Joint VentureJul 23, 2026, 07:02 PM
NVIDIA, KAIST Launch Joint AI Research Lab in Seoul
AI Summary
NVIDIA and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced the launch of a joint AI research laboratory in Seoul. This collaboration, valued at $300 million over five years, aims to advance agentic AI models and systems specifically for South Korea's industries and language. The initiative includes significant compute contributions, funding for KAIST researchers with NVIDIA internships, and opportunities for top Korean AI talent to join NVIDIA full-time, fostering a pipeline from academic research to national AI deployments.
Key Highlights
- NVIDIA and KAIST launched a joint AI research lab in Seoul.
- The lab is dedicated to advancing agentic AI models for South Korea's industries and language.
- The collaboration is valued at $300 million, including $50 million per year in compute contributions over five years.
- It will fund at least 10 KAIST researchers annually with NVIDIA internships.
- NVIDIA plans to hire exceptional Korean researchers for full-time positions.
- The lab will develop models optimized for the Korean language and specific use cases.
- It will utilize NVIDIA Nemotron open models and local NVIDIA Cloud Partner infrastructure.
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