South Korea has directly made AI available to all citizens like water and electricity.

The South Korean government officially announced the launch of the “AI for All” plan: providing all 50 million citizens with completely free, unlimited-Token access to generative AI, with the entire computing bill paid by the national treasury.
Here are a few key points:
National-level computing subsidies: The first phase will provide NVIDIA B200 chips as support, with public testing in September and a full rollout by the end of the year.
Implementation by the three giants: Kakao (embedded in the national messaging app), SKT (standalone app), and KT (home IPTV/telecommunications ecosystem).
Deep integration across use cases: Direct connections to public administration, medical appointment booking, tax filing, and housing searches.
The underlying logic of this move is crystal clear: use public finances as a backstop to cultivate local usage habits, seize “AI sovereignty,” and defend against penetration by overseas giants. By turning AI into infrastructure, South Korea is moving more aggressively than expected.