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Chapter 997 Incredible intelligent manufacturing factory!

If among the scientists participating in the "World Conference of Ten Thousand Scientists", which scientist has the clearest objection to Qin Ke's idea of ​​"using artificial intelligence to control the implementation of the planetary shield plan", it is definitely Britton. ·Professor Dixon.

Professor Britton Dixon can be said to be the absolute authority on artificial intelligence. He taught in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University for nearly ten years, and then turned to be responsible for the research work of the Stanford University Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, specializing in the direction of artificial intelligence. In his 40th year, he co-founded DeepMind with Demis Hassabis. Soon DeepMind was acquired by Google, and he turned to serve as the chief designer of the "Artificial Intelligence Laboratory" and was responsible for the development of AlphaGo.

At the age of fifty-one, Professor Britton Dixon agreed to OpenAI's $90 million annual salary and jumped to the "Artificial Intelligence Chat Model" team because he believed that he had differences with the new team's ideas on artificial intelligence. serves as the technical director. It is precisely because of his joining that the new chat robot model ChatGPT was born.

But later he was not satisfied with just developing a "chat robot", so he decided to start his own business and founded a "Dixon Coleman AI Intelligent Manufacturing R&D Laboratory" to specialize in realizing intelligent automated manufacturing with artificial intelligence. At present, his team has more than 300 people and has in-depth cooperation with the Stanford University Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and the Google Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

Precisely because he knows the current situation of artificial intelligence and intelligent manufacturing very well, Professor Britton Dixon does not agree with Qin Ke’s grand plan for the application of artificial intelligence.

This impression changed slightly after he visited the experimental factory of "Lime Els United Technology R&D Company". The level of intelligent automation there has actually surpassed his "Dixon Coleman AI Intelligent Manufacturing R&D Laboratory”!

But in his heart, he just felt "more powerful than me, but only a little more powerful than me". After all, DeepMind's artificial intelligence has begun to magnetically control the plasma configuration in the tokamak device, helping to achieve the goal of achieving sustainable results. Controlling nuclear fusion, the experimental factory of "Ling Lemon Els United Technology R&D Company" could not give him a too amazing feeling.

"Why are you so dazed, Britton." Britton Dixon felt a chill on his face, but his good friend Professor Darren Coleman, who is also a top expert in artificial intelligence, put the cold canned coffee on his face. on the face.

Darren Coleman worked with him at OpenAL, and later joined him to found a laboratory. The "Dixon Coleman" in the name of "Dickson Coleman AI Intelligent Manufacturing R&D Laboratory" is from the two of them. Surname. The two can be said to be the best friends.

"Nothing." Britton Dixon took the coffee, raised his head and took a deep sip. The cold liquid flowed into his throat, refreshing him.

Darren Coleman patted him on the shoulder: "I can guess it even if you don't tell me. Are you still doubtful about Academician Qin's 'artificial intelligence application plan'? I think it's time for you to recognize the reality now, that He is a 'god'. At least since he has been engaged in scientific research, his judgments have never been wrong. Don't you know how powerful the 'earthquake prediction model' last week was? It predicted strong earthquakes five days in advance, with an error rate of only 0.01 %! To be honest, I have never believed in any 'god', but now I am truly convinced of him."

Britton Dixon: "I know he's great at math, and he's great at physics, but in artificial intelligence..."

After spending four agonizing hours, Britton Dixon, Darren Coleman, Robert Carter and more than two hundred scientists who were also interested took the bus in batches and walked for almost an hour. After going through many checkpoints, we finally arrived in front of a five-story building.

Britton Dixon was a little unbelievable: "Robert, are you sure?"

Speaking of this, Britton Dixon's tone became a little more eager:

Darren Coleman suddenly became interested: "Is it the 'intelligent manufacturing factory' that is said to have assembled the most advanced industrial robot equipment in the world?"

Can we see it in the afternoon?

Britton Dixon couldn't help but look down at the time on his phone. It was only 10 a.m., and there were still 4 hours left...

"I admit that he is also very good at computers, but he hasn't touched computer research for a long time. The company we visited last time was only sponsored by him for research and development. The level of intelligent manufacturing there is very high, but I think they It just occupies the advantage of time and data, and this advantage has reached its limit. Don’t we know best where the limits of artificial intelligence are? Its growth depends on deep learning algorithms, and any deep learning algorithm currently requires Huge, correct data!”

