US EditionSouth Korea, Google DeepMind Sign AI Cooperation MOU in Seoul
The pact covers joint AI research, talent development and responsible use, and Google will open its first AI campus in Korea this year.
- On Monday, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis at Cheong Wa Dae, signing a memorandum of understanding to construct an artificial intelligence campus in Seoul.
- Hassabis's visit coincides with the 10th anniversary of DeepMind's historic 2016 AlphaGo victory against Korean master Lee Se-dol, an event credited with catalyzing the modern global wave of artificial intelligence investment.
- Opening within 2026, the new campus will host at least 10 engineers dispatched from the company's United States headquarters to support local startups and researchers.
- Expanding local ties, DeepMind plans to partner with major firms including Samsung, SK Hynix, Hyundai's Boston Dynamics, and LG, while collaborating on safety frameworks and responsible AI development.
- The partnership aligns with the government's K-Moonshot project, which seeks to raise research productivity to the world's fifth-highest level by 2030 and address 12 national missions by 2035.
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Google DeepMind to open its first AI campus in the world in Seoul
Demis Hassabis met South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at Cheong Wa Dae on Monday and signed an MOU with the Ministry of Science and ICT. The campus will be operational this year. Hassabis accepted a request to send at least 10 Google engineers from US headquarters. He presented Lee with a Go board signed […] This story continues at The Next Web
On the 27th, President Lee Jae-myung met with Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind and developer of the AI AlphaGo, to discuss plans for the opening of the ‘Google AI Campus’ and the dispatch of researchers. This campus, which Google is pushing forward with the goal of opening within the year, will be established in a 600-pyeong space in Gangnam, Seoul, and will serve as a base for the ‘K-Moonshot Project,’ an AI-based technolog…
Korea seeks expanded AI cooperation with Google DeepMind
Korea has partnered with Google DeepMind for expanded global cooperation to advance the country's artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem and promote the responsible use of related technologies, the government said Monday. The cooperation will help facilitate Korea's “K-Moonshot” project, which brings together AI and science capabilities to tackle major national challenges, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT. Demis Hassabis, co-founder …
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