Kakao Offers 'Chunsik' Emoticons as It Begins Expanding Kanana Users

[Financial News] Kakao is working to expand the user base of its artificial intelligence (AI) service, 'Kanana in KakaoTalk.' The company plans to broaden user engagement through an emoticon giveaway and further develop its Agentic AI service, linking personalized briefings with product purchases.
Kakao announced on the 8th that it is running a promotion for 'Kanana in KakaoTalk.'
From today through the 14th, users who sign up for Kanana in KakaoTalk will receive the 'Chunsik Is a Kitten 3' Kakao emoticon on a first-come, first-served basis. It can be downloaded by clicking 'Get Emoticon' in the event section of the official Kanana in KakaoTalk website and used for seven days.
Kanana in KakaoTalk is an AI service based on an on-device AI model that understands users' conversational context and proactively suggests information they need. It provides a daily morning schedule briefing and helps users search for information or receive product and place recommendations during ChatGPT for Kakao conversations. It also supports everyday tasks, such as changing ChatGPT for Kakao settings. Users can access it by selecting 'Kanana' in the AI section of the 'Friends tab,' the first tab in ChatGPT for Kakao.
Kakao plans to continue enhancing Kanana in KakaoTalk. It will add AI features that improve convenience in daily life, including personalized briefings. The company also plans to work with various partners to implement 'Agentic AI,' which identifies users' intentions and connects product and service recommendations to purchases.
A Kakao representative said, "We hope this promotion will allow more users to experience the convenience provided by AI within ChatGPT for Kakao."
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