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South Korea launches push to localise \'world model\' core physical AI tech

South Korea is launching a project to develop domestic core technologies for physical artificial intelligence, including high-performance world models and homegrown simulators. The Ministry of Science and ICT and IITP held a kickoff briefing in Seoul on June 9. The programme will link world models, robot foundation models and simulator technology into a single demonstration system. The ministry will invest 34 billion won over two years and targets a 20 percentage-point improvement in robots’ final task success rates.

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Motif Technologies raises 24 billion won in Series B to boost proprietary AI development

Motif Technologies said on Tuesday it raised 24 billion won in a Series B funding round to strengthen its AI deep-tech capabilities. Existing investors NICE Investment Partners and Nautilus Investment made follow-on investments, while Dito Investment and Forest Ventures joined as new backers. CEO Jeong-hwan Lim said the company will push ahead with ongoing projects, develop corporate AX solutions, and advance next-generation AI infrastructure and services.

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Former Tencent AI chief says LLMs cannot beat U.S., points to AI video as next battleground

Concern is growing within China’s AI industry about its competitiveness in large language models, with some firms seeking a breakthrough in video-generation AI. Liu Wei, who led Tencent’s Hunyuan generative AI model team, cited a lack of paradigm innovation and said Chinese companies are copying U.S. approaches in core technologies. He estimated the U.S.-China gap at at least 3 months and warned it could widen to 6 months this year.