Artificial Intelligence Developer Cheolwoo Lee (11)
A few days later, Google’s DeepMind Challenge came to an end.
The result is 1 win 4 losses. Lee Soo-dol, 9-dan, failed to win the first match last time.
And many articles came out after that.
「The shocking defeat of Lee Soo-dol, 9th dan. What is artificial intelligence?”
“How far has Google’s artificial intelligence been developed?”
“How will artificial intelligence affect us in the future?”
“Google’s share price is skyrocketing.”
People have a lot of questions about what artificial intelligence is, and think about what artificial intelligence is and how life will change in the future due to artificial intelligence.
Along with that, Google was eventually recognized for its technological prowess, attracting many investors, and its stock price was on the rise.
「Where is the NF network going?」
And one interesting article.
There were people asking about the whereabouts of the NF Network while Google had nailed it down that it would not participate.
Of course, it’s safe to say that it’s a completely separate case.
If global IT companies such as Google and Apple stop participating in the NF network, the competitiveness of the NF network will disappear to that extent.
‘Well, what should I do next? If Google doesn’t get involved… … .’
I had some negative thoughts, but I thought it was best to do what I could for now.
Minseok and I found CEO Oh of LFH.
“Oops, CEO Lee and CEO Cha…. Come on in.”
Representative Oh, who had been contacted in advance, was there to meet us.
“Hello. CEO Oh, how have you been?”
“hahahahaha, I was busy. Preparing for the release of MK-1, an automatic harvesting robot, marketing or publicity.”
“Thank you for your hard work. I came here for the last inspection because of that.”
“Yes. I’ll report right away.”
We went up to the office and listened to CEO Oh’s report.
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“First of all, we can automatically harvest a total of 10 crops, such as paprika, peppers, and apples. In the future, we will add more as data from LF-LAB comes in.”
MK-1 was able to harvest a total of 10 crops. Other crops were also developing features.
“And the first sale will start with a 20% discount to farmers using the AHS system.”
It was a decent discount promotion.
“for a moment.”
“Yes. CEO Cha?”
“Then how much is the price set?”
Minseok asked the price of the device.
“A drone is 1.49 million won. The price includes a charging stand. Also, as an accessory product, a carrier machine that can store harvest is 990,000 won.”
“Is that the sale price?”
“Yes. That’s right. The actual retail price is a little more.”
“Then, excluding carriers, drones cost 1.49 million won. How much difference is there in yield compared to humans?”
Minseok asked the key. In the end, robots do the work instead of humans. It would be appropriate to compare it with the efficiency of human work.
“Even with 24-hour operation, the yield is lower than that of humans.”
“Could you elaborate a bit more?”
“Actually, the MK-1 is less efficient compared to a human. For example, in the case of peppers, the drone can only pick one while the human picks four. And the human doesn’t put it in the carrier right away, it’s in the hand. You can save it and put it in. Of course, that doesn’t mean that the MK-1 puts it in the carrier right away.”
“Well, so what a difference does it make?”
“If one person harvests 10 kg in an hour, the drone can only harvest 1 kg in an hour. That’s a difference of 10 times. Instead, a person can work 8 hours, and a drone can work 24 hours.”
Hearing those words, Minseok pounded the calculator here and there.
“On a daily basis, people can harvest 80kg and drones can harvest 24kg, right?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“How much are the workers’ wages?”
“You can set it at 200 per month.”
“Then, how long do you expect the MK-1 to last?”
“It’s been 3 years. CEO Lee has made it so strong.”
After hearing that, Minseok tapped the calculator once more.
“A person costs 72 million won for 3 years. A drone costs 1.49 million won for 3 years based on the sale price.
“…”
I was even more surprised when I heard it.
‘No, then the farm owner can save 66 million won in 3 years?’
If you have 4 drones, you can create work efficiency similar to that of humans. The money was only 6 million won at least.
“CEO Oh. Raise the drone price to 3 million won.”
“Yes? 3 million won? Wouldn’t you think it’s a bit expensive though?”
“If you calculate it, it’s only 3 million won and 12 million won for the 4th season. You have to pay 72 million won to use people? But you can save 60 million won.”
“….that’s true, but.”
“Instead, please support interest-free installments for farm owners. Then, the immediate burden will be reduced.”
“Ooh. Yes. I see. Then we’ll proceed like that.”
Representative Oh nodded as if he agreed.
“Then prepare for that.”
“yes!”
“Let’s go Cheolwoo.”
“huh.”
Minseok and I left LFH.
* * *
Lee Cheol-woo and Cha Min-seok left, CEO Oh thought.
‘Wow, you two are really great. How do I make a product like this and come up with a sales strategy?’
What surprised him more than anything was the MK-1 made by Cheol-woo Lee.
‘I was dubious even when I said I would make it at first.’
When Lee Cheol-woo said he was making an automatic harvesting robot. he couldn’t believe it As the person who runs AHS, CEO Oh was well aware of the problems with harvesting and was looking for a solution.
However, no matter how much I searched, I couldn’t find a way.
