OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says ready to invest in South Korean startups

The head of US artificial intelligence company OpenAI, Sam Altman, said he is ready to invest in promising startups in South Korea, where its global sensation chatbot ChatGPT has been rapidly and widely used.

“We love to support people building on our platform. Some of our teams here today are happy to help with that,” Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, said during a meeting with Korean businesspeople in Seoul. “We’re exploring investing more in Korean startups. And we’d be very excited to explore the joint chip collaborations to develop AI accelerators.”