TMTPOST -- South Korea announced on Friday that investment in artificial intelligence (AI) will become a top policy priority, following a downgrade in the country’s economic growth forecast due to trade pressures stemming from U.S. tariffs. In the first biannual economic policy plan under President Lee Jae Myung’s administration, the Finance Ministry outlined intentions to roll out policy packages in the second half of 2025 targeting 30 key AI and innovation projects, aiming to boost technological development and stimulate the slowing economy.