The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 186



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Episode 186. joint speech (5)

WWDC hosted by Apple.

It was a product presentation meeting and a developer meeting.

After the presentation, a meeting was held with over 5,000 developers on various topics.

In particular, artificial intelligence technology was the main focus at this meeting.

Questions arose about artificial intelligence technology along with the Internet of Things applied to Taewoo Electronics products.

Fortunately, I didn’t have to answer.

Professor Hinton answered all of the developers’ questions.

All I had to do was sit back and watch.

“professor! “I want to know why artificial intelligence technology, which had been stagnant, suddenly grew rapidly.”

“As with all technologies, in the end, money, time, and manpower are important. The money problem was solved by several investment companies, including Taewo Group and Apple. And we have been researching artificial intelligence for quite some time. Lastly, manpower… .”

It was Professor Hinton taking a moment to catch his breath.

He smiled happily and called someone’s name.

“Minjeong Cheon in Korea was very helpful. “It’s safe to say that thanks to her, she was able to redefine the algorithms of artificial intelligence.”

“This is my first time hearing this name. Are you working in the artificial intelligence industry?”

“He was an IT expert who belonged to Taewoo Group. “I understand that Kim Min-jae, Vice Chairman of Taewo Group, brought it here with great difficulty.”

It was Professor Hinton who highly praised Cheon Min-jeong.

Cheon Min-jeong’s abilities were so outstanding that Professor Hinton, who is considered a pioneer in the artificial intelligence industry, praised her highly.

It was Cheon Min-jeong, whose name was never known before his return.

He probably made a name for himself in the shadows. But in this life, she was a person who made her name known to many developers in Yangji.

“ah! And I would like to emphasize again that Vice Chairman Kim Min-jae’s help was truly great. “It is safe to say that both the Internet of Things and Siri ideas came from Vice Chairman Kim Min-jae.”

stroke!

5,000 developers turned their heads and looked at me at the same time.

I quickly waved my hand and showed humility, but my actions were overshadowed by Steve’s sudden appearance.

“Everything Professor Hinton said is true. The person who inspired the iPhone was Vice Chairman Kim Min-jae. It may sound arrogant to say this, but I recognize only two people. One is Microsoft’s Bill Gates, and the other is Vice Chairman Kim Min-jae.”

“Hehe, I didn’t expect those words to come out of Steve’s mouth. Vice Chairman Kim Min-jae is closer to a painter who paints a big picture than an expert. “He is a visionary who understands the direction of technology and how to apply it.”

These people!

I couldn’t tell if this was a compliment or sarcasm.

Seeing that he was smiling mischievously, it seemed like he had an intention to make fun of me.

“David! Let’s go now. “If I stay here any longer, I’ll become a toy.”

“why? “I want to stay longer, right?”

Even David was showing a playful smile.

I couldn’t help but enjoy my embarrassment, so I took out my camera and took pictures.

“Then I guess I’ll have to go alone. “See you later at work.”

I left the event venue as if running away.

I don’t know why, but reporters from media outlets opened their camera shutters at me at the entrance.

I quickly got into the car before the reporters rushed in and drove away from the event venue.

***

next day.

I visited a fintech bank located in Silicon Valley.

When I came here before, interior construction was in full swing, so it didn’t feel like a bank.

Now, the bank has become more sophisticated and clean than most large bank headquarters.

“Representative, are you here! “I will take you to the bank president’s office.”

“It’s an honor to have Bank President Dimon come out.”

“Please go inside and finish your jokes.”

We went into the bank president’s office.

Dimon, who was wearing a tight suit and a solemn expression, relaxed his expression when he entered the bank president’s office.

“Do you know what is the most difficult thing about becoming the president of a bank? Managing facial expressions is the most difficult. “I already miss working with you in Korea.”

“For someone who misses you, you look really good, don’t you think? “The banking situation seems to be very good these days.”

“Thanks to the CEO, we are growing rapidly. “Thanks to SAVE Investment Company, Apple, Google, and Amazon choosing our bank as their main bank, companies in Silicon Valley are also opening accounts at our bank.”

What are the dreams of Silicon Valley founders?

The goal was to grow the company into a large company like Apple, Google, or Amazon.

But do all of their idols choose fintech banks?

I had no choice but to find a fintech bank to have at least one thing in common with them.

“It looks like the deposit attraction is going well.”

“And I’m having a lot of fun with PayPal. This is thanks to Apple, Amazon, and Google also recommending the use of PayPal.”

“All of Silicon Valley’s money will go to fintech banks.”

“The only way to retain deposits is to promise high interest rates. To that end, we are creating an investment portfolio with the help of SAVE Investment Company.”

Banks place the utmost importance on stability.

Therefore, profits were usually made by investing in government bonds.

However, higher profits were needed to retain startups in Silicon Valley, and SAVE Investment Company was solving that problem.

Knock knock!

When we are in the middle of a conversation.

