Humans and Machines in the Evolution of AI in Korea

Abstract

Artificial intelligence in Korea is currently prospering. The media are regularly reporting AI-enabled products such as smart advisors, personal robots, autonomous cars, and human level intelligence machines. The IT industry is investing in deep learning and AI to maintain the global competitive edge in its services and products. The Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning (MSIP) has launched new funding programs in AI and cognitive science to implement the government's newly adopted endeavor of building a creative economy and software-centered society. However, AI did not always flourish as it now does. Similar to the history of AI worldwide, AI research and industry in Korea have faced both ups and downs in their history.