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Kakao bets on connection by linking AI and membership around KakaoTalk

Kakao is bringing major services such as AI, membership, shopping and reservations into KakaoTalk to link users from chats to service use. The company launched a 4,900 won monthly Kakao Membership that bundles benefits across multiple Kakao services. Kakao is also expanding AI functions inside KakaoTalk, connecting internal and external services and aiming for 10,000,000 monthly active users for in-app AI by year-end. The strategy seeks to convert KakaoTalk’s user base into transactions across other businesses.

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Kakao to end Kanana after 17 months, shifts AI focus to KakaoTalk

Kakao will end its standalone AI service Kanana about 17 months after launch, closing its app and PC services on Oct. 15. The company will wrap up AI experiments run through a separate app and use the technology and user feedback gained in other AI services, including KakaoTalk. Users can back up chat data until Oct. 14, while generated images must be saved individually. After closure, user data will be destroyed under relevant laws and privacy policy.

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Kakao runs \'Kanana in KakaoTalk\' sign-up promotion, offers emoticons

Kakao said on Monday it is running a sign-up promotion for its AI service \'Kanana in KakaoTalk\' within KakaoTalk. Users who join by Sept. 14 will receive the Kakao emoticon set \'Chunsik Is a Kitten 3\' on a first-come, first-served basis. The service uses an on-device AI model to understand chat context and suggest information, offering daily schedule briefings and supporting searches, recommendations and settings changes.