GoKawiilAltman makes unannounced South Korea trip, meets Samsung and SK Group leaders
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made a surprise visit to South Korea over the weekend, meeting roughly 50 Samsung affiliate executives in Yongin and reportedly lunching with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won alongside SK Hynix and SK Telecom executives. The talks reportedly touched on AI chip cooperation, high-bandwidth memory supply and data center development, building on partnerships Altman announced during an October 2025 visit under OpenAI's Stargate initiative.
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The visit suggests OpenAI is deepening its reliance on South Korean memory makers as it scales infrastructure for its Stargate buildout, which depends heavily on advanced chip supply. The lack of confirmed details from SK Hynix indicates these discussions remain informal or preliminary rather than finalized commitments.
- Altman met ~50 Samsung affiliate executives and reportedly lunched with SK Group's chairman.
- Talks reportedly centered on AI chips, high-bandwidth memory and data center plans.
- This follows October 2025 agreements tying Samsung and SK Hynix to OpenAI's Stargate initiative.
Source: cnbc.com — Jenny Lee, 2026-11-02
Published there as: “Sam Altman makes surprise South Korea visit as OpenAI builds on chip partnerships”
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