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Q. At the end of the day, is the key to a water purifier filtering more water, or distinguishing contaminants more accurately? Which direction will become more important in the future?
A. Both are important, but it’s likely that ‘how accurately and how precisely it filters what’ will ...
Q. Why is the CMP process so important in semiconductors? I’m also curious why it makes an even bigger difference as semiconductors get smaller.
A. The CMP process may seem like it’s simply about making the surface smooth, but in fact it’s close...
Q. The key message here seems to be that ‘learning from deep work with a small number of customers’ has real value. But why does such a narrow slice of experience become a trustworthy signal that can be applied across the whole customer base?
A. Customer cases from deep work aren’t just one-off success stories—they provide evidence of what c...
Q. Why does doing a better job at service operations lead to higher profits than simply selling robots better?
A. Robots may look like products you sell once and then move on from, but in reality, the management...
Q. As agents take on more work, why does the problem shift from ‘can they do it’ to ‘can we trust them enough to hand it over’?
A. Because simply performing well isn’t enough. In real work, it’s more important whether the result...
Q. In the AI SaaS era, why is it more important to package your own core technology well as a product than to simply build lots of features?
A. Right now, it’s more important to clearly demonstrate what’s uniquely strong about your service t...
Q. I’d like to know why NAVER views security not as just an administrative task, but as a core element of service trust. What happens to the user experience when security weakens in practice?
A. Security may not be very visible, but it acts like the foundation that supports the entire servic...
Q. In this article, email is treated as a more important asset than a ‘borrowed space.’ Why do so many small shops still put more effort into social media than email?
A. Many shops think of social media first because people gather there in large numbers and responses...
Q. How is the ‘AI utilization capability’ SSAFY talks about different from simply being good at writing code?
A. AI utilization capability doesn’t just mean the skill to build a program. It also includes the ab...
Q. To make an in-house venture succeed, what conditions do you think matter more than the idea itself?
A. An idea alone isn’t enough—having an environment where you can actually test it is even more impo...
Q. They say the AI reflects the user’s location or the room’s layout automatically—why would this make a bigger difference than with conventional air conditioners?
A. With most traditional air conditioners, users typically have to set the temperature and fan stren...
Q. Why does an AI agent’s name have such a big impact on making users trust it more and use it longer—more than just sounding nice?
A. Because a name acts like the user’s ‘first impression.’ When people have a name for something, th...
Q. Why is including people with disabilities in AI education important—not just as a matter of consideration, but for AI progress itself?
A. The reason is that the experiences of people with disabilities help uncover new problems and crea...
Q. Why is it more important to find leads that are likely to actually buy than to simply collect a lot of leads?
A. Because collecting more doesn’t automatically increase revenue. For example, it’s often better to...
Q. Why isn’t it enough for companies to use LLMs and AI agents only in chat windows?
A. A chat window is great for asking once and getting one answer quickly, but most company work usua...
Q. You said that when multiple systems operate separately, the customer experience gets worse—but in the end, is the key about what you connect into one system rather than the number of technologies?
A. Yes, that’s right. On the surface, having many tools might look beneficial, but in practice, if c...
Q. Why is it important to choose the right product for your space? Isn’t it just a matter of buying a smaller one?
A. A small product isn’t always the answer just because the space is limited. Each home differs in l...
Q. Why does Sun Yitian’s work make you feel emptiness or anxiety alongside its use of familiar objects?
A. Because you don’t just look at the familiar appearance—you also see the process by which the obje...