South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol met with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday to discuss collaboration with U.S. companies in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital ecosystems, according to Yoon’s office. We held discussions to explore ways to strengthen cooperation.
Yun said South Korea’s portfolio of smart home appliances, wearable devices and smart cars provides an excellent platform for Meta’s AI technology.
The president also pledged support for business partnerships and expressed hope for expanded cooperation in areas such as the Metaverse and augmented reality (XR) headsets.
“The two discussed their vision of building an open AI and digital ecosystem and ways to strengthen cooperation between Meta and our company,” Song Tae-yoon, Yoon’s policy director, said in a briefing.
“The President said the Korean industry stands ready to actively support what Mehta imagines and designs.”
Yun also called on Meta to play an active role in monitoring and combating fake news and other abuses on its platform, as many countries prepare for elections this year. Sohn said.
Mehta did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
On Wednesday, Mr. Zuckerberg met with Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee and LG Electronics CEO William Cho to discuss potential cooperation in AI and XR technologies.
Meta launched its latest mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, in June before rival Apple stepped up the competition with its Vision Pro device this month.
Supplying AI chips and expanding the generative AI ecosystem are key priorities this year as Meta looks to bring generative AI technology into social media products and hardware devices.
According to the Ministry of Science, Information and Communications, South Korea will invest in large-scale language model text data, core AI technology, and large-capacity computing resources to promote regional AI development, including projects that incorporate AI. announced measures.
South Korea will host a global AI safety summit in May.
Zuckerberg is making his first public visit to South Korea in nearly a decade as part of an Asia tour that includes visits to Japan and India.
