Gov't launches working group with Samsung, Hyundai to advance AI plan involving Nvidia GPUs
From left: Naver founder Lee Hae-jin, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Korean President Lee Jae Myung, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun, pose at the Gyeongju Hwabaek International Convention Center in the city in North Gyeongsang Province, Oct. 31. Yonhap
The government on Thursday launched a working group with Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor Group and other companies to advance a nationwide effort to establish an artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure utilizing 260,000 graphics processing units (GPUs) to be supplied by U.S. chip behemoth Nvidia, officials said.
The inaugural meeting of the group, chaired by Second Vice Science Minister Ryu Je-myung, comes about a month after Nvidia announced a plan to supply up to 260,000 Blackwell GPUs to the Korean government and leading conglomerates.
At the meeting, senior executives from Samsung, Hyundai, as well as SK Telecom and Naver Cloud, discussed implementation strategies for the GPU plan and ways to expand cooperation to strengthen the country's AI ecosystem.
Participants agreed to maintain a standing coordination system through the new working group, which will be convened regularly.
Nvidia announced last month the plan to deploy up to 260,000 GPUs in Korea in partnership with the government and major companies to build large-scale AI factories in the country.
The company said the Blackwell-based infrastructure will boost Korea's total installed AI GPU capacity from about 65,000 to more than 300,000 units, positioning the country as one of the world's largest hubs for AI computing outside the United States.