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Power supply emerges as biggest bottleneck to AI expansion as Altman infrastructure warning revisited

Power constraints are again in focus as a key bottleneck that could hinder the development of more powerful AI. As AI models advance, demand for data centres and computing resources is surging, but power generation and transmission infrastructure is harder to expand at the same pace. TechRadar revisited past remarks by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who warned that AI would consume far more energy than expected and called for breakthroughs including fusion and cheaper solar and storage.

Crypto

Won-backed stablecoin success depends on real-world use and distribution networks

Discussion on institutionalising a won-backed stablecoin is expanding beyond who issues it to how to build real-world use cases and distribution infrastructure. Speakers at a National Assembly forum cited tokenised securities, cross-border payments and AI-based micropayments as potential demand sources, while calling for measures to ensure financial stability and user protection. Financial authorities and industry representatives stressed the need to consider redemption, reserve assets and trust, and to develop systems for exchange, circulation and settlement.

Games & Commerce

KakaoTalk to serve as agent gateway, cut AI inference costs by 90 percent

Kakao is integrating AI into KakaoTalk and aims to cut server inference costs by up to 90 percent by handling about half of user requests on smartphones. KakaoAI says its on-device-first design and model routing will keep performance while limiting cost growth as users increase. It also plans smaller server models through distillation. KakaoAI set 2030 targets including revenue above 6 trillion won and AI DAU of 20 million.