The science ministry in South Korea has agreed with Nvidia Corp. to swiftly establish a research center in the country. Second Vice Science Minister Ryu Je-myung and Nvidia’s executive vice president Jay Puri reached this consensus during a meeting in California. They emphasized the importance of setting up Nvidia’s research and development facility in South Korea and discussed collaborating on supporting artificial intelligence startups.
In a separate development, South Korean tech giant Naver has announced the creation of the nation’s largest artificial intelligence (AI) computing cluster. This cluster, powered by Nvidia Corp.’s next-generation B200 Blackwell GPUs, will provide Naver with global computing power. Naver aims to enhance its AI capabilities through the development of proprietary models and wider AI technology applications using this infrastructure.
Naver’s CEO Choi Soo-yeon highlighted the significance of this AI infrastructure in boosting national AI competitiveness and self-reliance. The new computing cluster is designed for large-scale parallel processing and high-speed communications, offering performance comparable to top supercomputers globally. Naver anticipates a 12-fold acceleration in AI model development and plans to expand training on omni models capable of processing text, images, video, and audio simultaneously.
