Compute Economics & GeopoliticsMinistry of Science and ICTMinistry of Science and ICT (Korea)Jan 15, 2026

Korea announces first-round results of independent AI foundation model project

Announced the first-round evaluation results of the independent AI foundation model project — LG AI Research, SKT and Upstage advanced to the second round; Naver Cloud and NC AI were eliminated

Why it matters

The first eliminations in Korea's largest government-funded AI program

Source — Primary sources first; secondary reports are labelled “Press”

Pressepnc.co.krhttps://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=327342

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