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South Korea secures OpenAI chip, data center deals to drive AI push

By Choonsik Yoo ( October 2, 2025, 04:09 GMT | Insight) -- South Korea has signed cooperation agreements with OpenAI to boost its AI development, under which the ChatGPT developer plans to build new data centers and purchase large volumes of high-end chips from Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. OpenAI also agreed to support the South Korean government’s push for AI-led public sector transformation as part of its ambition to become a global AI powerhouse.South Korea signed cooperation agreements with OpenAI on Wednesday to strengthen its artificial intelligence development efforts, including plans by the world’s top AI company to purchase large volumes of high-end chips from the country and to build large AI data centers....

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