South Korea Launches Groundbreaking 'AI for Everyone' Initiative

South Korea officially opened bidding for its 'AI for Everyone' program, aiming to provide a free, unlimited AI chatbot to all 52 million citizens. With a beta launch set for September, the initiative mandates that at least 50% of the AI models must be domestic. Selected companies will receive government GPU support while also needing to match funding. This groundbreaking program positions South Korea as the first G20 nation to offer AI as a public service, with the goal of reducing reliance on foreign AI providers.