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On October 31, 2026, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visited South Korea and met with about 50 executives from Samsung's business divisions. According to Bloomberg, Altman sought to deepen cooperation in memory chips and data centers during this trip, and the talks continued previous agreements: Samsung supplies memory for OpenAI's Stargate project and partners with it to build data centers, including offshore floating sites. When the agreement was signed in October 2025, OpenAI said that Samsung and SK Hynix together aimed for up to 900,000 DRAM wafers per month. Separately, according to The Elec, Samsung held a meeting on October 31 at the Samsung Human Resources Development Center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, inviting Altman and about 50 executives from major affiliated companies, with the theme "The Next Decade Changed by AI: Choices for Enterprises." Samsung Electronics and OpenAI signed a letter of intent for global AI infrastructure cooperation in October 2025 and are advancing the supply of memory semiconductors for the Stargate project.
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Samsung Invites OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to Discuss AI Strategy with Executives
On October 31, Samsung invited OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and about 50 executives from major affiliated companies to a meeting at the Samsung Human Resources Development Center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, under the theme "The Next Decade Changed by AI: Corporate Choices." Samsung Electronics and OpenAI signed a letter of intent for global AI infrastructure cooperation in October 2025 and are advancing the supply of memory semiconductors for the Stargate project. Samsung has been pursuing a company-wide AI transformation since June 2026, has provided AI training to about 2,300 executives, and plans to complete training for all employees by February 2027.
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Sam Altman Meets About 50 Samsung Executives in South Korea, Seeking to Deepen Memory Chip and Data Center Cooperation
According to Bloomberg, Sam Altman met with about 50 Samsung executives in South Korea, seeking to deepen cooperation on memory chips and data centers. The talks continue previous agreements under which Samsung supplies memory for OpenAI's Stargate project and collaborates with it to build data centers, including offshore floating sites. When the agreement was signed in October 2025, OpenAI said Samsung and SK Hynix together aimed to supply up to 900,000 DRAM wafers per month.
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OpenAI CEO Altman visits Samsung, meets with about 50 executives on memory chip and AI infrastructure cooperation
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visited Samsung again after nearly a year, meeting in Yongin with about 50 executives from Samsung Electronics' semiconductor, financial and biotechnology business units under the theme "AI Changes the Next Decade: Corporate Choices." Samsung Electronics CEOs Jun Young-hyun and Roh Tae-moon attended. Cooperation between the two sides focuses on memory semiconductors and AI infrastructure, with Samsung seeking to supply the memory chips needed for OpenAI's "Stargate" project. Samsung is also advancing its "AI Grand Transformation," having trained about 2,300 executives, with the goal of completing AI training for all employees by February 2027.
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OpenAI CEO Altman visits Samsung, meets with about 50 executives to discuss memory chips and AI infrastructure cooperation
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visited Samsung again after nearly a year, meeting in Yongin with about 50 executives from business units including Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, and Samsung Electro-Mechanics, focusing on memory chip and AI infrastructure cooperation. Samsung is seeking to supply the memory semiconductors needed for OpenAI's "Stargate" project, and Samsung SDS has already been cooperating with OpenAI in the fields of AI data center construction and enterprise AI services. Samsung is also advancing its "AI Grand Transformation," having conducted AI training for about 2,300 executives, with the goal of completing training for all employees by February 2027.
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