Mon. Dec 23rd, 2024
Openai's Sam Altman Talks About Chip Partnership With Samsung And

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is in South Korea to meet with leaders in the semiconductor industry, including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, among others. His visit is reported to be primarily focused on exploring potential partnerships for an AI chip production venture he has been working on for some time. bloombergThis was reported by an unofficial source familiar with the matter.

The head of OpenAI arrived in Seoul on Thursday. Altman’s goals in Korea align with his ambitions for OpenAI in general and his AI-specific hardware in particular. His schedule appears to be quite packed, as he is scheduled to meet with executives from multiple divisions at Samsung, including the system LSI division, which designs chips. Samsung Semiconductor manufactures his DRAM and 3D NAND memory. and Samsung Foundry, which manufactures chips under contract.