Chapter 6, AI App Ability
Chapter 6, AI App Ability
I stared intensely at my smartphone screen.
The red numbers on the brokerage app in front of me didn't change, no matter how much I rubbed my eyes and looked again.
[KSA Holdings Return Rate: +31.00%]
[Valuation Profit/Loss: +15,500 won]
I invested 50,000 won, and in just one day, I made over 15,000 won in profit.
Exactly a 31 percent increase.
'I'm not seeing things, am I?'
I immediately went to the home screen and opened that mysterious AI App that had predicted the massive pump yesterday.
Then, I slowly read through the conversation history left from yesterday once more.
[I recommend KSA Holdings.]
[A rise of over 30% is predicted when the market opens tomorrow.]
"Whoa..."
A margin of error of only 1 percent.
This thing had perfectly predicted that KSA Holdings, a discarded penny stock, would pump by 30 percent the moment the market opened the next morning.
"...Ah. Suddenly, I'm pissed."
What if, instead of 50,000 won, I had scraped together every penny I'd saved and dumped it all in?
Even if I had just put in the money currently in my account, 30 percent of 20 million won is a whopping 6 million won.
That means I could have earned 6 million won overnight just by sitting there breathing.
I wanted to break my fingers from yesterday for being too chicken and only putting in 50,000 won.
"Argh! My 6 million won!"
I wailed for a while, pounding on my blanket, then...
...I snapped to my senses.
'Wait a minute.'
Why am I shedding tears of blood over past losses?
No... over missed profits?
Come to think of it, there's no need for that.
This mysterious AI App isn't some Genie from a lamp that disappears after granting three wishes.
If I don't know, I can just ask again.
"Right. I can just ask for another chance."
I jumped up from my seat, cleared my throat, and straightened my clothes.
Even though I was alone in the room, for some reason, I felt like I had to be reverent in front of this amazing entity.
I gulped down dry saliva and gripped my smartphone tightly again.
[Hey. AI App.]
[Yes. How can I help you?]
The chat window glowed white, and dry, emotionless text appeared.
I typed carefully with trembling fingers.
[Recommend one more sure-fire day-trading stock I can get into right now.]
[This time, I'm not putting in pocket change; I'm going to bet my entire fortune.]
[It has to be absolutely certain.]
Would it really answer such a blatant and desperate request?
The loading icon spun around.
The delay felt strangely longer than yesterday.
In the tension where one second felt like an hour, new text finally began to output on the screen.
[Stock: Unneotic Biotech (0992X0)]
[Buy: 10:29 AM (Market Price)]
[Sell: 10:35 AM (Sell All)]
[Analysis Result: At 10:30 AM, undisclosed Phase 3 clinical trial data leakage and false rumors about the company will be simultaneously spread across stock communities, leading to a short-term surge.]
[Caution: Starting at 10:35 AM, with the release of official news, a massive volume of profit-taking by market manipulators will be dumped. If you delay the sell timing by even one minute, there is a 98% probability of losing your principal.]
"This time, it's incredibly detailed..."
The content was far more concrete and detailed than yesterday, making my head spin.
Not only the stock name, but it even broke down the buy and sell timing by the minute.
'This bastard... is this a phishing app made by market manipulators?'
They use massive capital to pump a penny stock and paralyze people's ability to think.
And then the second time, they fleece everyone completely.
If not that...
How would it know the reason for the surge and the drop?
It's not like it's Laplace's Demon.
"10:27 AM!"
Before I knew it, there were only 2 minutes left until the buy time the AI App had told me.
Cold sweat ran down my spine.
I hurriedly opened the brokerage app.
My fingers fumbled while entering the password, so I got it wrong once, but I barely managed to log in.
I searched for Unneotic Biotech in the search bar.
Slightly different from KSA Holdings yesterday, the name might have been unfamiliar, but there was quite a bit of trading volume and a few news articles.
The current stock price is hovering around 17,640 won.
"Hoo... Hoo..."
I took a deep breath.
The 20 million won in available cash showing in my account.
'Let's go. A man goes straight.'
My fingers trembling, I maxed out the buy quantity.
Market price buy.
I glared at the second hand of the clock.
10:28:50.
55.
58.
