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Kakao is at the forefront of technological advancements in Artificial Intelligence, securing a #25 rank on the AI innovations leaderboard among the top 100 tech companies. Kakao has released 51 AI-driven solutions in the last 6 months alone. Among those innovations, Text, Business and Security represent 69% of their AI-related product releases. Below is a breakdown of Kakao's most recent AI Innovations by category and full list of their AI-related developments updated daily.

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Updated Jun 16, 2025
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Kakao's AI Innovations

Dec 01, 2024 - Jun 17, 2025
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Kakao's AI Innovations by Type

Dec 01, 2024 - Jun 17, 2025
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0 AI Innovations

DateInnovation NameTypeCategoryDescription
05/27/2025Kanana Safeguard-PromptProduct

Security

Detects misuse attempts in AI service interactions.

05/27/2025Kanana Safeguard-SirenProduct

Security

Identifies requests needing legal caution in AI interactions.

05/27/2025Kanana SafeguardProduct

Security

Detects harmful content in AI prompts and responses.

05/24/2025KananaProduct

Text

Kakao's language model with top-level Korean and English performance.

05/24/2025KananaProduct

Text

Self-developed language model released as open source.

05/23/2025Kanana Language ModelsProduct

Text

Open-source release of four Kanana language models by Kakao.

05/08/2025KanaFeature

Text

Group mate for summarizing discussions and organizing schedules.

05/08/2025NanaFeature

Text

Personal mate for tailored responses in chats.

05/08/2025KananaService

Text

AI service for personalized chat assistance and context understanding.

05/08/2025Generative SearchService

Text

AI-powered search service in collaboration with OpenAI.

05/08/2025Vertical AI RecommendationsService

Business

AI service offering specialized recommendations in vertical markets.

05/08/2025AI Mate LocalService

Miscellaneous

AI service for local information and context-aware interactions.

05/08/2025AI Mate ShoppingService

Business

AI service for enhancing shopping experiences with context-aware responses.

05/08/2025KananaService

Miscellaneous

AI service starting with CBT, enhancing user engagement.

05/01/2025Streaming Speech Synthesis TechnologyFeature

Audio

Enables real-time response generation without long delays.

05/01/2025Korean Speech TokenizerFeature

Audio

Breaks down audio signals into smaller units for processing.

05/01/2025Speech Emotion Recognition TechnologyFeature

Audio

Accurately interprets user intentions through speech emotion analysis.

05/01/2025Kanana-aProduct

Audio

Audio language model for understanding and generating speech.

05/01/2025Kanana-oProduct

Miscellaneous

Integrated multimodal model for text, voice, and image processing.

04/30/2025DDFeature

Text

Content curation chatbot recommending personalized and popular content.

04/22/2025Helix ShortsService

Video

AI-driven webtoon preview service creating short video content.

04/18/2025Kakao I Connect CenterService

Business

Provides conversational platform for accurate customer response services.

04/18/2025Kakao I Connect TalkFeature

Business

Enhances KakaoTalk channels with advanced machine learning capabilities.

04/11/2025AI Work Support FeaturesFeature

Business

AI features for Kakao Work 2.0 to aid SMEs.

04/11/2025Kakao Work 2.0Product

Business

AI-enhanced corporate solution for SMEs with work support features.