Kakao's Compliance and Trust Committee, an independent body that supports compliance and trust management at Kakao affiliates, has moved to review the group's overall compliance system and establish technology ethics suited to the artificial intelligence (AI) era.

The committee said on June 9 it completed its "2026 workshop" on June 8 at Kakao's Pangyo office.

Five partner companies participated: Kakao, Kakao Mobility, KakaoBank, Kakao Entertainment and Kakao Pay. About 30 people, including committee members, expert advisers and Kakao officials, attended to share compliance-system evaluation results and take compliance training tailored to the AI era.

The committee has conducted evaluations since 2025 to strengthen Kakao's compliance and trust management. It announced evaluation results for the second half of last year and the first half of this year for each partner affiliate.

The main evaluation items were three areas: the involvement of the board and management in compliance work, reviews of the operation of compliance organisations, and the introduction and advancement of the group's compliance system. The committee shared areas for improvement by company and plans to support responsible management across the group through continuous improvement of indicators.

At the workshop, Kyung-tae Ma (마경태), a lawyer at Kim & Chang, gave a lecture to compliance officers at partner companies and workshop participants on "issues and corporate response strategies following enforcement of the AI Basic Act."

He discussed in depth the need for AI system management and AI governance as ethical issues continue to arise in AI services used worldwide. Attending compliance officers continued discussions on adoption plans by asking about real cases that could occur at each company.

Chair So-young Kim (김소영) said, "As we conducted the Kakao Group's second compliance-system evaluation, we were able to identify an improved compliance status compared with last year." She added, "Going further, we will review technology ethics and responsible management and support Kakao Group companies so they can regain social trust."