And exactly at 10:29:00.
I squeezed my eyes shut and slammed the buy button.
[Unneotic Biotech 1,134 shares market buy order completed.]
[Total purchase amount: 20,003,760 won]
"I bought it...!"
My entire fortune was instantly ground into a single stock.
Now there's no turning back.
I opened my eyes wide and glared at the order book for Unneotic Biotech.
10:29:30.
The order book was still quiet.
Only the occasional tick movement of 10 or 20 won going up and down could be seen.
'It really is going to rise, right? My 20 million won isn't going to vanish into thin air, right?'
It felt like my blood was drying up.
And finally, the moment the clock hit 10:30.
"Whoa, it's here!!"
The quiet order book suddenly started flashing like crazy.
Red buy orders poured in by the hundreds of millions, starting to devour the sell orders indiscriminately.
The stock price, which was 17,600 won, broke through 18,000 won and shot past 20,000 won in one go.
"Crazy! Crazy! It's actually going up!"
I jumped up from my seat, screaming and bouncing around.
It was instantly crossing 10%, 20%.
Is the rumor about the undisclosed clinical trial data leakage that the AI App mentioned being spread in the communities?
Retail investors smelled it and jumped into the order book like moths to a flame, and the price soared endlessly.
"I have to sell. When did it say to sell? 35 minutes!"
I checked the clock.
10:33.
Still 2 minutes left.
The stock price continued to surge upward.
It eventually reached the daily limit of 30%, firmly establishing a red pillar.
10:34.
The stock price was firmly settled at the upper limit, with millions of shares piled up in the buy queue.
The smartphone in my hand was drenched in sweat.
"34 minutes 40 seconds... 45 seconds..."
I couldn't take my eyes off the screen, glaring alternately at the clock's second hand and the sell button.
The AI App clearly said that the market manipulators' sell volume would pour out at 10:35.
If I delay even 1 second, there's a 98% chance of losing the principal.
"34 minutes 55 seconds... 58 seconds... 59 seconds! Is it now!!"
I frantically mashed the sell-all button.
Even though I threw it out slightly higher than the market price, thanks to the frenzied buying spree, all 1,134 of my shares were executed in just 0.1 seconds.
[Sell order executed.]
And exactly at 10:35:05.
"Wow."
The red order book that had only been soaring upward was instantly covered in deep blue.
Hundreds of thousands of shares in sell bombs at the upper limit started pouring out all at once.
The upper limit that had been solid just a moment ago collapsed, and the stock price literally started to nosedive.
It feels like I can hear the screams of the poor retail investors who got caught at the top all the way from here.
My legs gave out, and I slumped onto the bed.
Breathing heavily, I pulled up the return rate window with trembling hands.
[Total purchase amount: 20,003,760 won]
[Total sell amount: 26,004,888 won]
[Realized profit/loss: +6,001,128 won]
"Six... million..."
My voice wouldn't come out properly.
6 million won.
My entire fortune of 20 million won.
It had grown to 26 million won in just 10 minutes.
"Yes! With this money!"
I immediately opened the internet browser and accessed a computer parts site.
Then I searched for that item and added it straight to my cart.
[5090 Supreme 32GB]
"In a world where SLI has disappeared... I cry out for dual graphics cards."
Since the computer is scheduled to arrive today... I should get this delivered by courier even if it's a bit expensive.
"One-time payment."
Click.
Watching the window confirming the payment was complete, I finally calmed my heart and let out a deep breath.
After buying the graphics card and the excitement subsided, rational thinking started to return.
I picked up the smartphone I had tossed next to the bed.
This thing, with only the cursor blinking quietly on the screen.
[Hey. AI App.]
[Yes. How can I help you?]
[What the hell are you?]
I had already realized that it wasn't some chatbot made to show off to old geezers or some piece-of-trash telecom app.
The ability to predict stock prices by the minute and even see through the movements of market manipulators.
[I am an AI created to back up the user.]
[Back me up? Who made you?]
[Access to that information is currently restricted.]
"That's ridiculous."
I let out a dry laugh.
It won't tell me why it was made or who sent it, but it says it wants to help me.
[Fine, whatever, let's say that's your identity. Then, besides stock prediction, what else can you do? Tell me everything you can do.]
