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OpenAI chief meets Samsung and SK executives on AI and chip cooperation
OpenAI chief Sam Altman met Samsung and SK executives in South Korea during a visit that included meetings on October 31.
At Samsung’s training center in Yongin, he discussed how AI could change business with about 50 executives from the group’s companies.
Altman said companies need to use AI to improve products and work faster, rather than expect an advantage simply from adopting it.
The meetings drew attention to possible links between OpenAI’s AI services and Samsung’s and SK’s semiconductor and data-center businesses.
High-bandwidth memory and computing infrastructure are important for running large AI systems, but details of any new cooperation were not disclosed.
OpenAI and Samsung are reported to be considering a data center in southeastern South Korea, while a site in South Jeolla Province is a leading candidate for a proposed project with SK; whether these plans lead to concrete projects remains unclear.
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman met Samsung executives in South Korea to discuss AI and business strategy.
The meeting took place on October 31 at Samsung’s Human Resources Development Center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, with about 50 executives attending.
Altman said companies will need to use AI to move faster and make better products, rather than relying on AI adoption alone for an advantage.
Altman also met SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won and executives from SK hynix and SK Telecom, though details of that meeting were not disclosed.
The reports said cooperation could involve memory chips and AI data centres, but no specific new agreements were announced.
- Who
- OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman met Samsung executives and SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won, along with SK hynix and SK Telecom executives.
- What
- They discussed AI and business strategy. The meetings were reported amid possible cooperation on chips and AI data centres.
- When
- October 31, 2026, for the Samsung meeting. One report says Altman arrived in South Korea on October 30 for a two-day visit.
- Where
- Samsung’s Human Resources Development Center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province; the SK meeting was also in South Korea.
- Why
- The meetings concerned AI and semiconductor cooperation and the use of AI in business. Specific agreements were not disclosed.
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Altman arrived in South Korea for a two-day visit, according to one report.
Altman met SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won and executives from SK hynix and SK Telecom; the meeting details were not disclosed.
Altman met about 50 Samsung executives in Yongin and discussed AI and business strategy.
- Samsung meeting
- About 50 executives attended
- Meeting venue
- Samsung Human Resources Development Center, Yongin
- SK attendees
- Chey Tae-won, SK hynix and SK Telecom executives
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