문 대통령 "AI, 위기극복 핵심동력...인공지능 반도체에 1조원 투자"<br /><br />President Moon Jae-in says the COVID-19 pandemic has shown South Korea's potential in the sector of artificial intelligence saying it'll be a key driving force in overcoming the crisis.<br />He spoke at an event on Wednesday with related companies to review the country's national strategy for AI... and to discuss a future vision for the industry.<br />Moon vowed all out efforts to speed up technology innovation and to develop AI chips.<br />We will develop AI semiconductors as the second DRAM memory chips. We drew up a development strategy for AI semiconductors last October, and will invest 1 trillion won (US$ 903 mil.) by 2029. We will make a road map to revamp AI-related laws and systems to improve regulations and help firms innovate.<br />AI chips are designed to process artificial intelligence tasks more efficiently.<br />Moon also said the government plans to expand the country's AI-related workforce to 100-thousand people through the Korean New Deal projects... and will foster infrastructure to better utilize data.<br />At the same time, the President called for efforts to establish AI-related ethics standards,... stressing the need to think about the importance of people-centered values and economic values.<br />