Closely following Jensen Huang! OpenAI CEO to visit South Korea next week, possibly to discuss AI collaboration

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Following Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s high-profile visit to Korea and the announcement of multiple cooperation agreements, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will travel to Seoul next week to meet with senior executives from Samsung Electronics and Kakao. The succession of top US AI company leaders laying out plans in Korea is attracting increasing attention.

According to Yonhap News Agency, Altman is scheduled to arrive in Korea on June 14 and attend a roundtable discussion with executives and employees from Samsung Electronics’ Device eXperience (DX) division on June 15. On the same day, he will also meet with Kakao’s representative, Chung Shin-ah, to explore deepening bilateral cooperation. This visit marks Altman’s return to Korea after eight months.

One of the key topics of Altman’s visit is the integration of Kakao’s instant messaging app KakaoTalk with OpenAI’s generative AI tool ChatGPT. If this cooperation is realized, it will help OpenAI expand its local market by leveraging Korea’s largest social platform, while providing fresh momentum for Kakao’s AI transformation.

Samsung and Kakao advance on dual tracks, focusing on AI applications and technology integration

According to industry sources, Altman will attend a roundtable with Samsung Electronics executives and staff on the 15th, where he is expected to speak on “Changes brought by the development of AI technology” and “Driving innovation in work through AI,” as well as exchange opinions with Samsung Electronics leadership on directions for cooperation. The DX division of Samsung mainly handles smartphones and consumer electronics.

The meeting with Kakao is also seen as a highlight of the trip. The two sides are expected to focus on specific plans for integrating ChatGPT into KakaoTalk services. KakaoTalk is Korea’s largest instant messaging platform by user base, and if such integration proceeds, it will open an important channel for commercializing ChatGPT in Korea.

This is Altman’s second visit to Korea within eight months. During his previous trip, he met consecutively with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won; both sides signed strategic cooperation agreements and agreed to jointly support the “Stargate” project aimed at building core AI infrastructure.

“Stargate” is a key initiative in OpenAI’s efforts to advance large-scale AI infrastructure. Altman’s current visit is regarded as a continuation and deepening of existing frameworks, and whether further progress can be made with Samsung and SK will be closely watched by outsiders.

Jensen Huang’s visit triggers a wave of cooperation; US tech giants intensively bet on Korea

Altman’s visit comes just days after Jensen Huang’s trip to Korea. During his visit in early June, Huang made stops at SK Group, LG Group, Hyundai Motor, Naver, Doosan Group, and Samsung Electronics, announcing a flurry of collaboration agreements covering AI data centers, high-bandwidth memory (HBM), humanoid robots, and autonomous driving.

The agreement attracting the most market attention is the multi-year technical cooperation deal between Nvidia and SK Hynix on next-generation HBM, where the two sides will jointly develop memory products for use in global AI data centers. SK Telecom announced it will adopt Nvidia technology to build gigawatt-class AI cloud platforms, with the first data center expected to be operational by 2027. Naver is also collaborating with Nvidia to expand the “AI Factory,” starting with the Sejong data center.

Additionally, Nvidia and LG Group have deepened cooperation on humanoid robots and AI applications, while Doosan Group’s robotics business is incorporating Nvidia’s physical AI and Isaac Sim simulation platform. During his visit, Huang repeatedly emphasized that, with its advantages in semiconductors, manufacturing, and electromechanical technology, Korea is poised to become an important global hub for robotics and physical AI. As leading American tech firms visit Korea one after another and sign substantive agreements, Korea’s strategic status in the global AI industry continues to rise.

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