South KoreaTechnology and telecom2025 – ongoingKakao
AI tools for software development and open-source verification
Kakao said 98% of AI-mileage participants reported shorter development lead times
Problem
Kakao sought to shorten software development work and improve open-source verification productivity.
Approach
Kakao ran an internal AI-mileage program for employees using AI tools. It also applied AI tools to its open-source verification system. Its CTO presented the results in September 2025.
Results
Takeaway
The lead-time figure described participants reporting an improvement; it did not measure how much faster development became.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Technology and telecom
- Business function
- IT and R&D
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Generative AI
- Adoption
- Off-the-shelf tool or platform
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
Kakao's CTO described internal AI development experiments and the AI-mileage program. Kakao reported shorter development lead times among 98% of participants and 50~100% productivity improvements in open-source verification.
Full details are in the original sources.