The government plans to acquire 10,000 high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs) within this year to accelerate the launch of a national artificial intelligence (AI) computing centre. The GPUs to be acquired include Nvidia Corp.’s H100 and H200. South Korea will work to open a national AI computing centre by 2027 as part of efforts to strengthen its competitiveness in the fast-evolving technology. The government will create the AI centre with a computing capacity of 1 exaflops through a joint investment worth 2.5 trillion won (US$1.7 billion) from the public and private sectors. The move is aimed at swiftly building up the AI infrastructure and turning the country into one of three global powers in the field, Ministry of Science and ICT officials explained. It is expected to start service before the end of this year, to provide timely help to local companies and researchers in the fields of AI and machine learning. It will be the first of its kind in South Korea.
