South Korea’s Upstage enters global AI race
Start-up has produced a large language model that performs as well as advanced systems in the US and China
Start-up has produced a large language model that performs as well as advanced systems in the US and China

Big US tech companies are more diversified than Korean and Taiwanese chipmakers

Naver targets countries reluctant to use American and Chinese cloud systems out of security concerns

Beijing-backed technology gains ground as American giants hold fast to ‘closed’ AI strategies

Alibaba and ByteDance shift development to south-east Asia to sidestep US curbs

For now South Korea and Taiwan are the biggest beneficiaries of the AI wave

Launch of free and more transparent AI systems marks departure from group’s subscription-based closed approach