South Korea Gives Free Uncapped AI Access to All Citizens to Cut US China Reliance

The "AI for All" program will provide tools for booking medical appointments, finding housing and handling taxes without requiring user subscriptions. Beta testing for the government initiative begins in September, with a broader rollout scheduled for later this year. 3 tech consortia, including groups led by the nation's two largest telecom firms and the operator of Kakao, will provide the services through dedicated apps and integrated tools.

Seoul is providing unlimited use with no token caps to steer consumers toward locally developed products and reduce reliance on systems from the US and China. The strategy aims to turn AI inference into public infrastructure, which will drive recurring demand for Nvidia compute, SK Hynix DRAM and TSM silicon.