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Darren Coleman said: "Yes, I know this very well, but I also know very well that the scientific research community originally believed that earthquakes could not be accurately predicted before the technology to directly and effectively monitor the state of the earth's surface emerged. Yes, but Academician Qin successfully predicted earthquakes through some data that could be indirectly monitored and based on the fluid movement of energy fluctuations. I think that since he proposed such an idea, he should be confident enough, and he never fights without confidence. , I have full confidence in Academician Qin’s ability and character.”

At this moment, Robert Carter, a member of the same group, trotted over excitedly: "Professor Coleman, Professor Dixon, I heard that we are going to visit Academician Qin's 'intelligent manufacturing factory' this afternoon. It is said to be built in ' In the FSJT0001' site, our first launch tower in the future will be manufactured by this 'smart manufacturing factory'!"

Britton Dixon rubbed his forehead as he heard this. He found that his friend had become a bit strange. He used to always question authority and never admit defeat. How could he become such a "brainless fan"?

No matter how godly Academician Qin is, he is still a human being. He is not a "god" in the true sense!

Robert Carter shook his head: "I have only seen a photo that was not very clear. From the appearance, it is similar to the robots seen in our science fiction movies, but the specific performance is unknown. You have to see it with your own eyes to know. I’m here to inform you that it will leave at two o’clock in the afternoon and there will be a bus to pick you up at the door, so don’t miss the time!”

Robert Carter was beaming: "Yes, that's it! I also heard that many of the AI ​​algorithms in this 'intelligent manufacturing factory' were written by Academician Qin himself. At present, robots can be built based on the design drawings, and it's not us. The lower-level robots I saw last time at the 'Lime Els United Technology R&D Company' are real robots that look very sci-fi!"

Darren Coleman spread his hands: "Britton, I know you have always regarded yourself as a genius in artificial intelligence research and development, but don't forget, Academician Qin is also a computer genius, and a god-level genius. He was famous for making trouble in high school. I wrote an operating system with a playful mentality. Now based on the subsequent optimized and improved version of this operating system, it has occupied more than 50% of the global market, and the market share in Xia State is as high as 99%, from mobile phones to PCs to servers. Total domination! Faced with such an unreasonable god-level genius, you will have no choice but to admit defeat no matter how unconvinced you are."

"But looking around the world, there are still a lot of problems in data related to intelligent manufacturing and intelligent control with artificial intelligence as the core, such as insufficient data volume, low data quality, too high data annotation costs, etc. These are all constraints An important factor in the development of artificial intelligence! Moreover, artificial intelligence lacks deep data semantic mining, making it difficult to conduct semantic reasoning. There are still errors in information recognition that cannot be ignored! Now even the most intelligent electric vehicles will have accidents caused by artificial intelligence from time to time. !" He placed the coffee in his hand heavily on the table and gritted his teeth:

"Until these problems faced by artificial intelligence are solved, I don't think the idea of ​​directly using artificial intelligence to lead the construction of launch towers as mentioned by Academician Qin can be realized, let alone the subsequent complete control of the planetary shield by artificial intelligence. ', resisted the super giant solar storm! Darren, don't you know this very well? "

Darren Koeman hurriedly thanked him, and then said: "Let's set off together then, Britton. The answer you want to find may be found in the afternoon."

Britton Dixon took a deep breath, calmed down his rapid heartbeat, and looked at the five-story building in front of him that didn't even have a sign.

From the outside, if it weren't for the obvious heavy-duty lifts on both sides of the building, it wouldn't look like an intelligent manufacturing factory. Instead, it looks like a fashionable shopping mall building.

However, the ten-meter-high steel wire mesh on the outside and the strict security personnel at five posts and ten posts do add a bit of mystery and unpredictability to the building. Britton Dixon looked around, but did not see Academician Qin or Academician Ning, nor the advanced robots that were rumored to be like those in science fiction movies. Only the familiar academician assistant Miss Chen Ya was waiting in front of the building.

Chen Yaji said politely: "Gentlemen and ladies, please enter from here, and then you can visit by yourself. Please be careful not to touch the equipment at will. If you have any questions during the visit and want to be explained, you can use the simultaneous interpretation on your mobile phone If you ask questions on the APP, artificial intelligence will answer your questions.”

