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Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI and often called the "father of ChatGPT," met separately with Samsung and SK leadership during his visit to South Korea, seeking cooperation on artificial intelligence as OpenAI ramps up its global expansion.
Altman held talks with Samsung Electronics and SK executives during his trip to Korea. The meetings focused on potential cooperation in AI, including areas where Korean companies' semiconductor capabilities could intersect with OpenAI's technology ambitions. SK hynix, a key supplier of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in AI accelerators, is among the Korean firms viewed as a natural partner for OpenAI's computing needs.
Altman's visit comes as OpenAI seeks to secure computing power and supply chains for its AI models. Korea's memory chipmakers play a central role in the global AI hardware ecosystem, making partnerships with Korean manufacturers a strategic priority for the company. The specific outcomes of the meetings — whether agreements, memoranda of understanding, or preliminary discussions — were not announced at the time of the visit.
The meetings drew wide attention in Korea's tech industry, with the claim that Altman met Samsung and SK in succession to explore AI cooperation assessed against available reporting. Primary sources reviewed in the assessment numbered 11, and no reports contradicting the core claim of the meetings and their AI-cooperation focus emerged.
Conclusion: The core claim — that Altman met Samsung and SK one after another to seek AI cooperation — is Mostly True.
