South Korea Launches AI for All Initiative Treating Frontier Models as Public Utilities
South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) has launched the "AI for All" initiative, a government-sponsored project aimed at deploying nationwide, free-tier access to artificial intelligence chatbots and public administrative agents. The initiative structures generative AI capabilities and agent workflows as public utilities, establishing a subsidized access model for South Korean citizens. Consortia and Public Bidding Six major commercial consortia submitted bids to operate the public
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