South Korean Government Collaborates with Google DeepMind to Launch National AI Research Center in May

The South Korean government has signed a cooperation memorandum with Google's AIDeepMind, which will collaborate in areas such as joint AI research, talent training, and responsible AI use to support the smooth implementation of South Korea's innovative project "K-Moonshot". This plan aims to enhance South Korea's technological competitiveness in AI to address the dominant position of China and the US, and plans to solve eight major national challenges in fields like biology and energy by 2035.

The two parties will also deepen joint research in biotech, meteorology and other fields with the national AI research center (to be launched in May) as the core. In addition, they will establish a working group to hold quarterly video meetings and annual offline meetings to maintain close communication.