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U.S. and South Korea Seal Technology Prosperity Deal at APEC to Expand AI and Space Collaboration

The pact channels the alliance toward shared AI policy with export initiatives to be shaped at a Washington committee meeting next year.

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Overview

  • Signed in Gyeongju during APEC events, the memorandum of understanding commits both governments to accelerate AI adoption and safe AI-driven innovation.
  • The deal calls for developing pro-innovation AI policy frameworks and promoting exports of trusted full-stack AI technology.
  • Cooperation extends to next-generation communications, quantum research, space exploration, and pharmaceutical and biotech supply chains.
  • Implementation will be overseen by the Korea-U.S. Joint Committee on Science and Technology, with the next meeting planned in Washington next year.
  • Senior officials Ha Jung-woo, Science Minister Bae Kyung-hoon, and U.S. OSTP Director Michael Kratsios attended, and the agreement includes support for the Fostering the Future Together education initiative.