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Sam Altman makes surprise South Korea visit to meet Samsung and SK executives

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made an unannounced visit to South Korea, meeting Samsung and SK Group executives on October 31 as memory chip supplies tighten. The trip follows his comments on DRAM underutilization in PCs, which drew mockery from Elon Musk.

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Timeline · 12 reports

  1. 2026-11-04 07:46 · Mashable AI
    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says AI Should Never Decide How People Live Their Lives
  2. 2026-11-03 12:47 · TechRadar AI
    'The people deserve to have their RAM too!' Elon Musk mocks OpenAI Sam Altman's claim that people owning home PCs with RAM is 'terrible'
  3. 2026-11-02 15:16 · Data Center Dynamics
    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman meets with Samsung execs as memory chip shortage deepens
  4. 2026-11-02 12:11 · Tom's Hardware
    Elon Musk mocks OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's claim that PCs having RAM is terrible — 'The people deserve to have their RAM too!'
  5. 2026-11-02 12:11 · Tom's Hardware
    Elon Musk mocks OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's claim that PCs having RAM is terrible
  6. 2026-11-02 09:27 · Bloomberg AI
    Altman Says AI Will Transform the Economics of Energy
  7. 2026-11-02 03:53 · DigiTimes Asia
    Sam Altman meets with Samsung, SK as memory crunch deepens
  8. 2026-11-02 02:58 · CNBC Technology
    Sam Altman makes surprise South Korea visit as OpenAI builds on chip partnerships
  9. 2026-11-02 00:00 · Bloomberg AI
    Watch OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says AI Will Transform the Economics of Energy
  10. 2026-11-01 16:05 · TechRadar AI
    'AI is not creating the problem': OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI is merely uncovering all the vulnerabilities we've accumulated over the years
  11. 2026-11-01 14:21 · Tom's Hardware
    Sam Altman meets with Samsung leadership to secure more RAM for data centers amid crushing shortages
  12. 2026-11-01 14:21 · Tom's Hardware
    Sam Altman meets with Samsung leadership to secure more RAM for data centers amid crushing shortages — OpenAI CEO travels to South Korea to meet Samsung leadership to discuss future AI data centers

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