On Wednesday, OpenAI announced its intention to deepen collaboration with leading South Korean tech giants, including SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics, with the aim of advancing artificial intelligence infrastructure development. During a press conference held in Seoul to mark the opening of OpenAI's Seoul office—a strategic move under its global expansion initiative—Jason Kwon, Chief Strategy Officer of OpenAI, highlighted the abundant opportunities for partnership with companies like SK Hynix and Samsung. These opportunities, he noted, span the construction of physical data centers and the development of cutting-edge hardware chips, both of which are crucial components in the AI ecosystem.