Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong pledges to create 60,000 domestic jobs over five years.
About Lee Jae-yong
Lee Jae-yong, Executive Chairman of Samsung Electronics, spoke at an event in San Francisco on July 25, 2026, alongside President Lee Jae-myung and leaders from companies including NVIDIA, Broadcom, and OpenAI. He said that the speed at which artificial intelligence is changing life and the world has surprised him, and that the way humanity works, thinks, and lives is being fundamentally transformed. He stated that the AI era cannot be opened by the power of any single company or country, and that global cooperation across borders is essential to build a complete ecosystem encompassing innovative AI models, cutting-edge semiconductors, data centers, and abundant power. Lee described the United States as having the world’s best AI source technologies, platforms, and talent, and South Korea as having unrivaled competitiveness in semiconductors, devices, and advanced manufacturing. He said that combining these strengths would allow faster innovation, greater growth, and the solving of more challenges. He also referenced the president’s autobiography, recalling a story about a boy who touched a helicopter at a rural elementary school 50 years ago and dreamed of the future, and said Samsung would do its utmost so that the next generation living in the AI era can have even bigger dreams.