A person who appeared to be a secretary knocked and entered the bank president’s office.

“Bank manager! I think you should come out and see it. “An important customer has arrived.”

“Why are you making such a fuss? Can’t you see I’m with a customer?”

“Steve from Apple is here!”

“yes? Is that true?”

Dimon looked at me.

But I had no idea, and we all jumped up from our seats at the same time and went down to the bank lobby.

Steve was really in the bank lobby.

As it is a bank located in Silicon Valley, most of its customers are IT industry workers.

They were shocked at the appearance of Steve, who was nothing short of a hero to them, and Dimon quickly led Steve to the bank president’s office.

“What’s going on here?”

“I came to meet Vice President Kim Min-jae. “He left the event without saying anything and asked where he was going, and he said he went to the bank.”

“Are you saying you came all the way to the bank to see me?”

“I also wanted to see if the bank that was handling my money was working properly.”

Even while moving to the bank president’s office, I could constantly hear the sound of camera shutters.

Since Steve valued his privacy, he could have been irritated, but he also waved his hand or deliberately framed the picture to make it easier to take pictures.

“Are you really doing this to promote the bank?”

“I live both as a husband and wife. If it’s for the bank that Vice Chairman Kim Min-jae is pushing, we have to do this much. “I went through so much trouble at the product presentation, so shouldn’t I show this level of sincerity?”

I was right.

The reason Steve visited the fintech bank was for publicity.

Steve himself was well aware of his status. He aimed to increase the trustworthiness of fintech banks in Silicon Valley just by visiting the bank.

Dimon also knew that well.

I expressed my sincere gratitude to Steve.

“thank you. “I really didn’t know you would do this.”

“I should be the one to thank you. Please increase Apple’s money well. ah! And Kim, were you planning on finishing your schedule today and going to Korea?”

“That’s right. “I have a lot of schedule to attend to in Korea, so I can’t stay in the U.S. for long.”

“Is there any way to run away like this? “Shouldn’t we go to the idea meeting for the next version of the iPhone?”

How long has it been since a new product was announced?

Steve was already thinking about the next version of the iPhone.

“I am not a person who accumulates ideas, so how can I suddenly conduct an idea meeting?”

“Don’t think of it as a meeting of ideas; think of it as just a conversation. “I get so much inspiration just from talking to you.”

Steve was reckless.

Dimon vacated the spot on his own.

The fintech bank president’s office happened to be transformed into an idea conference room.

“The technology that comes to mind right now is the introduction of fingerprint recognition and facial recognition technology to enhance security. In the future, mobile phones will replace ID cards. So security becomes very important.”

“That’s a very good idea! After all, I can gain something by talking to you. Are there any more? “Keep talking.”

It was Steve who even took out a notebook and was taking notes.

I had to open up a few more ideas that I had hidden away.

“There are several technologies being developed at Taewoo Electronics. Using this, it becomes possible to develop accessories for the iPhone.”

“accessory? “What exactly do you mean?”

“First of all, earphones.”

“earphone? “When you buy an iPhone, you get earphones included.”

“What I’m talking about are wireless earphones. “If we can apply noise-cancelling technology properly, wouldn’t we be able to achieve another innovation?”

“When you say noise canceling, do you mean the technology applied to headsets used by helicopter or airplane pilots?”

“That’s right. “It’s a technology that makes surrounding noise disappear so you can focus on listening to music.”

Noise canceling technology was in full swing at Taewoo Electronics.

Among the patents purchased from Japan were those related to noise canceling, and negotiations were underway to purchase noise canceling patents from German and American audio equipment manufacturers.

“Following the innovation of the iPhone, we now want to innovate peripheral devices. “That’s a very good idea!”

“I think we will be able to produce enough products before next year’s product presentation. “Of course, if Apple actively supports it.”

“Don’t worry about that. We will send experts related to everything from design to compatibility issues to Korea. And tell me again.”

I guess I really made up my mind today.

He even promoted Dimon’s fintech bank, so I guess I should repay him.

“I’m also thinking about a smart watch.”

“clock? “Why do we need to develop a watch when we can check the time through our iPhone?”

“Just as mobile phones evolved from simple communication tools to iPhones, we also want to evolve watches from time-keeping tools to smart watches.”

“You mean adding various functions. Hmm, I guess I need a feature for situations where I have to wear just a watch without my phone. “For example, this is a function for exercising such as jogging or golf.”

He was also a great person.

Before the regression, it was a smart watch that wasn’t released until 2014.

Steve brought up the concept 10 years earlier, but he accepted it right away and came up with the idea.

“Wouldn’t it be a great help to exercise to have a heart rate check function and a map function? And it would be a great help if voice recognition and artificial intelligence were introduced to make it easier to operate.”

“If you make phone calls and text messages available, you will be able to receive urgent communications even while exercising.”

We threw out ideas.

The idea meeting ended after talking about smart watches and accessories for over three hours.