South Korea will launch a sovereign AI model specializing in cybersecurity by year's end, Minister Bae Kyung-hoon announced during a policy briefing presided over by President Lee Jae Myung. The initiative follows U.S. export controls on advanced AI models like Anthropic's Mythos 5. Bae acknowledged South Korea's current sovereign AI is insufficient against evolving threats, calling for long-term development of a frontier model. Officials also discussed institutionalizing "white hacking" through pending legislation.
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