South Korea selects startup Motif Technologies for flagship AI competition

South Korea picked Motif Technologies, a Seoul-based AI startup, to join the next phase of a national AI tournament alongside LG AI Research, SK Telecom, and Upstage. The Ministry of Science and ICT will provide Motif's team with 768 Nvidia B200 processors plus funding for data acquisition. The selection highlights South Korea's government-backed push to develop homegrown AI talent and compete globally.

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