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Applied AI·November 4, 2026·1 min read

South Korea will nearly double AI spending to $16B in a record budget

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South Korea nearly doubling AI, chip, and data center spend to ~$16B in a single budget cycle is industrial policy at speed—talent, fabs, and cloud credits will follow. If you build in these domains, consider Korea not just as a market but as a co-investor and R&D base over the next 3–5 years.