”I get scared when the bell rings...” IU previously confessed to having a ”telephone phobia”... Could this be the catalyst for the emergence of a surprising AI service?

"Actually, no matter what I do, I can't make a call." Singer and actress IU once said on her YouTube channel "Lee Ji Geum [IU
In the interview with "Mr. Official," she confessed to having "phone phobia." She said, "Telephone calls make it extremely difficult for me."
He also mentioned, "Even if I just want to talk to my mother, it's a bit inconvenient when the phone rings," revealing the pressure he feels about phone calls.
IU is not the only one who is familiar with email and messengers.
Among the 1980s and 2000s generation (those born in the 1980s and 2000s) there are many cases where making phone calls is inconvenient. In fact, a survey conducted on a job search portal site found that 100% of teenagers
The results showed that 4 out of 10 people experience "call phobia." For young people who find it difficult to make phone calls, artificial intelligence (AI) is finally being used to answer the phone on their behalf.
A service that can even help you with this has appeared, garnering attention. The main character of this service is the AI call agent "ixi-O," which was officially launched by LG Uplus on the 7th (today).
One of the key features is "telephone answering." As the name suggests, this is a function where an AI answers the phone on your behalf and continues the conversation with the other party. The AI talks to the other party and saves the contents of the conversation.
This can be useful when you are in a situation where you cannot answer the phone or when you do not want to answer a call from an unknown number.