[Bill Gates Plans to Visit South Korea as Early as Next Month to Discuss AI Collaboration] According to Deep Tide TechFlow on July 29, citing Yonhap News Agency, Microsoft co-founder and Gates Foundation chairman Bill Gates is planning a visit to South Korea as early as next month. He is coordinating schedules to meet with South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, though the exact date of the visit and details of the discussions have not yet been finalized. In August of last year, Gates visited South Korea and held meetings with key business leaders, including Chey Tae-won (SK Group), Chung Ki-sun (HD Hyundai), and Lee Jae-yong (Samsung Electronics), to discuss collaboration in AI, biotechnology, and next-generation nuclear power. If this visit proceeds as planned, these topics are expected to remain central to the agenda. Gates also serves as the founder and chairman of the board of next-generation nuclear power company TerraPower. The company is developing a sodium-cooled small modular reactor (SMR) based on a molten salt energy storage system, which has garnered widespread attention in the industry for its adjustable power output and high safety features.