South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp. on Tuesday announced partnership with OpenAI to use ChatGPT on its new artificial intelligence (AI) service, joining a global alliance led by the U.S. AI company amid intensifying competition in the global AI market.

On the heels of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek making a huge splash in OpenAI's American backyard, OpenAI is expanding in Asia, with major commercial deals that

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has signed an agreement with South Korean tech giant Kakao amid increased competition in the AI sector evidenced by the meteoric rise of DeepSeek. The partnership allows Kakao to use ChatGPT technology in its growing range of artificial intelligence services.