Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, announced plans to establish an AMD AI Research Center in South Korea and hire hundreds of researchers.
During a meeting on October 7 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul with Ryu Je-myung, Deputy Minister of Science and ICT, Su stated, "We plan to establish an AMD AI Research Center in Korea and bring in hundreds of talented AI researchers to our center."
Su also emphasized that AMD intends to invest significantly to increase computational capacity, making it easier for AI startups and general users to utilize AI. She noted, "As the first step, we partnered with MangoBoost to build cloud infrastructure."
She added, "We recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Seoul National University's AI Research Institute and plan to engage in various activities with universities and startups in Korea."
Deputy Minister Ryu expressed gratitude for the swift progress in discussions on specific cooperation plans following the MOU signed in July. He stated, "I hope we can expand collaboration programs not only with Seoul National University but also with other university research institutes. There are many promising domestic neural processing unit (NPU) startups in Korea, and I encourage active cooperation." He also mentioned that the Korean government shares AMD's vision for an open AI computing ecosystem and hopes to increase collaborative projects.
Following the meeting between Ryu and Su, a discussion took place with 14 domestic AI semiconductor companies, including Upstage. During this session, Su reiterated, "We plan to continuously invest time and resources in collaboration with many startups to ensure the ongoing adoption of open AI systems."
During a meeting on October 7 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul with Ryu Je-myung, Deputy Minister of Science and ICT, Su stated, "We plan to establish an AMD AI Research Center in Korea and bring in hundreds of talented AI researchers to our center."
Su also emphasized that AMD intends to invest significantly to increase computational capacity, making it easier for AI startups and general users to utilize AI. She noted, "As the first step, we partnered with MangoBoost to build cloud infrastructure."
She added, "We recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Seoul National University's AI Research Institute and plan to engage in various activities with universities and startups in Korea."
Deputy Minister Ryu expressed gratitude for the swift progress in discussions on specific cooperation plans following the MOU signed in July. He stated, "I hope we can expand collaboration programs not only with Seoul National University but also with other university research institutes. There are many promising domestic neural processing unit (NPU) startups in Korea, and I encourage active cooperation." He also mentioned that the Korean government shares AMD's vision for an open AI computing ecosystem and hopes to increase collaborative projects.
Following the meeting between Ryu and Su, a discussion took place with 14 domestic AI semiconductor companies, including Upstage. During this session, Su reiterated, "We plan to continuously invest time and resources in collaboration with many startups to ensure the ongoing adoption of open AI systems."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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