President Lee Calls for Massive Expansion of AI Investment in Meeting with Anthropic CEO

President Lee Jae-myung, currently on a tour of the United States and South America, met with Dario Amodei, CEO of the U.S. artificial intelligence company Anthropic, in San Francisco.

President Lee greeted him by saying, "It is a pleasure to meet someone who is globally renowned. You are also very well known in South Korea."

He went on to emphasize, "As South Korea plans to significantly expand its investments in the artificial intelligence sector moving forward, I look forward to Anthropic's special interest, investment, and contribution."

In response, CEO Amodei stated, "I appreciate the South Korean government placing artificial intelligence as a top priority. We will be able to cooperate in many areas."

In particular, he explained, "Anthropic places the highest priority on cooperation with (other) companies, and our expectations for working together with South Korean companies are very high. South Korea's memory manufacturers have also invested heavily in Anthropic," adding, "In that regard, we plan to cooperate in various fields, including data centers."

CEO Amodei also added, "We are set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT regarding cooperation related to AI security and the cyber industry. Working with South Korea is truly an exciting endeavor."

Following his meeting with CEO Amodei, President Lee plans to meet sequentially with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Broadcom CEO Hock Tan.

He will soon attend the local "San Francisco AI Summit" event.

At this event, alongside the big tech CEOs who met with President Lee, Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun, and Naver Global Investment Officer (GIO) Lee Hae-jin will attend to exchange views on the government's "Three Mega Projects."

In particular, President Lee is scheduled to announce the "San Francisco AI Declaration" during this event, containing his resolve for South Korea to leap forward as an "indispensable country" in the global AI ecosystem.

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