Jung Jin-seok, the representative of Kakao, urged employees on the 2nd to seek new opportunities in 2025, a year expected to witness many changes due to artificial intelligence (AI).
On that day, in his New Year's address, Representative Jung noted, "2024 has been a continuous series of challenges and trials for Kakao," and added, "It was thanks to the efforts and dedication of the crew that we were able to continue our growth and lay a more solid foundation even amidst that."
He recalled, "Since last year, we have defined KakaoTalk and AI as our core and have been realizing choices and concentration," stating, "Under the direction of strengthening platform competitiveness through focusing on essentials, we concentrated on improving the context in which users can exchange with each other, and to respond more efficiently in the rapidly changing AI era, we have been integrating Kakao Brain and the organization to continue various attempts."
Representative Jung emphasized, "The changes in the IT environment centered around AI are progressing faster than ever, and 2025 will be the starting point of an entirely new paradigm," and he added, "I am confident that this will provide another opportunity for Kakao." He continued, "Through new services and technologies, it will be a year to expand into business areas beyond Kakao's strong mobile platform," and stated, "Through various challenges, we will ultimately present AI services recognized by users and the market."
Additionally, he mentioned, "In 2025, we will leverage the uniqueness of KakaoTalk to allow individuals to produce and distribute content more easily, and to ensure that it can be discovered better," and added, "Through this, we will secure new growth opportunities."
Representative Jung stated, "Kakao has capable and passionate crew members, and together we can overcome any difficulties," and he noted, "I will support the crew members to fully unleash their capabilities and potential."