On February 27, 2025, Kim Young-rok, the governor of South Jeolla Province, met with major international tech businesses in San Francisco to talk about collaboration in the AI industry. The agreement to construct the "Solaseado AI Supercluster Hub" prompted these meetings, which are viewed as a calculated attempt to draw in large tech firms.

Important takeaways from the meetings:

1. Talk about alphabets
Alphabet chairman John Hennessy met with Governor Kim to talk about cooperation with South Jeolla Province and future AI market initiatives. He suggested that Alphabet become an investor or end-user of the data center at the Solaseado AI Supercluster Hub.

2. The partnership with the Westly Group
Kim met with Steve Westly, the CEO of The Westly Group, a venture capital firm, to talk about plans to attract investment and cooperation initiatives for Solaseado as an energy new town.

3. The cooperation with Groq
During his visit to Groq, an AI semiconductor business, the governor asked CEO Jonathan Ross to join the Solaseado AI Supercluster Hub project. Additionally, they talked on how to use Solaseado's LPU (Linear Processing Unit) technology.

The Solaseado AI Supercluster Hub project:

By 2030, South Jeolla Province intends to invest 15 trillion won to build an AI Supercluster Hub on a 120 million square foot plot of land in Haenam with a capacity of over 3GW. It is anticipated that this will overtake Beijing's (1.8GW) and North Virginia's (2.5GW) AI computer infrastructure to become the largest in the world.

Prospects for the future:

1. Leading the global AI industry:

By working with major tech businesses around the world, South Jeolla Province is anticipated to establish a dominant position in the competition for next-generation AI infrastructure.

2. Economic impact:

By fostering the growth of an AI industry ecosystem, the 15 trillion won investment is anticipated to stimulate the local economy and generate new employment opportunities.

3. Speeding up technological innovation:

Talks about implementing Groq's LPU technology might greatly increase the speed at which AI models are developed and trained.

4. Strengthening international cooperation:

According to Governor Kim, this partnership would fortify the Korea-US AI alliance and aid in the growth of the global AI sector.

To sum up, these gatherings represent a significant turning point in the development strategy for the AI business in South Jeolla Province. Through collaboration with major international tech businesses, the Solaseado AI Supercluster Hub has the potential to develop into a global hub for AI innovation.