While AI regulation is necessary, it must never hinder technological innovation, and regulations should be established differently for each sector based on an understanding of use cases. Korea possesses significant potential for technological development, and I look forward to cooperating not only with startups but also in areas such as AI semiconductor design.

On the 9th, executives including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman, the developer of ChatGPT which sparked the AI craze, participated in a meeting with domestic startups hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups at the 63 Square Grand Ballroom in Yeouido.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman argued for the advancement of technology before the establishment of regulations. They also added that while regulations are necessary, they should be established for the application of the technology itself, not the technology itself.

Rapidly developing AI technology is a tool that opens up great opportunities for humanity, but there are currently no regulations regarding copyright infringement or related issues worldwide.

Co-founder Greg Brockman said, “AI can serve as a foundation in various fields such as education and medicine.” “In providing services, we must start on a small scale, go through a step-by-step framework, and adapt while observing the impact,” he emphasized, adding, “At this stage, regulations are established differently for each sector, so social consensus must be reached, and the roles of the government and companies are crucial.”

On this day, CEO Sam Altman viewed cooperation with Korean startups positively.

He said, “Korea will play a leading role in the development of AI technology,” and added, “Korean startups are excellent, so I want to have many conversations with them, and I would like to establish a physical office in Korea, invest in and visit Korean companies, and collaborate on chip development.”

Minister Lee Young of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced that he discussed bilateral 'collaboration projects' with OpenAI, including cooperation such as mentoring between global companies and Korean startups, technology exchange, and cooperation with system semiconductor startups.

100 startups and a press corps attended the event and held a discussion. The startup inquired about technical details and business direction, such as plans for integrating ChatGPT multimodal services, plans for GPT5, and the role of GPT in the open source community.

CEO Sam Altman stated that multimodal optimization work and a release are underway, integrating all models, including image generation capabilities. He also mentioned that other elements of GPT5 will evolve, surprising companies within the supply chain.

He also predicted that ChatGPT would become more important and sophisticated in terms of regulations in 10 years. He stated that in order to become active in various fields, the focus in the future would shift toward making it lightweight yet efficient and lowering prices.
Meanwhile, earlier that morning, President Yoon Suk-yeol met with Sam Altman in Yongsan and had a conversation on the topic of AI technology for about an hour.

In response to the President's question about the fields where Korea has strengths in AI, Representative Altman replied, "the semiconductor field." CEO Altman explained, “In the AI era, non-memory semiconductors are necessary, but the demand for memory semiconductors will also increase significantly due to the massive amount of data,” adding, “Open AI currently uses a lot of Taiwanese semiconductors, but even if Taiwan continues to supply them, Korean semiconductors are needed to meet demand, which is why many countries are eager to cooperate with Korea.”

In the conversation, Representative Altman made three requests to Korean companies: first, to increase system semiconductor production capacity to enable AI; second, to build an AI ecosystem by eliminating regulations on corporate activities; and third, to play a leading role in establishing international norms.

Minister Lee Young stated, “Today’s meeting was a meaningful occasion to seek direct cooperation with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman,” adding, “Starting with today’s meeting, we will establish an alliance for the development of AI-based advanced industries to enable Korean AI startups to cooperate.”