Daily AI News from Seoul
Kyungjin Kim
Latest episodes
- AI Daily Briefing 2026-10-19
19 Oct 2026 · 21:31
Anthropic has directly circulated its own draft AI safety bill to the U.S. Congress, narrowing the circumstances under which the government can block a model's release to risks involving more than $1 billion in damages or more than 50 deaths or severe injuries. OpenAI is developing a humanoid robot, CEO Sam Altman confirmed, teasing a demonstration in 2027. Produced and provided by lawyer Kyungjin Kim. Follow on Apple Podcasts: Daily AI News from Seoul: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dail
Episode page ↗ - AI Daily Briefing 2026-10-18
18 Oct 2026 · 20:29
Google demonstrated a practical solution to the 'magic state' distillation bottleneck in quantum computing on its Willow chip, reducing errors to 1/40th and achieving 99.99% logical fidelity. Meta partnered with Apple to release its first open-weights model, 'Muse Spark Open,' which runs locally on two Mac Studio systems without the cloud. Produced and provided by lawyer Kyungjin Kim. Follow on Apple Podcasts: Daily AI News from Seoul: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-ai-news-from-seo
Episode page ↗ - Microsoft Rolls Out Legal-Specific Copilot in Word | 2026-10-17
17 Oct 2026 · 19:25
Microsoft opened a worldwide preview of Copilot for Legal, dedicated to reviewing and revising contracts inside Word. Legal AI has now entered the document processor attorneys use every day. JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, SMBC, and MUFG are rushing to offload tens of billions of dollars in AI data center loans they provided. Having hit their lending limits, banks are transferring the risk to investors. Produced and provided by lawyer Kyungjin Kim. Follow on Apple Podcasts: Daily AI News from Seoul: h
Episode page ↗ - Record AI Revenue Meets Mounting Hardware Debt
16 Oct 2026 · 21:23
Record-breaking software revenue, a severely debt-burdened hardware sector, and fractured global supply chains. AI models draw legal scrutiny from the EU to the U.S. Produced and provided by lawyer Kyungjin Kim. Follow on Apple Podcasts: Daily AI News from Seoul: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-ai-news-from-seoul/id1896911525 Related show: China AI, Robotics & Semiconductor Briefing: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/china-ai-robotics-semiconductor-briefing/id1896911295
Episode page ↗ - AI Daily Briefing 2026-10-15
15 Oct 2026 · 20:37
In the trade secret litigation between Apple and OpenAI, the presiding judge signaled an intent to effectively grant a preliminary injunction barring OpenAI's use of Apple's proprietary information. Harvey launched 'Intake,' an intake portal for in-house legal teams, where AI agents conduct initial first-pass reviews of incoming contracts. Produced and provided by lawyer Kyungjin Kim. Follow on Apple Podcasts: Daily AI News from Seoul: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-ai-news-from-seo
Episode page ↗ - When AI Hits Real World Friction
14 Oct 2026 · 21:28
We are talking about character.ai. The IMF is looking at the sheer volume of capital flowing into AI infrastructure. Produced and provided by lawyer Kyungjin Kim. Follow on Apple Podcasts: Daily AI News from Seoul: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-ai-news-from-seoul/id1896911525 Related show: China AI, Robotics & Semiconductor Briefing: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/china-ai-robotics-semiconductor-briefing/id1896911295
Episode page ↗ - Why AI Makes Us Work More
13 Oct 2026 · 20:02
Microsoft unveiled its third-generation custom AI chip, Maia 300. The company announced plans to scale deployments to multi-gigawatt capacity starting in 2027, making it the primary inference engine for its services. The UK government is expanding its AI cyber defense pilot programs. It also announced that it is preparing response frameworks for incidents involving autonomous agents that slip out of control. Produced and provided by lawyer Kyungjin Kim. Edited to remove an unsupported claim abou
Episode page ↗ - AI Daily Briefing 2026-10-11
11 Oct 2026 · 20:43
Anthropic is updating its Usage Policy effective November 12 to prohibit persistent abusive behavior toward Claude, while also barring public opinion manipulation using fake accounts and real-time surveillance without consent. Senator Maria Cantwell, ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, introduced a six-principle federal regulatory framework requiring frontier AI models to undergo independent audits prior to release. Produced and provided by lawyer Kyungjin Kim. Follow on Appl
