OpenAI chief Sam Altman signed a deal with tech giant Kakao in South Korea on Tuesday (February 4, 2025) as the U.S. firm seeks new alliances after Chinese rival DeepSeek shook the global AI industry.

Under INNOPOLIS Pavilion, 10 excellent Korea startups has exhibited their newest technologies in various fields: artificial intelligence (AI) and eco-friendly technology, biotechnology, robotic, etc.

Google has removed long-standing commitments that prevented the company from applying AI technology to weapons and surveillance. The change, implemented yesterday, is a dramatic reversal of its ...

SEOUL -OpenAI said on Feb 4 that it will develop artificial intelligence (AI) products for South Korea with chat app operator Kakao, unveiling a second major alliance with a high-profile Asian ...

OpenAI and Kakao have announced a strategic partnership to develop AI products for the Korean market. Kakao plans to incorporate OpenAI technology into its own offerings. This collaboration was ...

Kakao operates South Korea's dominant messaging app KakaoTalk, which commands a whopping 97% domestic market share and has expanded into areas such as e-commerce, payments and gaming. It has ...

The move for strengthened and expanded partnerships comes amid fresh competition in the AI market with the recent emergence of R1 made by China's startup DeepSeek. Altman appeared at Korean ...

Also on Altman's agenda were meetings with two top South Korean chipmakers, Samsung and SK hynix, both key suppliers of advanced semiconductors used in AI servers. SEOUL: OpenAI chief Sam Altman ...

SEOUL - 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 also ...

DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup, has stirred industry discussion with the announcement of its new "high-efficiency AI" model. The company claims this new model delivers ...