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OpenAI’s Sam Altman Meets Samsung and SK Group Leaders in Korea

Sam Altman’s South Korea meetings brought OpenAI’s existing ties with Samsung and SK back into focus, without disclosing new chip volumes or investment commitments.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

South Korea, 2 November 2026 – OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman met senior leaders from Samsung Group and SK Group during a brief visit to South Korea over the weekend, renewing attention on the partnerships that connect the artificial-intelligence developer with the country’s semiconductor and infrastructure industries. Samsung hosted about 50 executives from its electronics, finance and biotechnology affiliates at a meeting in Yongin on 31 October.

For Asian investors, the meetings matter because memory chips and data-centre capacity are becoming central to the economics of large AI systems. The visit adds evidence of active engagement, but the public accounts reviewed did not set out a new purchase order, chip volume or investment commitment. That distinction separates strategic discussion from booked revenue or confirmed capital spending.

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