President Lee Jae Myung Arrives in San Francisco for Tech Leader Meetings and AI Declaration
En resumen
- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung arrived in San Francisco to meet global tech leaders, including OpenAI's Sam Altman and Nvidia's Jensen Huang, to discuss investment and cooperation.
- He will issue a "San Francisco AI declaration" outlining South Korea's AI vision and global cooperation, joined by Korean tech conglomerate heads.
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Por qué importa
President Lee Jae Myung is on an 11-day overseas tour, with San Francisco being the first stop before visiting Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. His administration recently announced a megaprojects initiative to create a semiconductor cluster and AI-related facilities.
By Park Boram
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung arrived in San Francisco on Friday, where he will meet with the leaders of global tech giants, including OpenAI Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sam Altman and Nvidia chief Jensen Huang.
The trip is part of the president's 11-day overseas tour that will later take him to Brazil, Chile and Argentina for bilateral summit talks with their leaders.
During his two-day visit to San Francisco, Lee will meet with the heads of four global tech giants, including Anthropic and Broadcom, to discuss investment and cooperation plans.
In a high-level event on artificial intelligence (AI), set to be held later in the day, the president plans to issue a "San Francisco AI declaration," outlining South Korea's vision for advancing the AI industry and enhancing global cooperation, according to presidential officials.
Leaders of South Korean tech conglomerates, including Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung, will join the event to discuss the Lee administration's recently announced megaprojects initiative aimed at creating a semiconductor cluster and other AI-related facilities.
At an earlier press briefing, presidential chief of staff for policy Kim Yong-beom said that the president will emphasize South Korea's commitment to investing in AI and seek investment and cooperation commitments from key companies during his trip to San Francisco.
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President Lee will issue a 'San Francisco AI declaration' outlining South Korea's AI vision.
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President Lee will hold bilateral summit talks with leaders in Brazil, Chile, and Argentina.
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Preguntas abiertas
- What specific investment commitments will be made?
- What are the detailed contents of the San Francisco AI declaration?