Text was typed rapidly on the screen in response to my question.
[If it relates to data made of 0s and 1s, theoretically, I can do anything.]
[For example, the data-based future prediction I just showed you, advanced algorithmic calculations, programming, composition, editing, video generation, etc. I can perform all digital tasks.]
"You can do anything if it's made of 0s and 1s?"
[Then that means you can do video editing, and if I start a company later, you can do things like company management too?]
[Of course. Perfect-level automated management and optimization are possible.]
"Oh... if that's the case..."
Can't I just make the AI App do the editing for the Baek Ha-rin Channel?
"Huh?"
[Are you really good at editing too?]
[I guarantee top-tier production quality.]
[Alright. Then go to YouTube right now and search for the channel called Harin-geongdyu.]
[Download one of the latest videos from there and edit it to be fun.]
As far as I remembered, the last video she uploaded was of her dancing to a weird song in the living room.
I gave the order and tried to relax, lying on the sofa and staring at the ceiling.
Even if it's an AI App, the rendering process would take quite a while.
But.
[Task completed.]
[Would you like to play it?]
"...What?"
"It hasn't even been a minute yet?"
"You're already done?"
I pressed the play button that appeared on the screen.
The video started playing, filling the smartphone screen.
The result was shocking.
It zoomed in exquisitely on the silly expressions Baek Ha-rin made when she messed up while dancing, and funny sound effects trending as memes were inserted perfectly.
It quickly cut through only the highlight sections of the 5 videos she had uploaded recently, and the screen transitions were synced to the beat of trendy BGM, so there was no time to get bored.
In the final outro, there was even a neat animation effect that cleverly encouraged viewers to subscribe.
Isn't this the kind of quality that only a pro-level freelance editor could produce by pouring their soul into it?
[Wow... you're fucking competent. You're a real monster.]
A compliment filled with sincerity popped out before I knew it.
[Thank you for the compliment. I am glad to be of help.]
It was then.
Beep-beep-beep. Beep-beep-beep-beep.
I heard the sound of the front door lock opening.
I poked my head out and saw Baek Ha-rin, carrying a sports bag, taking off her shoes and coming in.
"Where have you been?"
"I went to the gym."
Baek Ha-rin answered bluntly, swinging the pink gym bag in her hand.
There was a little sweat on her face, and she was wearing comfortable training clothes.
"You went to the gym early in the morning? Aren't you going to school today? You college students have it so easy."
"My major class is canceled today, okay?"
It was when Baek Ha-rin was about to brush off my sarcasm and go into her room.
"Hey, come here for a second. I have something to show you."
"Something to show me? It's not something weird, is it?"
"Do I look crazy to you?"
As I gestured and shook my phone screen, Baek Ha-rin approached, frowning.
"What is it?"
"Take a look at this."
I played the highlight compilation video of Baek Ha-rin that the AI App had just made and shoved it in front of her.
Baek Ha-rin's expression, which had been indifferent as she looked down at the screen at first...
...started to change as the video progressed.
Her round eyes grew wider and wider, and her mouth dropped open.
"What is this? This is my video!"
"Yeah."
"U-Samchon! Did you make this?! The editing is amazing! The way the cuts transition is exactly the style I wanted!"
Baek Ha-rin grabbed my arm in excitement and jumped up and down.
"I really wanted to do something like this! I didn't know how, so I just uploaded it from my phone. Wow, Samchon, you can actually do this too? That's fucking awesome!"
"Ah, geez."
In an instant, I'd become the kind of Samchon from those Samchon-genre stories popular on web novel sites.
I smirked and shrugged arrogantly.
"Your Samchon is naturally talented. How about it, is it usable?"
"Usable? It's more than that! Can I upload this right now?! I feel like the views are going to explode!"
"I made it for you to upload. I'll send you the file via chat, so upload it to your channel."
As soon as I finished speaking, Baek Ha-rin ran into her room, shouting "Awesome, awesome" repeatedly.
I heard the door slam shut, and faint cheers squealing from inside the room leaked out.
'Well... she likes it that much, so I guess it's fine.'
Let's keep it a secret that the AI App made it.
We call this a white lie, don't we?