources said Thursday. The three teams — led by SK Telecom, KT and Kakao, respectively — are set to launch a closed beta version of their AI services sometime in October,…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korean firms to unveil AI service developed under gov't project: sources",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/s-korean-firms-to-unveil-ai-service-developed-under-govt-project",
        "published": "2026-10-01T05:59:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korean firms to unveil AI service developed under gov't project: sources",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/korean-firms-to-unveil-ai-service-developed-under-govt-project-sources-11142578",
        "published": "2026-10-01T08:12:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}