Sam Altman makes surprise South Korea visit as OpenAI builds on chip partnerships

Summary

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made an unannounced visit to South Korea, meeting about 50 Samsung affiliate executives in Yongin and reportedly holding lunch talks with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won. The discussions reportedly touched on AI chips and data centers, though the participants gave no details.

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