Yongin:Top executives from key Samsung affiliates convened with OpenAI's co-founder and CEO, Sam Altman, to discuss future strategies for artificial intelligence (AI) transformation, as confirmed by Samsung.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the special session was held at a Samsung human resources center in Yongin, south of Seoul. It was part of a series of leadership seminars aimed at advancing Samsung's drive for AI transition.

The meeting focused on exchanging views on AI's future direction, its potential applications, and emerging business opportunities. Discussions included how AI will reshape decision-making and operations within companies and the capabilities required of business leaders in a rapidly changing corporate environment.

Altman emphasized that a competitive edge in AI doesn't simply come from adopting the technology but from effectively leveraging it to enhance speed, product quality, and competitive positioning. Approximately 50 Samsung executives from tech, finance, and bio units, including Samsung Electronics Co., participated in the seminar.

Industry sources also noted that SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won met with Altman in Seoul on the same day, along with executives from SK hynix Inc. and SK Telecom Co., potentially to discuss cooperation in high-bandwidth memory supply and AI data centers.