South Korea will give all 52 million citizens free AI access, becoming the first G20 nation to do so

South Korea has launched a government initiative to provide free, unlimited AI chatbot access to all 52 million citizens, aiming to be the first G20 country to offer such a public AI service. The program mandates that at least half of the AI models used be domestically developed, with a beta release planned for September and full launch by the end of the year. This effort also seeks to support local AI developers and reduce reliance on foreign AI providers, funded partly by semiconductor tax sur