SKT, Kakao to cooperate in AI, ESG, intellectual property Posted : 2021-03-14 13:37 Updated : 2021-03-14 19:01 Kakao CEO Yeo Min-soo, left, bumps fists with SK Telecom's head of mobile network operator business Yoo Young-sang after the two companies partnered to cooperate in AI, ESG and intellectual property at Kakao's office in Pangyo, south of Seoul. / Courtesy of SK Telecom By Kim Bo-eun SK Telecom and Kakao unveiled a partnership Sunday to co-develop technology in artificial intelligence (AI) and create a fund for environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies. The companies have also agreed to share intellectual property and open this up to small- and medium-sized companies and venture firms.