OpenAI's General Director Sam Altman stated that Korea plays an important role in global technological processes. He noted that energy, polypower providers, and internet companies make this country an important place for OpenAI's activities, and pointed out the growing demand for artificial intelligence production in South Korea.
OpenAI announced plans to develop artificial intelligence products for South Korea with the chat application operator Kakao, revealing a second major partnership with emerging Asian partners this week. Additionally, Altman announced a partnership with Japan's SoftBank group during his tour of Asia and plans to visit India, where, according to sources, he intends to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Like SoftBank, Kakao stated that it will use technology developed by ChatGPT creator for its products. Kakao, which manages the main mobile application for communication KakaoTalk in South Korea, which has a 97% market share, has expanded into areas like e-commerce, payments, and gaming, stating that it is interested in artificial intelligence and messaging.
Altman also emphasized that many Korean companies play an important role in the ecosystem of the project to establish the Stargate data center in the USA. It is reported that later that same day he is planning to meet with Samsung Chairman Jay Lee and SoftBank's general director Masayoshi Son in Seoul.
Companies SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics produce high-performance memory chips used in artificial intelligence processors. Last month, it was announced that private investments amounting to 500 billion dollars for funding artificial intelligence infrastructure will be made. Positioned as a new driver of growth, OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle plan to launch a data center project called Stargate.
Altman declined to specify details, citing the confidentiality of the negotiations regarding the partnership. During his visit, he met with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won.
