South Korea is advancing the development of cutting-edge artificial intelligence models and expanding its infrastructure.
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Lee Jae-myung: Semiconductors, displays, secondary batteries, and biomedicine are the four cutting-edge industries that will determine South Korea's future development in the AI era.
According to Mars Finance, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung stated on July 2nd that the Chungcheong region possesses enormous development potential. He believes that with strategic corporate investment and unwavering government support, it will not only become a center for cutting-edge industries in South Korea but also rise to become a world-class innovation hub leading the era of artificial intelligence (AI). Lee Jae-myung chaired a national report meeting on the vision for the development of cutting-edge industries in the Chungcheong region in Asan, South Chungcheong Province on July 2nd. After listening to presentations on investment plans for the Chungcheong region from companies such as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Celltronic, he stated that semiconductors, displays, rechargeable batteries, and biomedicine are the core strategic industries determining South Korea's future development in the AI era, and the Chungcheong region is precisely the core area where these four cutting-edge industries are concentrated and have a well-developed industrial ecosystem. Lee Jae-myung stated that the government will not miss this significant opportunity to promote balanced regional development and deeply integrate the layout of cutting-edge industries, and will mobilize all available resources to actively support corporate investment, allowing companies' strategic decisions to fully realize their benefits. (Cailian Press)
The National Development and Reform Commission disclosed five key work plans for the artificial intelligence industry during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, emphasizing the strengthening of key technologies such as models, computing power, and data.
According to Mars Finance, at a press conference held by the Shanghai Municipal Government on July 7, Wang Ruomeng, Deputy Director of the Innovation and High-Tech Development Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, disclosed the working plan for my country's artificial intelligence industry during the 15th Five-Year Plan period: First, accelerate independent innovation. Strengthen research on key technologies such as models, computing power, and data; increase basic research; generate more original achievements; and contribute Chinese wisdom to the global development of artificial intelligence. Second, strengthen application-driven development. Focus on areas with significant economic contributions, high strategic value, and good social benefits; open up a number of high-value scenarios; and create a number of benchmark applications. At the same time, pay attention to the impact of artificial intelligence on employment, promote the creation of new jobs and empowerment of traditional jobs through artificial intelligence, and prioritize its application in "dangerous, dirty, tiring, and heavy" scenarios. Third, deepen ecological collaboration. Continuously promote deep adaptation of software and hardware, common prosperity of open and closed sources, integration of industry, academia, research, and application, and differentiated regional development to significantly improve the efficiency of ecological collaboration. Fourth, adhere to openness and win-win cooperation. Extensively carry out international cooperation in artificial intelligence, promote open-source and inclusive technology, support the Global South in strengthening artificial intelligence capacity building, and actively participate in international governance in the field of artificial intelligence. Fifth, ensure safety and controllability. We must coordinate development and security, accelerate legislation in the field of artificial intelligence, improve the system of rules and regulations, prevent risks such as data misuse, deepfakes, and privacy breaches, and ensure that the development of artificial intelligence is for human use and under human control. (Cailian Press)
During his research visit to Guangzhou on the development of the artificial intelligence industry, Meng Fanli emphasized: Accelerate high-level applications across all regions, all times, and all industries to fully promote the high-quality development of the artificial intelligence industry.
