OpenAI and Samsung Electronics are strengthening cooperation in areas ranging from semiconductors to the application of artificial intelligence in large enterprises. Current projects also include co-development of a new generation of chips developed by the company that created ChatGPT.
OpenAI Korea head Harrison Kim confirmed this at a press conference in Seoul. The manager said that the production and research of new wafers is one of the main areas of cooperation between the two companies and that concrete results have been achieved, but did not provide further technical details.
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This collaboration comes as OpenAI continues Develop proprietary hardware to reduce dependence on vendors tradition and support the growing demand for processing capabilities. In June, the company launched its first custom chip, called Jalapeno, co-designed with Broadcom.
The processor was developed for inference, the stage where an artificial intelligence system processes data in response to user requests, as happens with ChatGPT. OpenAI also stated TSMC as a chip manufacturerand Samsung can now play a more important role in the development of the next generation.
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Samsung Electronics has not yet confirmed information about its customers, and specific aspects of the semiconductor cooperation are unclear. However, OpenAI already has partnerships with major Korean companies in the supply chain. Samsung and SK Hynix sign letter of intent for cooperation Provide memory chips for Stargate projectcommitted to the construction of artificial intelligence infrastructure.
The increasing complexity of artificial intelligence systems and the increasing demand for high-performance memory have made the Korean manufacturer a strategic partner of OpenAI. At the same time, Samsung is also expanding the use of generation tools within its organization.
According to OpenAI, Samsung is one of the largest implementers of ChatGPT worldwide. The company’s employees in South Korea and other markets will use the service for activities such as research and development, marketing and sales. Samsung’s Device Experience Group also licenses ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude internally.
Even outside of Samsung, South Korea’s artificial intelligence applications are growing rapidly. OpenAI said that as of the end of August, the number of ChatGPT Enterprise users in South Korean companies and institutions had increased approximately 28 times compared with the same period last year, with organizations expanding the use of these tools to include sales, finance, marketing, legal and operations functions.
Korea has represented One of the most important markets for ChatGPTAccording to data released by OpenAI late last year, it has the largest number of paying users outside the United States. A partnership with Samsung could therefore further strengthen the company’s presence in the country and, most importantly, solidify its access to one of the most important semiconductor supply chains for the development of artificial intelligence.
