More companies are restricting employee use of AI tools after widely rolling them out, citing rising costs. Amazon, Walmart, Cisco, Uber and Meta are setting usage limits, curbing waste and steering staff to cheaper models as AI agents drive higher computing demand. Interest in low-cost models is growing, with surveys showing Chinese models leading U.S. rivals in token usage. Anthropic opened a Seoul office and OpenAI expanded activities in Korea, including an MOU on AI safety.

Hancom said on Wednesday it has completed the sale of its stake in Hancom Inspace and secured 31.9 billion won in cash. It plans to invest the funds to expand its overseas customer base as it pursues a shift into a “sovereign agentic OS” company and steps up global business expansion. Affiliate Hancom With will also sell 719,442 shares, equivalent to a 6.2 percent stake, on the same terms.