{"id":4571,"date":"2026-06-07T07:39:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T07:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/2026\/06\/07\/seoul-purpose-how-nvidia-and-south-korea-are-building-the-future-of-ai\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T07:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T07:39:30","slug":"seoul-purpose-how-nvidia-and-south-korea-are-building-the-future-of-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/2026\/06\/07\/seoul-purpose-how-nvidia-and-south-korea-are-building-the-future-of-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Seoul Purpose: How NVIDIA and South Korea Are Building the Future of AI"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Home to cutting-edge sovereign AI infrastructure and robotics innovators, as well as one of the world\u2019s most passionate gaming communities, South Korea is one of the world\u2019s centers of AI. NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang is in Seoul this week to meet the partners and builders behind that work. <\/span><\/p>\n

Stay tuned here for live updates.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Saturday, June 6, 11:50 p.m. PT<\/em><\/p>\n

NVIDIA, KRAFTON, NC and Reigning \u2018League of Legends\u2019 Champions T1 Celebrate RTX Spark at Korea\u2019s PC Bangs<\/b><\/h2>\n

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On Friday in Seoul, Huang headed to T1 Base Camp \u2014 a PC bang owned by T1, one of Korea\u2019s top esports teams. There, he met with T1\u2019s reigning League of Legends<\/i> World Champion team, including six-time World Champion Lee \u201cFaker\u201d Sang-hyeok to unveil RTX Spark.<\/p>\n

Today, Huang headed to Seoul\u2019s Gangnam district, where he surprised PC-bang gamers with a first look at RTX Spark with KRAFTON and NC.<\/p>\n

At the first stop, Optimum Zone PC, Huang and KRAFTON Chairman Byung-gyu Chang showcased PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS<\/i> and Subnautica 2<\/i> on RTX Spark to a captivated crowd of gamers.<\/p>\n

Next, Huang stopped at another PC bang, Portal PC, where he showcased <\/i>NC\u2019s CINDER CITY <\/i>and AION 2<\/i> on RTX Spark, with support from Taekjin Kim, co-CEO of NC.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thursday, June 4, 10:30 p.m. PT <\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

Touchdown in Seoul<\/h2>\n

On the heels of GTC Taipei at COMPUTEX, NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang touched down in Seoul Friday afternoon, greeted by fans and media as his visit got underway.<\/span><\/p>\n

A key focus of the trip, Huang said: to align the AI supply chain ahead of a busy second half of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a very significant, very large AI infrastructure buildout \u2014 already a very successful first half,\u201d Huang told media. \u201cGrace Blackwell, our system, is doing very well, and Vera Rubin is in full production \u2014 so we are going to be very busy the second half [of the year].\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Huang also touched on the huge potential for robotics and physical AI in Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRobotics is going to be the next major sector here in Korea \u2014 this is a great opportunity for Korea to invest in AI,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

From memory manufacturing to robotics and gaming, Huang is off to a packed schedule with partners \u2014 but not without leaving time to enjoy some Korean fried chicken and BBQ. \u201cIt<\/span>\u2019s all delicious,\u201d Huang said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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