# South Korea targets a sovereign AI model with 4.7 trillion won in record 2027 budget

> Original title: South Korea targets 'world's highest performance' sovereign AI model in record new budget

- Source: CNBC · Technology
- Published: 2026-11-02T06:02:03.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/e5qyd9j3ia6k23xtu2ua7lyhd
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/02/south-korea-ai-spending-budget.html

## Summary

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung unveiled a record 2027 budget of 820.9 trillion won ($610.14 billion), up 12.8%, with 21.3 trillion won for semiconductors, physical AI and AI data centers. The budget includes 4.7 trillion won to develop a sovereign AI model, which Lee described as having the "world's highest performance." Lee also pledged to train 2,000 semiconductor design specialists.