Episode page ↗ - South Korean Bank Hacks and Legal AI, SpaceX's $40 Billion Funding Talks
10 Oct 2026 · 22:48
We explore information leaks at seven South Korean banks, legal AI workflows by Harvey and LexisNexis, and SpaceX's talks to raise $40 billion. Produced and provided by lawyer Kyungjin Kim. Follow on Apple Podcasts: Daily AI News from Seoul: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-ai-news-from-seoul/id1896911525 Related show: China AI, Robotics & Semiconductor Briefing: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/china-ai-robotics-semiconductor-briefing/id1896911295
Episode page ↗ - From Chatbots to Autonomous Digital Employees | 2026-10-09
9 Oct 2026 · 22:31
Samsung Electronics posted an operating profit of 107.4 trillion KRW for the third quarter, surpassing 100 trillion KRW on a quarterly basis for the first time. OpenAI will begin testing product advertisements on the screens of ChatGPT free users in the United States this month. Produced and provided by lawyer Kyungjin Kim. Follow on Apple Podcasts: Daily AI News from Seoul: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-ai-news-from-seoul/id1896911525 Related show: China AI, Robotics & Semiconduct
Episode page ↗ - Youth AI Safety Assessment and Expansion of Legal AI | Today's AI News
8 Oct 2026 · 15:43
We explore the private safety assessment of ChatGPT for teens and the opening of Google's SynthID detection site. We also cover the contract analysis and legal AI skills introduced by LawVu and Legora. Produced and provided by lawyer Kyungjin Kim. Follow on Apple Podcasts: Daily AI News from Seoul: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-ai-news-from-seoul/id1896911525 Related show: China AI, Robotics & Semiconductor Briefing: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/china-ai-robotics-semicondu
Episode page ↗ - The Top 1% of AI Consumers, DeepSeek Investment, and Mistral Large 4
7 Oct 2026 · 23:18
We look into the concentration of spending by the top 1% of paid AI consumers, the report of DeepSeek attracting approximately 12 billion dollars in investment, and the release of Mistral Large 4. Produced and provided by lawyer Kyungjin Kim. Follow on Apple Podcasts: Daily AI News from Seoul: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-ai-news-from-seoul/id1896911525 Related show: China AI, Robotics & Semiconductor Briefing: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/china-ai-robotics-semiconductor-
Episode page ↗ - NYC Council Holds Sworn Testimony Hearing with Major AI Companies
6 Oct 2026 · 20:28
The New York City Council convened OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta to hear sworn testimony. Reflection AI released Beam, its first open-weight model, an American model designed to rival Chinese open models. Produced and provided by lawyer Kyungjin Kim. Follow on Apple Podcasts: Daily AI News from Seoul: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-ai-news-from-seoul/id1896911525 Related show: China AI, Robotics & Semiconductor Briefing: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/china-ai-robotics-
Episode page ↗ - AI Hits Physical and Legal Limits
5 Oct 2026 · 23:41
Practical implementation guidelines for the EU AI Act have entered into force, ending corporate self-regulation and initiating binding legal obligations. The concept of orbital AI computing infrastructure in space has emerged as an alternative to address power shortages and data center land scarcity. Produced and provided by lawyer Kyungjin Kim. Follow on Apple Podcasts: Daily AI News from Seoul: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-ai-news-from-seoul/id1896911525 Related show: China AI,
Episode page ↗ - Who Is Liable for Autonomous AI
4 Oct 2026 · 22:38
TrendForce forecasts a sharp rise in memory semiconductor prices in Q4 this year, as AI servers absorb production capacity, causing shortages in PC and smartphone components. Anthropic invests $100 million to train 10,000 specialized enterprise AI deployment engineers, with McKinsey, Deloitte, and Morgan Stanley joining the inaugural cohort. Produced and provided by lawyer Kyungjin Kim. Follow on Apple Podcasts: Daily AI News from Seoul: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-ai-news-from-s
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