Amid concerns that artificial intelligence (AI) will take jobs away from entry-level developers, Kakao has unveiled its specific 'AI native' vision as it embarks on its first public recruitment since its establishment.
According to the information and communication technology (ICT) industry on the 7th, Jeong Gyu-don, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Kakao, recently pointed out in a post on the Kakao Tech Blog titled 'For Developers Living in the AI Era' that 'the competition to develop large language models (LLM) from scratch has already become a story of another dimension' and added, 'This is because it takes on a state-level total war aspect.'
CTO Jeong said, 'When faced with such a massive barrier, a change in perspective reveals a new path. AI should be utilized not just as a function but like an operating system (OS),' and emphasized that 'the question should shift from 'how to create an OS' to 'what to create on top of this OS.'
This suggests the importance of utilizing powerful models as an OS rather than competing in large language model (LLM) model competition and personalizing according to services or data.
CTO Jeong noted that the question of whether junior developers are needed in the AI era should be transformed into who are the developers prepared for the AI era and how to identify them, stating that, 'We need to move away from the practice of judging talent solely by coding test problem-solving abilities and instead seek juniors who have actively utilized AI tools in their experiences. The talent we need to find is a balanced individual with technical domain expertise and an AI collaboration mindset.'
Regarding innovation in development productivity, CTO Jeong introduced the concept of 'vibe coding.' Vibe coding is a method of creating flows of planning, design, and development through conversations with AI. There was a case where a developer completed an app prototype in just a week in collaboration with AI.
CTO Jeong emphasized that the results of experimenting with vibe coding confirmed an average productivity improvement of 50% and a maximum of 100%.
CTO Jeong also referenced the 'mileage pilot program' that supported AI tool subscriptions, stating, 'The pilot program became a crucial turning point in transitioning from receiving assistance from AI to entrusting work to AI,' and assessed that 'the key to the AI native transformation lies in corporations' strategic approach and employees' autonomy.'
Kakao has announced its first public recruitment involving major six group companies since the group's establishment. Application submissions will be accepted from the 8th to the 28th, opening the integrated recruitment website on the 8th and starting applications on each company's recruitment page from the 14th.