We all know what's coming from the latest secretive Samsung and Google meetings
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis held secretive meetings with Samsung and other South Korean firms, signaling deepening AI collaborations. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed with South Korea to advance AI, including plans for a new Google AI campus near Seoul. Discussions with Samsung likely involved AI hardware, Android XR, and potential joint projects around smartglasses. The visit marks a symbolic 10-year anniversary of AlphaGo’s historic win in South Korea.
- ▪Demis Hassabis met Samsung’s chairman Lee Jae-yong and key executives to discuss AI collaboration, including potential supply of high-bandwidth memory for Google’s Tensor chips.
- ▪Google signed a Memorandum of Understanding with South Korea’s Ministry of Science to accelerate AI development and open a new AI campus near Seoul.
- ▪Hassabis stated that advancements in AI have accelerated the arrival of agentic AI by five years and compared the coming transformation to a faster, more impactful Industrial Revolution.
- ▪Meetings also included LG, Hyundai, and SK Hynix, with discussions on topics including Waymo robotaxis using Hyundai Ioniq 5 vehicles and collaboration on LG’s ExaOne AI model.
- ▪The trip coincided with the 10-year anniversary of AlphaGo’s victory over Lee Se-dol, a milestone event that Google says marked the beginning of the modern AI era.
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