Pilot project off Ulsan coast aims to find space for AI infrastructure

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The Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology released this artist’s depiction of the underwater data center. (KIOST)

NAMI MATSUURA

August 16, 2026 11:07 JST

SEOUL — South Korea is developing plans for an underwater data center, seeking space to accommodate artificial intelligence infrastructure in a country with limited land area.