Kakao Adds 7 Services to KakaoTools, Expanding Agentic AI Ecosystem
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Kakao is pushing to expand partners for KakaoTools.
On the 11th, Daiso Mall, Looksee, Spacecloud, Shinsegae Duty Free, Shinhan Card, LF Mall, and Cheongyeon were added to KakaoTools.
With the addition, the number of external partners has increased to 10, and KakaoTools now has 28 integrated services.
Kakao is pushing to expand partners for KakaoTools with the goal of broadening its agentic AI ecosystem. KakaoTools is a feature that allows users to access external services in ChatGPT for Kakao.
Kakao announced on the 11th that it will add services from 7 partner companies to KakaoTools. The added services are Daiso Mall, Looksee, Spacecloud, Shinsegae Duty Free, Shinhan Card, LF Mall, and Cheongyeon. This is the second partner collaboration since the expanded overhaul in March.
The existing integration partners were OP.GG, Zigbang, and Hana Tour. With the addition, the total number of external partners has increased to 10.
KakaoTools is an AI agent service that connects and uses Kakao's internal and external services from the ChatGPT for Kakao chat window. When users request a task in a conversational format, the system processes it by using integrated services.
This expansion of KakaoTools integration was carried out in a way that broadens the fields and participating services available through KakaoTools. In the gaming field, OP.GG is participating; in the space field, Spacecloud and Zigbang are participating. In the lifestyle field, Cheongyeon is participating; in finance, Shinhan Card; and in travel, Hana Tour. In shopping, Daiso Mall, Looksee, Shinsegae Duty Free, and LF Mall have newly joined.
KakaoTools currently has a total of 28 integrated services, made up of Kakao, affiliates, and external partners. Kakao plans to continue expanding functions that connect external services by field to KakaoTools so they can be used during ChatGPT conversations. It also plans to broaden the scope of execution for AI agents by adding more external services.
This is seen as part of an effort to move beyond the previous limit of focusing on in-house services. In addition to expanding integration with external partners, Kakao also plans to add services created by general developers to KakaoTools.
This trend is also leading to plans to increase developer participation. In June, Kakao launched the PlayMCP-based development contest AGENTIC PLAYER 10. There are 20 finalists, and they are scheduled to be made public through the Tool Challenge menu starting on the 16th.
Kakao plans to expand the uses and possible tasks of KakaoTools and will add partners by field to do so. Based on a plan to expand the points of connection between partner services and AI, it aims to broaden the scope of agent functionality in users' daily lives.
Yoo Yong-ha, Kakao's AI Connect performance leader, said this second collaboration expanded KakaoTools' areas of use to game content, space, lifestyle, finance, travel, and shopping. He added that Kakao will continue working closely with diverse partners to expand daily AI experiences that match users' needs and interests.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Seung-gi
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=406834
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