Why Covid-19 only accelerates South Korea's AI ambitions

South Korea is the perfect arena for the field of Artificial Intelligence to flourish. Plenty of talent and capital has been set aside for scientific research and development, the country has the advantage of stable government, while an aging demographic profile presents an opportunity for the technology to be deployed to help meet the challenges of an older population. The Moon administration has reinvigorated the Korean science and technology community in its first three years, demonstrated by activating the first 5G network in April 2019 and the proposed Defense Reform 2.0 for a smaller, yet smarter military. South Korea's Covid-19 response has also added another success in this arena. President Moon Jae-in has made technology a showpiece of his first term, with AI a crucial element.