OpenAI and Kakao Partner to Develop AI Solutions for South Korea
On February 4, 2025, OpenAI announced a partnership with South Korea's Kakao Corp to develop artificial intelligence products tailored for the South Korean market. This collaboration aims to integrate OpenAI's advanced AI technologies into Kakao's diverse platforms, including its dominant messaging app, KakaoTalk, which boasts a 97% domestic market share.
Kakao has been focusing on enhancing its AI capabilities to drive future growth. In 2023, the company introduced features like summarizing unread messages and adjusting message tones in KakaoTalk, utilizing a lightweight language model developed by its subsidiary, Kakao Brain. Building on these advancements, Kakao is currently testing the integration of its large language model, KoGPT 2.0, into KakaoTalk.
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