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Kakao language model Kanana-2 outperforms overseas models in safety assessment

Kakao has disclosed numerical safety verification results for its self-developed lightweight language models. The company said on Aug. 18 that two open-source models in its Kanana-2 series scored higher than major global models of similar size on assessments of harmfulness and bias, confirming top-tier safety. The evaluation used AssurAI, a Korea-designed safety benchmark, and compared the models with Google’s Gemma and Alibaba’s Qwen.

Games & Commerce

Kakao wraps up second \'AI Rookie Camp\' for teenagers

Kakao has increased the share of hands-on projects in its AI talent development programme for teenagers outside the Seoul metropolitan area. Kakao said it held a graduation ceremony for the second \"AI Rookie Camp\" class on Aug. 14 at its Kakao AI Campus in Yongin, Gyeonggi province. The camp included 100 students from second-year middle school to first-year high school from regions including Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Jeolla, Jeju and Chungcheong.

Crypto

Won stablecoin pilots enter proof stage as industry tie-ups accelerate

Partnerships among banks, fintechs, platforms and blockchain firms around won-denominated stablecoins are accelerating in the second half, with payment and settlement use cases moving into more concrete pilot tests. Companies are running proofs of concept on real-time settlement, on-chain payment flows and links between digital wallets and existing card networks. Cross-border remittances are also emerging as a key testing area. Debate continues over regulation, including issuers, reserve assets and approval requirements.