Zuckerberg meets LG, Samsung chiefs in Seoul as Meta ramps up AI ambitions

By JIWON SONG and HYUNG-JIN KIM
Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has discussed cooperation on extended reality devices with LG Electronics executives as part of his visit to South Korea that highlights Meta’s ambitions in artificial intelligence. Zuckerberg has already visited Japan and will travel to India after South Korea. LG Electronics says Zuckerberg met its CEO William Cho for two hours for talks on business strategies and considerations for extended reality — also known as XR — device development. Later Wednesday, Zuckerberg reportedly met Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong. He is scheduled to meet South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday.