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Sam Altman courts Samsung and SK on Korea AI push

Original: Sam Altman isn’t just buying chips in Seoul; he’s weaving OpenAI into Korea’s industrial fabric. Meeting SK’s Chey Tae-w

Sam Altman is in Seoul deepening OpenAI's ties with Korea's chip industry. He met SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won to discuss HBM memory supply for the Stargate project and pitched enterprise AI to 50 Samsung executives, while scouting data center sites in Pohang and Jangseong. The visit signals OpenAI is working to secure semiconductors and infrastructure for its expanding AI ambitions.

Why now: OpenAI is racing to lock in scarce HBM memory and data center capacity for its Stargate buildout.

Sam AltmanOpenAISK GroupSamsungChey Tae-won

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• Sam Altman isn’t just buying chips in Seoul; he’s weaving OpenAI into Korea’s industrial fabric. Meeting SK’s Chey Tae-won on HBM supply for the Stargate project and pitching enterprise AI to 50 Samsung executives, Altman is exploring data center sites in Pohang and Jangseong.… · asiaai

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