According to Mars Finance, Meng Fanli, Deputy Secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and Governor of Guangdong Province, visited several artificial intelligence (AI) companies in Guangzhou. He emphasized the need to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speeches and instructions on Guangdong and Guangzhou, and to earnestly implement the deployments of the Guangdong Symposium on Accelerating the Development of the New Mechatronics Industry and the Guangdong AI Application Matching Conference. He stressed the importance of using more powerful and effective "policies + work" to fully promote the high-quality development of the AI industry and its high-level application across all regions, industries, and sectors, thereby accelerating the cultivation and development of new productive forces. Meng Fanli pointed out that global AI is currently experiencing explosive growth, and Guangdong possesses a strong industrial foundation, rich application scenarios, and a vibrant innovation ecosystem, making its AI industry development promising and highly valuable. He stressed the need to firmly grasp AI as a crucial driving force for the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, vigorously promote its rapid development and application, better empower various industries, bring it into every household, and drive high-quality development. We must fully leverage the advantages of mechatronics and hardware-software synergy, strengthen research and development of key core technologies and the transformation of research results in artificial intelligence, continuously attract investment and talent from across the country and globally, accelerate the strengthening of the entire artificial intelligence industry chain including chips, computing power, algorithms, data, and applications, cultivate a number of large-scale models in vertical fields and small-scale models for specific scenarios, develop and launch more industrial intelligent agents and life intelligent agents, and create a group of leading enterprises with outstanding technical strength, industry influence, and independent ecosystem construction capabilities. We must deepen and expand "AI+", adhering to full coverage, all-time response, and full industry penetration, comprehensively reviewing and fully developing all possible application scenarios in various fields such as intelligent manufacturing, smart parks, smart cities, smart healthcare, and smart transportation, especially accelerating the digital transformation of industrial enterprises, promoting the coordinated development of manufacturing and service industries, and better empowering the construction of a modern industrial system. We must create a first-class industrial ecosystem, comprehensively optimize policy supply, strengthen the guarantee of various factors such as finance, innovation, and talent, improve the artificial intelligence governance system, and promote the integration of large, medium, and small enterprises, upstream and downstream matching, and front-end and back-end closed loops in artificial intelligence development, creating a first-class environment and providing optimal services for high-quality industrial development. (Southern Plus)
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung: Launch a "speed war" in three major projects: semiconductors, physical AI, and AI data centers.
According to Mars Finance, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, speaking at a joint meeting of the public and private sectors on the "three super projects"—semiconductors, physical artificial intelligence (AI), and AI data centers—held at the Blue House on the 6th, stated that the key to these three projects lies in winning the "speed battle." Lee emphasized that competition in cutting-edge industries is crucial to the fate of all nations, and the ultimate winner will be who acts faster. He stated that the government should eliminate any obstacles that companies may encounter during investment and project construction in advance, and must not allow delays in administrative approval procedures to affect investment and project implementation. Lee stated that the Blue House will establish special working groups for the three projects as soon as possible, and the government will provide maximum support. Currently, the semiconductor industry is generating a large amount of unexpected tax revenue, and the government will fully utilize relevant financial resources to provide guarantees for project construction in all aspects, including financial support. (Cailian Press)
Citrini Analyst: China's CXMT tests pilot production line for bonding DRAM; South Korean media claims its technology and development speed may be ahead of its South Korean rivals.
According to a Odaily by Citrini analyst Jukan on the X platform, South Korean media reports that China's CXMT is currently testing a bonded DRAM pilot production line in Hefei, aiming to achieve high-performance DRAM without using EUV lithography. Bonded DRAM is a technology that manufactures the memory cell array and peripheral circuitry on separate wafers and then bonds them together. This method can produce ultra-high-density DRAM using only multi-patterned deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography, without requiring EUV equipment. Samsung Electronics is developing its own bonded DRAM under Project B1b, and SK hynix is also advancing similar technology. South Korean media warns that assessments suggest CXMT may currently be ahead of its South Korean competitors in terms of both the technology itself and the speed of its development.
South Korean stocks rebounded after a week of volatility in the artificial intelligence market.
Odaily Odaily reports that South Korean stocks rebounded after falling nearly 10% in the previous two trading days. On Friday, the KOSPI index rose as much as 5.5%, with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix both gaining more than 9%. The Korea Exchange temporarily suspended algorithmic buying due to a surge in KOSPI futures prices. Foreign funds and retail investors were net sellers of the index's stocks, while South Korean domestic funds increased their holdings. Previous reports indicated that Anthropic PBC was in talks with Samsung to collaborate on developing a custom AI chip, while market expectations for Samsung's upcoming preliminary financial results were also rising. Jung In-yoon, Global CEO of Fibonacci Asset Management, stated, "Anthropic's collaboration with Samsung is still in its early stages, so the short-term impact on profitability is limited, but it's a positive signal at the strategic level. This solidifies Samsung's position in the AI chip field and the importance of Asia in the AI semiconductor supply chain." (Jinshi)