Associate Dean Daryl Lim discusses Korea’s role in global AI

CARLISLE, PA—Daryl Lim, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law and associate dean for research and strategic partnerships, appeared on BeFM’s Morning Wave in Busan on July 27, 2026, to discuss the San Francisco AI Summit and Korea’s emerging role in the global artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem. He explained how Korea is progressing from being primarily an adopter of AI technologies to becoming a major builder and strategic partner. You can watch the full appearance by clicking here.

During the interview, Lim examined Korea’s growing role in the global AI economy, emphasizing its strengths in advanced technology, manufacturing, and industrial deployment. He also discussed the infrastructure and governance needed to sustain that growth, including reliable computing capacity, competitive markets, a strong intellectual property rights regime, and responsible oversight. The interview reflected Lim’s teaching and scholarship on artificial intelligence, intellectual property, competition policy, and technology governance, while helping a broader international audience understand the legal and economic forces shaping AI development.

Morning Wave in Busan is an English-language current affairs program broadcast by BeFM, the Busan English Broadcasting Foundation, in South Korea. The interview examined the implications of the San Francisco AI Summit and related industry announcements involving leading Korean and global technology companies. Lim addressed how Korea can translate its major investments into domestic innovation, skilled employment, and international influence.

Daryl Lim is the H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law at Penn State Dickinson Law. He is also the Associate Dean for Research & Strategic Partnerships and Founding Director of the Intellectual Property (IP) Law and Innovation Initiative. At the university level, he is a co-hire at the Institute of Computational and Data Sciences and an affiliate at the Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence.

Professor Lim is an award-winning author, observer, and commentator on national and global trends in IP and competition policy and how they influence and are influenced by law, technology, economics, and politics. He helps policymakers, attorneys, corporate counsel, scholars, and the public understand the world around them. He is a founding member of the Global IP Alliance and its local chapters in Pennsylvania and Illinois. In addition, he serves as Co-Chair of the University Education Committee in the US IP Alliance.

In December 2022, the American Law Institute elected Professor Lim to its membership based on demonstrated excellence and outstanding professional achievement. In 2023, the US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission recognized him as “a leading expert in antitrust law and economics” and the IAM Strategy 300, a guide to the industry pioneers with “exceptional skill sets, as well as profound insights into the development, creation, and management of IP value,” named him to its World’s Leading IP Strategists 2023 list. In 2024, he was appointed to the consultative group advising the United Nations Secretary General’s High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence. In 2025, he received the IP Professor of the Year Award at the Global Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence & Technology Conclave & Awards.