South Korea keeps sovereign AI contest on track, adds KRW4.7T frontier program

South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT said its Sovereign AI Foundation Model Project will run to completion as originally planned. A new frontier program worth KRW4.7 trillion was added after hours of confusion over the contest's status.

• Sovereign AI Foundation Model Project will finish as originally planned
• New frontier program worth KRW4.7 trillion added
• Announcement followed hours of confusion over the contest