Naver to Use Nvidia’s AI Models in Bid to Cement Lead in Korea
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Naver just traded some model sovereignty for speed and scale — anchoring on Nvidia’s stack to lock in domestic AI share before global assistants fully localize to Korea. If you’re a regional platform, the window to differentiate on home-field data and language is closing fast as hyperscaler-grade models become turnkey.
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