Kakao is most interesting where partnership structure meets domestic distribution power.
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What does Kakao's OpenAI partnership reveal about alliance logic in medium-sized AI markets?
Which parts of Kakao's stack are defensible through distribution rather than frontier model ownership?
How should Kakao be compared with Naver: as a weaker builder, a smarter distributor, or a different strategic animal?
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The Kakao–OpenAI Strategic Alliance
Published March 21, 2026 Updated March 21, 2026
Why it matters: The strategic partnership between Kakao Corp. and OpenAI, revealed at a high-profile press conference in Seoul in February 2025, marks a watershed moment in the.
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