Samsung Rally Draws 30,000 for Greater Share of AI Profits

Tens of thousands of people gathered outside Samsung Electronics Co.’s main chip hub to demand employees get a greater share of profits reaped from the AI boom.

Police told local media about 30,000 people attended the rally in South Korea’s southern city of Pyeongtaek, home to Samsung’s sprawling semiconductor complex, while organizers put the number at 39,000. Samsung’s labor union wants 15% of operating profit handed to chip-division employees. The figure — more than 40 trillion won ($27 billion) — could mean more than $400,000 per worker on average.