[Altman meets Samsung executives on AI, memory chips]

Published: Oct 31, 2026 23:04 (GMT+8)

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OpenAI founder Sam Altman met Samsung executives in South Korea on Saturday to deepen memory chip and AI infrastructure cooperation. Samsung said it hosted Altman in Yongin, south of Seoul, arranging talks with about 50 executives from affiliated businesses including Samsung Electronics, finance and biotech. The talks covered how AI will reshape industries, decision-making and business opportunities over the next decade, and advanced prior cooperation plans under which Samsung will supply memory chips for OpenAI's Stargate project and collaborate on AI data centers, including offshore floating facilities. Samsung is also accelerating AI use across R&D, manufacturing, marketing and corporate operations.

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