Sam Altman meets with Samsung leadership to secure more RAM for data centers amid crushing shortages

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with around 50 Samsung executives in South Korea on October 31 to discuss AI's future, business opportunities and the technology's impact on corporate operations. The meeting comes as demand for memory chips grows alongside AI infrastructure spending, putting pressure on global DRAM supplies. Samsung and SK hynix together accounted for approximately 83% of global high-bandwidth memory revenue in the second quarter of 2026, highlighting South Korea's central role in supplying the hardware behind the AI expansion.

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