{"id":123567,"date":"2025-11-04T10:33:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T09:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=123567"},"modified":"2025-11-04T10:33:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T09:33:27","slug":"south-korea-to-triple-ai-investment-announce-biggest-defence-budget-rise-in-six-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/south-korea-to-triple-ai-investment-announce-biggest-defence-budget-rise-in-six-years\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea to triple AI investment, announce biggest defence budget rise in six years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Tracy Moses<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">South Korea plans to triple its spending on artificial intelligence and carry out its largest defence budget increase since 2019, President Lee Jae Myung announced on Tuesday in his annual budget speech to parliament. The measures are part of the government\u2019s 2026 national budget proposal, aimed at boosting technological competitiveness and strengthening national security.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lee revealed that 10.1 trillion won ($7 billion) will be allocated to what he described as \u201ca major transformation aimed at positioning South Korea among the world\u2019s top three AI powers,\u201d alongside the United States and China.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe will dramatically scale up investment to usher in the era of artificial intelligence,\u201d he said, noting that the allocation represents more than three times this year\u2019s AI budget.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The AI investment forms part of the broader 728 trillion won national budget proposal for 2026, representing an 8.1 percent increase over this year\u2019s spending. With Lee\u2019s party holding a parliamentary majority, the proposal is widely expected to be approved.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alongside AI, the president announced plans to raise defence spending by 8.2 percent, bringing it to 66.3 trillion won next year, the steepest increase in six years.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe will modernize our conventional weapons into advanced systems suitable for the AI age and rapidly build an elite, intelligent military force,\u201d Lee said. If approved, this increase would mark the largest rise in defence outlays since 2019.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of next year\u2019s AI budget, 2.6 trillion won will be used to expand AI applications across industries, daily life, and the public sector, while 7.5 trillion won will go toward developing talent and building infrastructure, the president explained.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">South Korea already holds a strong position in the global AI hardware ecosystem. It is home to two of the world\u2019s leading memory chip makers, Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, which produce components essential for AI technologies and the power-intensive data centres driving the industry\u2019s rapid growth.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang last week, announced plans to supply 260,000 of the company\u2019s most advanced AI chips to South Korea, with major recipients including Samsung, SK Group, and Hyundai Motor Group.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Lee\u2019s ambition to make South Korea one of the world\u2019s top three AI powers, Huang described the vision as \u201cambitious\u201d but achievable. \u201cThere\u2019s no reason Korea can\u2019t reach that goal, you have the technology, the software expertise, and the ability to build world-class manufacturing plants,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The United States, South Korea\u2019s key ally, maintains about 28,500 troops in the country to help deter military threats from North Korea. Since taking office in June 2025, Lee has pledged to pursue dialogue with Pyongyang without preconditions and to \u201crespect\u201d North Korea\u2019s political system, marking a clear shift from the hardline approach of his predecessor.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Lee, noted that South Korea already spends 1.4 times North Korea\u2019s total GDP on defence and ranks fifth globally in military strength. 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