President Lee Meets Sam Altman: "Partnership with Samsung and SK Will Lead the Global Market"

OpenAI Forms Partnership with Samsung and SK
Lee: "Hopes They Will Play a Key Role in Global AI Expansion"

President Lee Jae-myung is having a conversation with Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at the Yongsan Presidential Office on the 1st. Photo by Yonhap News

On October 1, President Lee Jae-myung met with Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI and developer of ChatGPT, to discuss ways to collaborate with Korean companies. President Lee highly praised the partnerships with Samsung and SK, emphasizing that they will lead the global market.

During the meeting at the Presidential Office, President Lee stated, "The spread of artificial intelligence (AI) is impossible without semiconductors, and Samsung and SK play a major role in the global semiconductor market." He added, "The letter of intent for partnership on Stargate memory semiconductor (HBM) supply, signed by the three companies, is a mutually beneficial partnership that will lead the global market."

CEO Altman visited Korea on this day to expand HBM cooperation with Samsung and SK. Previously, OpenAI had formed a partnership with both companies for the Stargate Project. The Stargate Project is a large-scale AI infrastructure initiative led by OpenAI. The project requires up to 900,000 semiconductor wafers per month, and OpenAI expressed its intention to source wafers from Samsung and SK.

President Lee said, "I hope that collaboration with OpenAI will lead to increased exports and job creation in Korea," and added, "I expect Samsung and SK to play a key role in the global expansion of AI together with OpenAI."

President Lee also stated, "I highly appreciate CEO Sam Altman's leadership in bringing about a transformation in human civilization and presenting a new vision through revolutionary technology." He explained, "Korea is rapidly accelerating the expansion of AI infrastructure." He continued, "I expect that this cooperation between the Korean government and OpenAI will greatly advance Korea's AI ecosystem."

The Presidential Office commented, "It is significant that OpenAI, together with global semiconductor suppliers Samsung and SK, has established a foundation for sustainable cooperation." The office also evaluated, "For our semiconductor companies, securing early demand as partners in Stargate, the world's largest AI infrastructure project, presents a valuable opportunity for the growth of the domestic semiconductor industry."

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