Naver to deploy AI agents across platform, backed by record R&D

South Korea's largest internet company told shareholders Monday it will roll out AI agents across major services by year-end, backed by record research spending that topped 2 trillion won ($1.33 billion). CEO Choi Soo-yeon, speaking at Naver's annual general meeting in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, laid out a concrete timeline: an AI Tab embedded in Naver's search engine will go live in the first half of 2026, while a shopping agent already in beta since February will expand to all commerce categ

By The Korea Herald