Upstage CEO Says US Anthropic Curbs Underscore South Korea's Sovereign AI Push

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 16

Seoul-based Upstage CEO Sung Kim said Tuesday that US limits on foreign access to Anthropic’s most advanced AI technology show South Korea must speed up efforts to build sovereign AI.
Kim argued AI has become a strategic national asset, not just a service tool, because countries controlling foundational models can cut off access at any time.
The warning centers on the US directive targeting Anthropic’s top technologies, which Kim cited as evidence that dependence on foreign AI providers carries growing national risk.
For South Korea, his message broadens the debate from startup competition to technological self-reliance as the US and China tighten control over leading AI capabilities.