AMD WILL SET UP AN AI RESEARCH CENTRE IN KOREA TO CREATE AN OPEN AI INFRASTRUCTURE ECOLOGY

ON 27 JULY, ACCORDING TO THE KOREAN FEDERATION, AMD (AMD.US) WILL BUILD AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH CENTRE AND AN OPEN AI INFRASTRUCTURE ECOSYSTEM IN KOREA. THE KOREA MINISTRY OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION STATED ON 27 JANUARY THAT A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING HAD BEEN SIGNED IN SAN FRANCISCO WITH AMD ON COOPERATION ON THE ECOSYSTEM OF THE AI CHIP. AMD PLANS TO ESTABLISH AN AI CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN KOREA TO SUPPORT TECHNICAL COOPERATION AMONG KOREAN ENTERPRISES, UNIVERSITIES AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF AI CHIP SOFTWARE, VALIDATION OF COMPUTING TECHNIQUES AND JOINT RESEARCH, AND WILL ALSO PROMOTE COOPERATION WITH KOREAN-OWNED AI CHIP COMPANIES. THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING INCLUDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ISOMER AI COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE LINKING AMD'S CPU AND GPU WITH AN AI CHIP (NPU) WHERE KOREAN ENTERPRISES HAVE AN ADVANTAGE IN THE FIELD OF REASONING. THE PARTIES ALSO PLAN TO BUILD AN OPEN AI COMPUTING ECOSYSTEM AND PROMOTE JOINT PARTICIPATION BY KOREAN ENTERPRISES, COVERING AREAS SUCH AS STORAGE, NETWORKS, SERVERS AND SOFTWARE。