Altman turns to Samsung, SK as AI expansion faces chip supply challenges

Seoul [South Korea], November 2 (ANI): OpenAI’s efforts to expand its artificial intelligence infrastructure are facing growing pressure from tight memory chip supplies and rising funding requirements, increasing the importance of its partnerships with South Korea’s Samsung and SK groups, according to a news report by The Korea Herald.

The report said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s visit to South Korea over the weekend highlighted the challenges facing the company as it seeks to secure sufficient memory chips and raise billions of dollars to support its AI infrastructure expansion.