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Kakao steps up AI shift under Jeong Shin-a second term; key test is proving monetisation
Kakao is accelerating its shift to artificial intelligence in the second term of CEO Jeong Shin-a, after a first phase focused on restructuring affiliates and governance. The company is redefining KakaoTalk as an AI-based execution platform and expanding external partnerships and global business initiatives. Kakao has set targets for revenue growth and profitability and plans shareholder returns. Investors remain focused on when and how AI monetisation will show up in earnings.
AI & Enterprise
Anthropic staff publicly challenge CEO in Slack culture
Anthropic is reported to foster a culture in which employees openly raise differences of opinion and debate even comments by CEO Dario Amodei on the internal messenger Slack. Growth chief Amol Abassare said on a podcast that staff are encouraged to argue with Amodei. Employees use open “notebook” channels like an X feed to share what they are working on and thinking about, and disputes can prompt companywide discussion.
Commentary
Sputnik moment
The columnist writes that new technologies often meet resistance from established interests, citing examples from ride-hailing, home-sharing and historical innovations from printing to railways. He describes the “Sputnik moment” as a shock from a rival that triggers major investment and rapid technological progress, citing the U.S. response to the Soviet Sputnik launch and China’s push after AlphaGo-era defeats. He says AI’s resurgence also marked such a moment and hopes Korea can create its own.
