{"id":179525,"date":"2026-01-18T23:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T04:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/kakao-bank-launched-a-sign-language-consultation-service-using-artificial-intelligence-ai-avatar\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T00:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T05:45:14","slug":"kakao-bank-launched-a-sign-language-consultation-service-using-artificial-intelligence-ai-avatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/kakao-bank-launched-a-sign-language-consultation-service-using-artificial-intelligence-ai-avatar\/","title":{"rendered":"Kakao Bank launched a sign language consultation service using &#8220;Artificial Intelligence (AI) Avatar&#8221;.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mk.co.kr\/en\/economy\/11936831\">Kakao Bank launched a sign language consultation service using &#8220;Artificial Intelligence (AI) Avatar&#8221;..<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mk.co.kr\/en\/economy\/11936831\">https:\/\/www.mk.co.kr\/en\/economy\/11936831<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-18 23:29:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.mk.co.kr\">www.mk.co.kr<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Sign Language Consultation Service:<\/strong> Kakao Bank launched an AI-based Avatar service to provide sign language consultations for deaf customers, focusing on common financial inquiries.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Use of Generative AI:<\/strong> The service utilizes Generative AI to create human-like facial expressions and movements, making the interaction feel as if it\u2019s with a real sign language interpreter.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Accessibility for Deaf Customers:<\/strong> The service aims to offer deaf customers an independent financial experience, allowing them to handle financial services without requiring assistance.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Comprehensive Financial Coverage:<\/strong> The sign language support covers various financial operations, including account opening, card issuance, and app usage.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>AI Search Functionality:<\/strong> Users can access the service by either selecting &#8220;Sign Language Counseling&#8221; in the Customer Center menu of the Kakao Bank app or using the &#8220;AI search&#8221; feature with keywords related to the service.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Inclusive Finance Goal:<\/strong> Kakao Bank emphasizes its commitment to inclusive finance and continuous innovation in technology-based accessibility to reduce financial barriers for individuals with disabilities.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kakao Bank launched a sign language consultation service using &#8220;Artificial Intelligence (AI) Avatar&#8221;.. https:\/\/www.mk.co.kr\/en\/economy\/11936831 Publish&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":179526,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wimg.mk.co.kr\/news\/cms\/202601\/19\/news-p.v1.20260119.c2c437f50b5f4cf0968bd668cb86102c_P1.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[20,19],"class_list":["post-179525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-generative-ai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179525"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179525"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":179527,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179525\/revisions\/179527"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}