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AMD CEO Lisa Su meets with South Korean Senior Secretary Ha Jung-woo to discuss sovereign AI vision
Friday, March 20, 2026 at 12:17 AM
AMD CEO Lisa Su met with South Korea's Senior Secretary for Digital Affairs Ha Jung-woo in Seoul to discuss collaboration on sovereign AI infrastructure and domestic semiconductor ecosystems. The meeting highlights AMD's engagement with the South Korean government's strategic initiatives to build localized AI capabilities.
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On March 19, 2026, AMD Chair and CEO Dr. Lisa Su met with South Korea’s Senior Presidential Secretary for AI, Ha Jung-woo, in Seoul to align on the nation’s Sovereign AI strategy. This high-level diplomatic engagement follows AMD's newly announced strategic partnerships with Samsung, NAVER Cloud, and Upstage to build localized AI infrastructure. South Korea is currently executing a $74 billion (100 trillion won) investment roadmap aimed at becoming one of the world’s top three AI nations by 2035, focusing on domestic large language models and regional data center expansion.
During the visit, Dr. Lisa Su expressed her support for the initiative, stating: "Honored to meet Senior Secretary Ha Jung-woo today in Seoul to discuss South Korea’s ambitious vision for sovereign AI." This statement, shared via her official social media, underscores AMD's commitment to providing the Instinct MI355 and MI455X GPUs necessary to power Korea's independent AI ecosystem. The collaboration is critical as the Lee Jae-myung administration pushes for "AI transformation" across regional industries to reduce reliance on foreign technology providers.
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