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Google DeepMind Plants First Overseas AI Flag in Seoul, Tapping Korea's Chip Power and Go Legacy

WebProNews·Juan Vasquez·about 1 month ago
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SEOUL—Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis handed South Korean President Lee Jae Myung a Go board signed by himself and Lee Se-dol on Monday. The gesture marked the 10th anniversary of AlphaGo’s victory here, a match that ignited global AI fervor. Now, it signals something bigger: DeepMind’s first dedicated AI campus outside its U.K. headquarters, set to open in Seoul this year. Hassabis met Lee at Cheong Wa Dae, then signed a memorandum of understanding with Science and ICT Minister Bae Kyung-hoon at the Four Seasons Hotel. The deal ties DeepMind to Korea’s “K-Moonshot” project, which deploys AI against national challenges like advanced bioengineering and future energy. The Next Web broke the story, noting the campus as DeepMind’s inaugural facility worldwide for such collaborations. The site sits in Google’s existing Seoul offices in Gangnam-gu, spanning 1,980 square meters.…

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