韩国明年将在人工智能、芯片和人工智能数据中心上投入21.3万亿韩元（约合160亿美元）。总统李在明周一在向国会发表的预算演讲中公布了这一计划。
South Korea will spend 21.3 trillion won (about $16 billion) on AI, chips and AI data centres next year. President Lee Jae Myung set out the plan in his budget speech to the National Assembly on Monday.
李在明表示：“我们将投入21.3万亿韩元，几乎是今年金额的两倍，用于人工智能以及半导体、物理人工智能和人工智能数据中心这三大超级项目。”
“We will invest 21.3 trillion won, nearly twice this year’s amount, in AI and the three megaprojects of semiconductors, physical AI and AI data centres,” Lee said.
这笔资金包含在创纪录的2027年预算中，总额为820.9万亿韩元（约合6160亿美元），比今年增长12.8%。李在明要求议员们在12月2日的法定截止日期前通过该预算。
The money sits inside a record 2027 budget of 820.9 trillion won (about $616 billion), up 12.8% on this year. Lee asked lawmakers to pass it by 2 December, the legal deadline.
国家人工智能模型 另有4.7万亿韩元将用于前沿人工智能项目。李在明希望韩国自己的人工智能模型达到世界领先水平，并称其为国家战略资产。据《韩国时报》报道，另有13.8万亿韩元被预留给10个下一代战略技术领域。
A national AI model A separate 4.7 trillion won will go to frontier AI projects. Lee wants South Korea’s own AI model to reach world-leading performance and called it a national strategic asset. Another 13.8 trillion won is set aside for 10 next-generation strategic technology fields, The Korea Times reported.
据CNBC报道，政府还计划培养2000名芯片设计和地区芯片产业方面的专家。政府将扩大面向学生、求职者和在职人员的人工智能教育。国防开支增长8.2%，达到73.3万亿韩元。
The government also plans to train 2,000 specialists in chip design and regional chip industries, CNBC reported. It will expand AI education for students, job seekers and workers. Defence spending rises 8.2% to 73.3 trillion won.
李在明表示：“我们将通过建立基于人工智能、机器人和无人机的有人与无人混合系统，迅速转型为一支智能、精锐、强大的军队。”
“We will rapidly transform into a smart, elite, and powerful military by establishing a hybrid manned and unmanned system based on AI, robots, and drones,” Lee said.
以芯片税收为基础的基金 预算还设立了规模为162.3万亿韩元的未来应对基金。据路透社报道，其中大部分资金将来自芯片繁荣带来的额外税收。该基金将支持成长型产业、年轻人、地区发展和教育。
A fund built on chip taxes The budget also creates a 162.3 trillion won Future Response Fund. Extra tax revenue from the chip boom will pay for most of it, Reuters reported. It will back growth industries, young people, regional development and education.
李在明表示，明年财政赤字将收窄至GDP的0.1%，今年为3.9%。他说，债务将降至GDP的48.3%，今年为51.6%。韩国1月至10月出口额达到9300亿美元，今年有望突破1万亿美元。
Lee said the fiscal deficit will narrow to 0.1% of GDP next year, from 3.9% this year. He said debt will fall to 48.3% of GDP, from 51.6%. South Korea’s exports reached $930 billion from January to October and are on track to pass $1 trillion this year.
反对党表示反对 李在明抵达时，主要反对党国民力量党的议员在国会大厅抗议。据《韩国时报》报道，他们的标语牌将该基金称为“未来债务”。
The opposition objects Members of the main opposition People Power Party protested in the Assembly lobby as Lee arrived. Their placards described the fund as “future debt”, according to The Korea Times.
党发言人朴成勋称该预算是“对人民的宣战”。李在明所在的共同民主党在议会中占多数，表示将按时通过该法案。
Party spokesperson Park Sung-hoon called the budget a “declaration of war on the people”. Lee’s Democratic Party, which holds a majority in parliament, said it would pass the bill on time.
据TNW九月报道，韩国的AI发展可能需要20座新核反应堆的电力。韩国AI数据中心企业Elice十月的IPO首秀创下最差纪录。三星将在其得克萨斯州第二家工厂生产AI存储部件。
South Korea’s AI push could need 20 new nuclear reactors of power, TNW reported in September. Korean AI data centre firm Elice had a record-worst IPO debut in October. Samsung will make AI memory parts at its second Texas plant.