Samsung executives meet OpenAI's Altman to discuss AI strategy

About 50 senior executives from Samsung Group met with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Saturday to discuss how artificial intelligence could transform corporate management and create new business opportunities.

Samsung said it hosted the meeting at its Human Resources Development Center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, bringing together presidents and other top executives from major affiliates spanning electronics, finance and biotechnology.

Under the theme “The Next 10 Years Shaped by AI: The Enterprise’s Choice,” executives shared views with Altman on the future direction of AI technology, its potential applications and emerging business opportunities.

The discussions focused particularly on how AI could transform corporate decision-making and organizational management, as well as the leadership capabilities executives will need to navigate the changing business environment.

The meeting was part of Samsung’s broader push to accelerate AI transformation across its businesses.

Before Saturday’s meeting, the executives took part in hands-on generative AI training, learning to organize scattered business data into personalized knowledge bases and use AI insights to support management decisions.

The session marked Samsung’s second intensive AI training program for its top executives, following an initial session in June.

Samsung began rolling out AI across its operations in June, spanning research and development, manufacturing, marketing and administrative functions. Each affiliate has been building its own AI adoption strategy, backed by dedicated teams for implementation, data management and AI model operations.

The group has also trained about 2,300 executives since June and aims to finish AI training for all employees by February 2027. It plans to expand its use of external generative AI services in the workplace.

Saturday’s meeting highlighted Samsung’s deepening partnership with OpenAI, now extending beyond chip supplies into AI infrastructure and enterprise services.

In October 2025, Samsung Electronics signed a letter of intent with OpenAI to cooperate on global AI infrastructure, including plans to supply advanced memory chips for OpenAI’s Stargate project. Other affiliates also joined the initiative. Samsung SDS agreed to explore AI data center development and enterprise AI services, while Samsung C&T and Samsung Heavy Industries pursued joint development of floating offshore data centers.

The partnership has since expanded into workplace AI. In June, OpenAI said Samsung Electronics would roll out ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex to employees in South Korea and its global Device eXperience division, making one of OpenAI’s largest enterprise deployments.

High-level exchanges have continued, including Samsung Electronics Executive Chair Lee Jae-yong’s visit to OppenAI’s headquarters in San Francisco in July.