Overview
- An agreement signed Monday in Seoul commits the Science Ministry and Google DeepMind to AI-led research under K‑Moonshot in areas such as life sciences, climate, energy, and model safety.
- Google will open its first AI Campus in Seoul within the year, and South Korean officials asked Google to station at least 10 engineers there, a request Demis Hassabis said he would consider.
- The partners will form a working group to choose projects, organize internships, and set milestones, with quarterly video check-ins and annual in‑person reviews.
- The National Science AI Research Center begins operations next month and will anchor researcher exchanges, model testing, and scientific data use with institutions including SNU and KAIST.
- After the signing, Hassabis met President Lee to discuss AI guardrails and basic income, then held talks with leaders of Samsung, SK, Hyundai, and LG to deepen work on chips, robotics, and new joint projects.