South Korea bets free AI can loosen ChatGPT’s grip
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.On Sep 4, SK Telecom, KT, and Kakao announced South Korea's 'AI for All' programme, offering free, unlimited generative AI access to all 52 million citizens via KakaoTalk. This unprecedented national initiative aims to loosen ChatGPT's market grip by providing universal, no-cost entry to GenAI technology.
[SEOUL] On Sep 4, the executives of SK Telecom, KT and Kakao stood together at the Korea Press Center in Seoul to announce their plans for the nation’s “AI for All” programme, in which each of South Korea’s 52 million citizens would receive free, unlimited access to generative artificial intelligence (GenAI).
No subscription. No token limit. For most users, the front door will be KakaoTalk, already on 50 million phones. No government has tried an initiative of this scale before.
Abroad, the meme followed within hours: “South Korea – gave its entire population free AI. Me using VPN.”