OpenAI expands presence in Asia
By ForGeeks OpenAI is actively developing its relationships in Asia by entering into a strategic partnership with Kakao, the South Korean company known for its popular messenger KakaoTalk. The partnership was announced at an event in Seoul, where the CEOs of both companies discussed three key projects: creating a Korean-language Kanana assistant based on OpenAI technologies, integrating OpenAI into KakaoTalk, and utilizing ChatGPT Enterprise within Kakao.
OpenAI has been actively developing its relationship in Asia, integrating OpenAI into KakaoTalk, and utilizing ChatGPT Enterprise within Kakao.
This news comes just a day after SoftBank announced a $3 billion investment to bring OpenAI technologies to its operations and establish a joint venture, SB OpenAI Japan, to develop business solutions in Japan. SoftBank is also considering a major investment in OpenAI and a collaboration on Stargate, a project aimed at building super servers for artificial intelligence in the US.
SoftBank is also considering a major investment in OpenAI and a collaboration on Stargate, a project aimed at building super servers for artificial intelligence in the US.
The partnerships with Kakao and SoftBank will allow OpenAI to expand its native language services to new user groups. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman noted that South Korea is an important and fast-growing market for artificial intelligence, with high adoption across a variety of industries.
South Korea is an important and fast-growing market for artificial intelligence, with high adoption rates across industries.
The deals will also help OpenAI train its language models, opening up access to new language data and cultural insights. This is particularly relevant against the backdrop of the emergence of Chinese company DeepSeek, which could become a serious competitor in the artificial intelligence market.
The deals will also help OpenAI train its language models, opening up access to new language data and cultural features.
