Topic
Samsung
5 facts from 5 episodes, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
2013
David Senra says Jay-Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail deal offered Samsung a million copies at $5 each for a guaranteed $5 million while Jay-Z kept ownership.
“I will sell you a million copies, $5 each. You give me $5 million guaranteed for my album. I'm still going to own it.”
Acquired · Sessions: David Senra (Founders Podcast), 1:24:00
2013
Morris Chang says he was shocked to learn Apple had placed its first 16-nanometer orders with Samsung after TSMC took the 20-nanometer detour.
“it was a real shock when I heard that Apple had placed their first orders of 16 with Samsung”
Acquired · TSMC Founder Morris Chang, 1:51:02
Undated
Matt Garman said AWS partners with Samsung, Intel and other companies that have their own chip fabrication plants.
“we partner with Samsung, we partner with Intel, we partner with others that have their own fabs as well”
Matt Garman · Why CEO Matt Garman is willing to bet AWS on AI, 0:58:01
Undated
Karaboutis cites Samsung as an example where employees took company data into outside AI tools to create code or get insights, exposing potentially confidential information.
“We did see it some years ago and with Samsung, you know, hopefully done inadvertently, where people take data to the outside into these tools to either create code or get insights and then bring it back in.”
Adriana Karaboutis · Enterprise AI: A Board of Directors Perspective | #866, 0:11:24
Undated
Mollick said Samsung banned ChatGPT use early on out of data worries, and that its data was never stolen by ChatGPT.
“What actually happened was that that people in Samsung were worried about ChatGPT using their data, so they banned use in the very early days, you know?”
Ethan Mollick · Ethan Mollick: AI Urgency, Leadership Responsibility, and Why Companies Must Act Now, 0:21:31