Google DeepMind to open its first AI campus in the world in Seoul

This article was published on April 27, 2026 Demis Hassabis met South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at Cheong Wa Dae on Monday and signed an MOU with the Ministry of Science and ICT. The campus will be operational this year. Hassabis accepted a request to send at least 10 Google engineers from US headquarters. He presented Lee with a Go board signed by himself and Lee Se-dol. Google DeepMind will open an artificial intelligence campus in Seoul, South Korea, the first facility of its kind in the world for the company, after Demis Hassabis met South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at Cheong Wa Dae on Monday. Kim Yong-beom, the presidential chief of staff for policy, confirmed the agreement. The Science Ministry and Google signed a memorandum of understanding on the campus at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul later the same day, with Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyung-hoon and Hassabis in attendance. The campus is expected to open within 2026. The MOU covers joint AI research in science and technology, AI skills development, and the responsible use of AI. Hassabis confirmed he would actively consider dispatching Google researchers to Korea. Kim quoted him directly: “The CEO instantly