Crops did not grow in batches like wheat or rice, and harvesting them while distinguishing them one by one was, in a way, a human domain.
I did, but I thought… … . The recently completed MK-1 was showing amazing performance.
It is a machine, even if it yields less than a man. I was able to work 24 hours a day, and if it was not enough, I just had to buy more.
The price is also very good.
‘Even if you sell it for 3 million won, you can save more than 20 million won a year? That’s ridiculous.’
The results were extraordinary.
It was impossible to have a small farm with one or two hands when harvesting in full swing. Such large farms employed 10 or more people.
10 people could save 200 million a year.
And how many such farms are there?
‘If you look at the country… … . The amount saved on labor costs alone will exceed tens of billions of won. A few hundred trillion would be ridiculous if we were to compare it to the entire world.’
This project was not limited to Korea.
It was expected that it would be possible to save an astronomical amount of labor costs only in Korea and globally.
‘Innovation, no… … . Is it a revolution?’
Even growing crops automatically was a revolution. By the way, since harvesting was done automatically, it couldn’t have been a revolution.
‘There will be no more soaring food prices.’
Although there are still only 10 species, he thought that if they continue to develop, a society where it is difficult to obtain food will not come.
‘Is it the second agricultural revolution?’
A new agricultural revolution, he thought, would come again. And I was admiring myself at the center of the stage.
* * *
After a while, LFH, which was ready for sales, began promoting in earnest.
“Hello~ I’m from LFH.”
Manager Jeong Jae-min, who works in LFH’s automatic harvesting robot division, visited the farmhouse to run business directly.
“LFH? Where did you install AHS?”
“Yes. That’s right, seniors. Are you using AHS well?”
“Heh heh, it’s nice to hear that this came from the headquarters. Then, it’s being used well. Shouldn’t it be seen as just harvesting rather than using it?”
“Is that so?”
“That’s right, we haven’t touched anything. Picking crops is work, work. So what did you come for?”
“I’m here because of that.”
“That thing? What happened?”
“Didn’t you say picking crops is your job? This time we made a robot to help with that. We’re here to promote it.”
“Oh?”
“We just launched a drone called MK-1. It’s an automatic harvesting robot.”
“An automatic harvesting robot?”
“Yes. That’s right. Here’s a guide, so let’s take a look.”
He handed out a pamphlet promoting the MK-1.
“Huh? What is this? Automatic harvesting?”
“Yes, that’s right. The drones fly around the farm, automatically harvesting and loading into carriers. All the farmer has to do is sell the crops in the carriers.”
“Is this real? Isn’t it a lie?”
“hahahahaha, we made AHS, so there’s no way they could lie.”
“……I draw that. Still, there is something like this?”
The farmer couldn’t believe it.
“Yes. It was something CEO Lee Chul-woo was researching recently, and it has been completed.”
“Lee Cheol-woo? That car engine engineer? Why is he?”
“Oh, didn’t you know? LFH is a subsidiary of LF Group. And LF is headed by CEO Chul-Woo Lee.”
“Ah? Was it like that? Somehow, I thought AHS was very well made.”
“hahahahaha, you’re really amazing.”
“So how the hell is this even possible?”
“Have you heard of artificial intelligence?”
“Artificial intelligence…? Um, that Go?”
“Oh, you know. Yes. CEO Lee Cheol-woo also made this product using artificial intelligence. The computer automatically recognizes crops, calculates the coordinates and harvests them. And automatically recharges them…(omitted)… … so it is automatically put into the carrier.”
The farm owner shook his head as he listened to Manager Jeong’s explanation.
“I don’t know if you can explain such technical things. Anyway, it’s artificial intelligence or something made with that technology, right?”
“Yes, it is.”
“Okay, how much?”
“The price of one drone is 3 million won, and the carrier is … (omitted) …”
“Three million won is a bit burdensome.”
“3 million won is not a burdensome amount at all. 4 drones do the work for one worker. And if you calculate it compared to the labor cost, you will save about 20 million won a year. We are supporting , so why not use the interest-free installment plan?”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes, I’m sure. 100% refund is possible if the information is different from the information in the pamphlet.”
The farmer thought for a moment and said.
“Then, order 4 drones and a carrier first.”
“Thank you. Excellent choice. Then we will help you with the contract and setup right away.”
“Draw.”
Manager Jeong gave some papers to the farm owner, who signed them.
And the employees who came with Manager Jeong took out four drones and a carrier and started setting things up to fit the farm.
and after a while
“Setting is over.”
“Is it over sooner than expected?”
“Yes. Of course.”
“Then can I use it right away?”
“Yes. That’s right. I’ll start it right away.”
Manager Jeong immediately started operating the MK-1.
Wee-ing- Weeing-
MK-1. The 4th machine moved around and gathered various initial data.
Again, not long after, the MK-1 began harvesting crops in earnest.
After about 10 minutes, a drone approached the carrier and poured the crops it had harvested.
“……This is automatic? Crazy.”
The farmer was amazed to see it.