OpenAI chairman Sam Altman inked a deal with South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp. on Tuesday, marking the second major Asian partnership for the ChatGPT maker this week amid growing competition from Ch

On the heels of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek making a huge splash in OpenAI's American backyard, OpenAI is expanding in Asia, with major commercial deals that

Billionaire Kim Beom-su ’s Kakao on Tuesday announced a partnership with OpenAI, including a deal to use the AI startup’s technology to power the South Korean internet giant’s new personalized AI tool and to co-develop new products tailored to Korean users.

By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) -ChatGPT creator OpenAI and South Korea's dominant chat app operator Kakao said on Tuesday they plan to form a strategic partnership to develop AI products for the Korean market.

Kakao, which owns an online bank, South Korea's largest taxi app, and a messaging service, announced a partnership with ChatGPT for its new AI services, after OpenAI's Chinese rival DeepSeek shook up the global AI industry.

The partnership with Kakao was announced at an event in Seoul, co-hosted by Kakao CEO Shina Chung and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The collaboration will initially focus on three projects, including the development of a new Korean-language assistant called Kanana, powered by OpenAI technology.

OpenAI chief Sam Altman signed a deal with tech giant Kakao in South Korea on Tuesday as the US firm seeks new alliances after Chinese rival DeepSeek shook the global

South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp. on Tuesday announced partnership with OpenAI to use ChatGPT on its new artificial intelligence (AI) service, joining a global alliance led by the U.S. AI company amid intensifying competition in the global AI market.

Sam Altman, CEO and co-founder of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is set to visit South Korea to explore potential collaborations, including partnerships with tech giant Kakao. OpenAI will host a closed-door workshop,