Korea picks SK Telecom, Kakao, KT to build free nationwide AI services

South Korea has selected SK Telecom, Kakao and KT to build government-backed artificial intelligence services that will give the public free, unlimited access to general-purpose AI chatbots and agents capable of handling public and everyday tasks. The Ministry of Science and ICT said Friday it chose the three consortiums from six bidders for its “AI for Everyone” project, aimed at expanding access to homegrown AI and strengthening the domestic ecosystem. The government will provide the three gro