SK Group chief to visit AI data center under construction in Ulsan
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won is scheduled to visit an artificial intelligence (AI) data center under construction in the southeastern city of Ulsan later this week, industry sources said Thursday. Chey will visit the site of SK Group's AI data center being built in Ulsan's national industrial complex Friday, they said. Chey and other participants are expected to tour the construction site and…
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won plans to visit an AI data center under construction in Ulsan this week, according to industry sources. The visit is scheduled for Friday, with Chey and other participants touring the construction site to assess its progress. The data center, a joint venture between SK Group and Amazon Web Services (AWS), is set to cost 7 trillion won ($5.2 billion) and is designed to support high-performance computing using graphics processing units (GPUs).
The facility, which began construction in August last year, is expected to commence operations in the second half of 2027. It will serve as a hub for AI companies, generating jobs and promoting manufacturing innovation in the region.
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