Minister Yusangim: "Robust Computing Infrastructure + Sophisticated AI Models Are the Key to Innovation"

Ministry of Science and ICT Hosts 'AI Global Conference'
Major Domestic and International AI Companies Participate
OpenAI: "Building Powerful Infrastructure Is Essential"

Minister Yoo Sang-im of the Ministry of Science and ICT. Provided by the Ministry of Science and ICT

"The combination of robust computing infrastructure and sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) models is the key to determining the leadership of future innovation."

On the 25th, Yoo Sang-im, Minister of Science and ICT, stated this at the 'AI Global Conference' held at Lotte Hotel Seoul, saying, "AI computing infrastructure is the bones and muscles of AI, and AI models are the brain."

This event, hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT, was organized to recognize the importance of securing competitiveness in the two pillars of innovation?AI computing infrastructure and AI models?and to strengthen them through public-private cooperation.

Minister Yoo said, "As a national strategic resource determining AI competitiveness, the 'National AI Computing Center' has been actively established since January this year," adding, "Last month, we jointly announced with related ministries the national AI capability enhancement plan, focusing on the AI computing infrastructure expansion master plan and strategies to secure independent AI model competitiveness."

He reiterated, "Powerful computing infrastructure and advanced AI models organically maximize AI performance and achieve true innovation."

He continued, "The government will ensure thorough follow-up measures, such as expanding approximately 18,000 GPUs by the first half of 2026 and promoting a national representative project for developing globally top-tier AI models."

The event saw the participation of major domestic and international AI companies, including OpenAI, AWS, Microsoft, Perplexity, LG AI Research, Rebellion, and FuriosaAI.

Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA Photo by Yonhap News

In the opening session, Jung So-young, CEO of NVIDIA Korea, reviewed the key contents of 'NVIDIA GTC 2025' held last week in San Jose, USA, and Keith Strier, Senior Vice President of AMD, gave a presentation on Sovereign AI via live video.

Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, delivered a congratulatory message for the conference via video. CEO Su expressed her expectations for Korea's AI development and hoped that AMD could contribute to it as well.

The keynote speech was delivered live by Jason Kwon, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of OpenAI. He emphasized the importance of AI computing infrastructure and stressed that building a powerful infrastructure is essential to maximize the performance of AI models.

Following this, an expert panel discussion was held under the theme "Synergy of AI Computing Infrastructure and AI Models, Overcoming Limits." Professor Oh Hye-yeon of KAIST (Chair of the National AI Committee Subcommittee) served as the moderator. Panelists discussed the importance of expanding AI computing infrastructure and developing efficient AI models based on their corporate experiences. The next session featured presentations from domestic and international related companies divided into three topics: AI semiconductors, data centers, and AI models and services.

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