SEOUL, June 9 (Reuters) – OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will meet with President Yoon Seok-yeol as South Korea seeks to boost domestic competitiveness in artificial intelligence.
After crisscrossing Europe last month, meeting with lawmakers and national leaders to discuss the prospects and threats of AI, Altman has been visiting Israel, Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, India and South Korea all week. .
“People are focused on not stifling innovation, and any regulatory framework needs to ensure that the benefits of this technology reach the world,” Altman said Friday after meeting with about 100 South Korean startups. there is,” he said.
Since Microsoft’s (MSFT.O)-backed OpenAI launched ChatGPT last year, the rapid development and popularity of generative AI has prompted legislators around the world to take action to address safety concerns related to the technology. spurring legislation.
While the European Union is drafting AI legislation due to pass this year, the United States is leaning toward adapting existing legislation to AI rather than enacting new legislation.
South Korea has new AI regulations awaiting full parliamentary approval. These regulations are considered less restrictive than EU regulations.
In February, a congressional committee passed an AI bill that guarantees the freedom to release AI products and services, restricting them only when regulators deem them harming people’s lives, safety or rights.
South Korea’s Ministry of Science, Information and Communications said in April plans to focus on boosting AI development in the region, including measures to provide training datasets for advanced “hyperscale” AI, while continuing discussions on AI ethics and regulations. announced.
South Korea is Naver (035420.KS), Cacao (035720.KS), and LG (003550.KS).
The two companies are looking for ways to tap into niche and specialty markets not yet addressed by the big tech companies in the US and China.
Kyunghoon Bae, head of LG AI Research, said, “In order for Korean companies to have an advantage in the global AI ecosystem, each company must first develop vertical AI (AI designed and optimized for a specific application). We need to secure specialized technology for
Naver said it is keen to develop localized AI applications for politically sensitive countries in the Middle East, as well as non-English speaking countries and regions such as Japan and Southeast Asia.
Reporting by Joyce Lee and Hikyung Yang Editing by Deepa Babington, Ed Davies and Jerry Doyle
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