Physical AI push and resist robots
The third flagship megaproject revolves around the South Korean government’s designation of physical artificial intelligence — artificial intelligence systems that enable robots and self-driving vehicles to interact more autonomously with the real world — as a “national strategic industry.” The government aims to develop Korea’s “general-purpose foundation model.” world model According to this, robots will be supported for three years Chosun Daily.
Hyundai Motor Company has allocated $5.8 billion to build a robot manufacturing facility and artificial intelligence data center in Saemangeum, North Jeolla Province in the southwest, The Chosun Daily reported. The South Korean automaker is already helping Boston Dynamics— a US robotics company it acquired in 2021 — is using a South Korean supply chain to expand production. 30,000 Atlas produces humanoid robots Every year until 2028.
Likewise, the South Korean government has announced that it intends to commercialize humanoid robots in 10 key industries by 2028 and aims to train 10,000 human workers as “AI robotics experts” over the next five years.
However, South Korean workers are not so optimistic about the prospect of competing with more robots. On June 25, Hyundai Motor’s union overwhelmingly approved a potential strike as it negotiates with the South Korean automaker over profit sharing and job protection to offset the company’s plans for Atlas humanoid robots. The Korea Times.
The state labor mediation committee also gave the union legal strike rights after ending arbitration proceedings with Hyundai Motor. appeals to the union back to the negotiating table.
Other public tensions have already arisen around South Korean chipmakers’ rising profits from the artificial intelligence boom. South Korean government officials have encouraged tech companies to do so share a portion of their unprecedented profits with their employees and smaller supplier companies. In May, the head of political affairs of South Korea’s presidential office suggested this “national dividend” for citizens Although based on excess tax revenue from South Korean companies’ AI-based profits, the government later described it as a private vision rather than an official proposal.
