'AlphaGo' CEO Hassabis Holds Consecutive Meetings with Heads of Korea's Four Major Conglomerates (Comprehensive)

Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind and the developer behind AlphaGo, met consecutively with the heads of Korea's four largest conglomerates on the second day of his visit to Korea, April 28, to discuss potential cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).

Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, is entering Samsung Electronics Seocho Building on the 28th. Photo by Jinyoung Kim

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At around 3 p.m. on this day, CEO Hassabis visited the Samsung Electronics Seocho building and held a meeting with Lee Jae-yong, Executive Chairman of Samsung Electronics. Dressed in a dark suit, Hassabis entered the building and did not respond to reporters' questions about possible collaboration with Samsung Electronics, proceeding directly inside. It is reported that Roh Tae-moon, President and Head of the Device eXperience (DX) Division at Samsung Electronics, was also present. The discussion reportedly covered strategies to advance AI models and explored cooperation beyond mobile sectors.

Later, he is said to have had dinner with Chey Tae-won, Chairman of SK Group.

Earlier that morning, Hassabis had a meeting with Euisun Chung, Executive Chair of Hyundai Motor Group, at a location in Seoul, followed by a private luncheon with Koo Kwang-mo, Chairman of LG Group. During the meeting with LG Electronics, Ryu Jae-cheol, CEO of LG Electronics, and Lee Honglak, Co-Director of the LG AI Research Institute, were also in attendance. They reportedly discussed ways to integrate Google DeepMind's AI technology with the LG device and home appliance ecosystem.

The previous day, at the signing ceremony for the "K-Moonshot" project work agreement with the Ministry of Science and ICT, CEO Hassabis emphasized, "Korea's world-class manufacturing capabilities and outstanding hardware technology are essential elements for DeepMind's AI models to create value in the real world."

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