South Korea targets 'world's highest performance' sovereign AI model in record new budget

South Korea's 2027 budget will rise 12.8% to 820.9 trillion won, including a 21.3 trillion won investment into semiconductors, physical AI, and AI data centers. The government targets building the world's highest-performance sovereign AI model, a record allocation aimed at boosting domestic tech competitiveness and reducing reliance on foreign AI infrastructure.