South Korea plans to launch a free artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot service powered by domestic technology this year, the government said yesterday, seeking to reduce reliance on foreign platforms.About half of South Korea’s population of 51 million used generative AI applications in February, m

As the technology has spread, countries have become increasingly concerned with so-called "AI sovereignty" -- developing domestic models serving their own security, privacy and…

The plan seeks to reduce reliance on foreign platforms and to overcome the digital divide by providing AI services for free.