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Recently, the distribution market is facing a huge wave called artificial intelligence. As confirmed at the CEO Forum hosted by Maeil Business Newspaper, companies are using AI as a ‘personal shopper’ rather than a simple tool and are using new strategies to maximize customer purchase conversion rates. We have now reached a level where consumers can save themselves the trouble of searching for products themselves and choose the optimal product suggested by AI. This represents a fundamental change in the distribution paradigm and is a representative example of how technology can accurately read human desires and maximize economic efficiency. This digital transformation has become a prerequisite for survival for companies, and future market competition will depend on who dominates customer experience through more sophisticated data analysis.

On the other hand, the political world is experiencing severe internal strife due to issues of transparency and accountability in election management that have emerged since the local elections. The shortage of ballots in certain regions and the controversy over preservation of ballot box evidence go beyond simple administrative errors and appear to be spreading into distrust of the election system as a whole. Some politicians, including Rep. Jang Dong-hyuk, are strongly advocating for re-election and are even talking about the abolition of early voting, but it is difficult to avoid criticism that this has been transformed into a tool of political strife, coupled with the internal battle over responsibility within the party. A series of noises revealed while the court was reviewing an application for evidence preservation clearly show how much energy our society expends when the flower of democracy called elections loses technical and administrative trust.

The situation within the Democratic Party is also complicated. The leadership, centered on Rep. Chung Cheong-rae, is trying to strengthen internal solidarity through the message that ‘the people are eternal and the regime is short’ even as criticism and responsibility for the regime erupt. However, within the party, there are constant concerns about resignation and a decline in approval ratings. The dissonance in protocol, such as Rep. Chung Cheong-rae's absence and Rep. Kim Min-seok's attendance at the farewell event for Representative Lee Jae-myung's visit, suggests a subtle change in the dynamics within the party. Rumors of the return of former emergency committee chairman Han Dong-hoon are also intertwined with the issue of the ruling party's next leadership, pushing the political situation further into the fog, and it is difficult to erase the impression that the strategic actions of both parties surrounding the recovery process after the election defeat are focused on party strategy rather than public consensus.

What is noteworthy is the stark contrast between the clear results brought about by technological innovation and the regressive conflict shown by politics. While the distribution industry is eliminating uncertainty and building customer trust through AI technology, politics is buried in conspiracy theories and shifting responsibility, failing to secure trust even in the most basic system of elections. Putting aside the fact that politics cannot keep up with technological progress, it is very unfortunate that administrative errors that occur during the election process, which is the foundation of democracy, are not systematically resolved and are only used as a source of political strife. Ultimately, what the people want is a daily life where they can enjoy the benefits of technology, and the restoration of a just and transparent political system that can keep that daily life safe.