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SemiAnalysis · Sep 1, 2026 · Dylan Patel

Korea’s Trillion-Dollar Sovereign AI Investment: Nvidia Wins, Hynix Loses

Korea hosts a Squid Games, National AI Tournament, the best non-Chinese open source model gets eliminated, why Nvidia needs open source, implications for Hynix and Samsung

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