OpenAI and South Korea’s Kakao Ink Strategic Partnership

South Korean internet company Kakao signed a strategic partnership with OpenAI on Tuesday, becoming the first domestic company to partner with OpenAI. The agreement, announced at a joint press conference at The Plaza in Seoul, aims to enhance AI accessibility and drive advancements in AI-powered services. Kakao CEO Shina Chung and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attended the event and announced the collaboration between the two companies.

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Integrating OpenAI’s Tech into Kakao’s Ecosystem

Under the partnership, Kakao will integrate OpenAI’s latest AI technology API into its key platforms, including KakaoTalk, the region’s most popular messaging app, and the upcoming Korean-language AI agent service, Kanana. Additionally, Kakao plans to adopt ChatGPT Enterprise to accelerate its transformation into an “AI-native company.” The collaboration will also involve joint product development, leveraging Kakao’s deep understanding of Korean users and OpenAI’s AI expertise.

According to the official release, Kakao plans to use both its own language model and OpenAI’s model for the Kanana service, which is currently in development.

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Kakao’s Vision for AI

“We will lead the popularisation of AI services by collaborating with OpenAI, which has global technological competitiveness, to provide innovative customer experiences,” Kakao CEO Shina Chung said in the keynote presentation.

“Through this collaboration, Kakao will further advance its orchestration strategy and mark a turning point in Kakao’s efforts to bring the future closer,” Chung added.