"Even Without Jensen Huang, Nvidia's 260,000-GPU Supply to South Korea Is 'OK'"
Deputy Prime Minister Bae Kyunghoon Reaffirms GPU Supply and Cooperation Plans
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyunghoon said that despite the sudden resignation of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Nvidia plans to supply 260,000 graphics processing units (GPUs) to South Korea as scheduled and proceed with its existing cooperation projects.
On November 13, Deputy Prime Minister Bae posted a message on his social media account titled "Jensen Huang's Resignation, but Cooperation Continues." He said, "This morning, we held a meeting chaired by the Second Vice Minister of Science and ICT to review pending issues with Nvidia." He added, "At the meeting, Nvidia reaffirmed at the company level that it plans to proceed as previously announced with the supply of 260,000 advanced GPUs and cooperation with domestic companies."
On November 12 local time, Nvidia announced CEO Huang's resignation and the appointment of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Colette Kress as interim CEO. The move followed rumors of an affair involving former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Alice Huang, a former executive at Megaspeed who has been accused of spying for China, and Kimberly Powell, vice president of Nvidia's healthcare division. The news fueled concerns in South Korea about ongoing cooperation projects with Nvidia involving GPU supplies and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.
Deputy Prime Minister Bae stressed that the government's plan to secure 50,000 GPUs is also proceeding as scheduled. "Of the approximately 35,000 Nvidia B200 GPUs the government plans to secure directly, we have secured about 21,000 so far, and the remaining approximately 14,000 are scheduled to arrive by early 2027," he said. "Separately, we are securing 15,000 GPUs through the National AI Computing Center."
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He called for continued close cooperation with domestic and international companies and institutions, as well as ongoing reviews of GPU supply and demand in both the public and private sectors. "We will ensure that the GPUs we have secured are available when needed for AI research and development at companies, universities, and research institutions, as well as for government initiatives such as the independent AI foundation model project and AI for All," he said.
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