Ex-Kakao AI executive named head of public AI services task force

Kim Se-woong, a former Kakao executive overseeing AI synergy initiatives, has been appointed to lead a government task force developing artificial intelligence (AI) services for the public. According to the Ministry of Science and ICT on Monday, it has appointed Kakao’s former vice president as head of the National AI Service Innovation Task Force. Kim brings extensive experience in AI services, spanning technology development, service commercialization and infrastructure development, as well as organizational management. He founded and ran a tech startup, MightyWorks, in 2009 before joining Kakao, where he held senior roles in AI-related business and technology initiatives. The ministry said his experience in both AI services and organizational management would help the task force establish itself quickly and deliver services at a faster pace. "AI innovation that people can experience firsthand goes beyond introducing new technologies. It starts with actually solving the inconveniences people face in their everyday lives," Kim said. "Drawing on my experience in AI technology and servic