Kakao and Open AI partner to ”popularize AI” through technical cooperation and service development - Korean media

The IT giant Kakao has announced a partnership with the US company OpenAI. The two companies will cooperate on technology to improve AI services and to develop a service that can be easily used by many users.
Prior to this, from September 2024, the two companies will cooperate in a wide range of areas, from technology to services and business, with the shared goal of "popularizing AI services."
As a result, Kakao has decided to start by implementing open AI in its major services, such as the messenger "KakaoTalk" and the artificial intelligence (AI) agent "Kanana" that is currently under development.
Through this cooperation, Kakao has decided to apply APIs (application programming interfaces) based on the latest technology of
The company plans to further strengthen its "application strategy," which aims to provide optimal services to users by utilizing its own and external APIs.
On the other hand, the development of new services will be carried out through collaboration between Kakao, which has a deep understanding of Korean users, and Open AI, which has advanced AI technology.
It is expected to create new synergies in the country.