Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has postponed his scheduled visit to South Korea and other Asian countries on June 14-15 due to personal reasons.
Despite the schedule change, OpenAI reiterated the significance of the South Korean market and expressed a strong commitment to continue its key projects, including AI alliances and data center development, with major domestic companies.
On June 12, OpenAI announced that Altman's trip was delayed due to unavoidable personal circumstances, without providing specific details or a timeline for a future visit.
Altman was set to arrive in South Korea on June 14 and meet with executives from leading IT and semiconductor companies, including Samsung Electronics, Naver, and Kakao, on June 15.
He planned to visit Kakao's Pangyo headquarters to discuss expanding collaboration on ChatGPT services based on KakaoTalk, and was also scheduled to speak at the 'DX Insight Talk' event at Samsung's Digital City, where he would address employees.
Before and after the lecture, he was expected to meet with Samsung executives, including Young-hyun Kyung, Vice Chairman of the Semiconductor (DS) Division, and Tae-moon Roh, President of the MX Division, to discuss accelerating cooperation on next-generation AI semiconductors.
Additionally, he was set to visit Naver's Tech Convergence Building '1784' to explore collaboration opportunities for securing global AI leadership with CEO Choi Soo-yeon.
OpenAI stated, "Altman was looking forward to this visit, and we regret that he cannot fulfill the scheduled agenda. South Korea is a very important country for OpenAI and a strategic partner, and our ongoing collaborations with local partners will continue as planned."
In fact, South Korea is considered a key hub in OpenAI's global data center project, known as 'Stargate.' The enhancement of services, such as strengthening the contextual linkage of ChatGPT within KakaoTalk, is also expected to proceed without delays.
OpenAI expressed hope that Altman would be able to visit South Korea again soon to strengthen alliances.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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