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Artificial Intelligence will be one of the core
technologies of the coming era. While bigdata is collecting information, the
value of the information does not present itself; it requires a refining
process carried out by AI.
The first appearance of AI in Korea was by
AlphaGo, an AI developed by DeepMind, which played go against Korean
professional go player Lee, Se-Dol in 2016. However, this development did not
ignite the industry at the time.
Furthermore, data indicates that Korean companies do not appreciate the
value of AI. Sadly, the National Assembly Research Service discovered that only
0.6% of companies (from almost 4 million) use AI, and 83% believe that AI is unnecessary.
Korea's AI technology is near the bottom on a global
scale according to a National Information Society Agency (NIA) report in 2018.
Considering Korea's reputation for high quality IT, the report was devastating.
NIA reported that the United States' total AI market was about US$ 760 million,
while Korea was only US$ 47.2 million, or about 6% of the United States.
Moreover, the number of companies related to AI is 26 in Korea which is ranked
last among researched eight countries, while the United States had over 2,000
companies. However, there is hope. The number of startup companies in Korea
ranked second after the United States.
To promote the IT industry, the government
started to promote AI technology from early 2020 and planned to develop Korea's
ranking of AI technology to the top 3. To encourage companies, the government
provided financial support and educational programs to increase the pool of AI
technicians.
On the other hand, private companies in Korea have
also begun to develop AI technology. Given the current gap, Korean firms cannot
easily reach the depth of what Google and Amazon or Alibaba and Huawei have
developed over time. To accelerate development, private companies are working
together. KT has agreed to work with LG Electronics and LG U+ to boost the
speed of AI technology development while SK Telecom has teamed up with Samsung
Electronics and Kakao.
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