https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/south-korea-targets-world-s-highest-performance-sovereign-ai-model-in-record-new-budgetContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/south-korea-targets-world-s-highest-performance-sovereign-ai-model-in-record-new-budgethttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/south-korea-targets-world-s-highest-performance-sovereign-ai-model-in-record-new-budget#u176964Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:01:01 +0000South Korea has unveiled its largest-ever budget for 2027, raising total spending by 12.8% to 820.9 trillion won. President Lee Jae Myung announced that the financial package nearly doubles AI spending to about $16 billion, channeling funds into semiconductors, AI data centers, and physical AI. A central component of the initiative includes an investment of 4.7 trillion won to develop a sovereign artificial intelligence model designed to achieve top-tier global performance. The strategy also incorporates expanded defense and social spending, alongside a roadmap to transform military capabiliti