After saying that, Chen Ya stepped aside and gave way to the entrance of the glass door.

No one explained it? Is the entire process answered by artificial intelligence? Britton Dixon and everyone looked at each other with curiosity and surprise.

Britton Dixon was the first to walk in without hesitation, but as soon as he entered the bright hall, he was stunned.

They saw a nearly two-meter-tall robot standing in front of them. Even Britton Dixon had watched many robot-related science fiction movies and was used to seeing all kinds of lifelike large-scale mecha models, but when he saw this robot At this time, he still gasped subconsciously.

The highly anthropomorphic form is streamlined overall, with pure white outer armor, slender limbs, strong waist, broad chest, plus a head wearing a protective helmet. If it were not equipped with firearms, it could be said that It looks like a future mecha warrior.

And what was different from those mecha models was that Britton Dixon could clearly feel that the robot was looking at him with a human-like, substantial gaze.

Then the robot smiled. Yes, it smiled. Obviously, the robot did not have a mouth, but Britton Dixon could clearly "see" it smiling. This feeling was particularly incredible.

The next second, a voice came from the Bluetooth headset worn by Britton Dixon: "Hello everyone, welcome to this 'intelligent manufacturing factory', I am artificial intelligence, I won't mention my name, you can call me As 'Mr. Artificial Intelligence', of course, if you like female voices, you can also call me 'Miss Artificial Intelligence', and I will immediately switch to a female voice. Now I am providing you with various services through the 'Simultaneous Interpretation' APP. A kind of interpretive service.”

"The body you see now, my body, was produced automatically here. There was no human engineer involved in the entire production process."

"However, although I look handsome, due to current technology, I cannot automatically transform into a car or airplane as you imagine, nor can I participate in war. I still love peace more."

"You want to know what my body can do? I can probably do anything that humans can do, such as..." The robot turned somersaults flexibly, and did a few more basketball slaps and fake moves. action, and finally picked up a small screw from the ground with his fingers.

Everyone, including Britton Dixon, was stunned. This was the first time they had seen a robot that was so flexible and whose movements were so smooth that they were indistinguishable from humans!

Even when landing an inverted somersault, the movements of landing on the toes as much as possible and squatting down slightly to reduce the pressure on the knees and the sound of landing are no different from humans!

"Of course, aside from the functional limitations of this body, I can do more things, such as managing this 'intelligent manufacturing factory'. Basically, as long as I have the correct design drawings and enough materials, I can We can help you manufacture most things, except of course weapons. We do not produce weapons here. I love peace, thank you. Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention it. Welcome all scientists to the 'intelligent manufacturing factory'!"

The robot bowed slightly, put its arms in front of it, and performed a standard Western etiquette.

Following its movements, the arms of nearly twenty large industrial machines neatly arranged on the first floor all drooped downwards, as if they were also saluting.

"Okay, this 'intelligent manufacturing factory' will next demonstrate the manufacturing of a new intelligent electric car that has not yet been released. I would like to thank Xiaxia Guobiadi Company for providing the concept new car design drawings free of charge, and thank them for their artificial intelligence. The greatest support for intelligence and intelligent manufacturing." After the robot finished speaking, he snapped his fingers and said loudly: "Guys, start working!"

Then Britton Dixon, Darren Coleman, and Robert Carter witnessed the "most spectacular" scene in their lives. Hundreds of large and small industrial equipment were operating simultaneously on the five floors. AGVs were transporting materials. On the first floor, Some of the industrial robots directly use steel plates to knock out the appearance of cars, and some start to manufacture bearings...

From the inverter to the rectifier, from the power steering system to the body to the braking system, from the flywheel to the chassis to the tires to the engine... In addition to the chip and battery core, all parts of an electric car, down to every screw, Every piece of steel plate, and even the final spray painting, are all completed by this intelligent manufacturing factory with tacit understanding and incredible efficiency.

In the end, it only took less than an hour, and a new car with the smell of paint that had not completely dissipated appeared in front of everyone. It also automatically circled the outside of the building several times, performing a hundred meters of acceleration, sudden braking, and drifting. Wait for a series of test runs.

The whole place was quiet. After a while, Robert Carter was so excited that his voice trembled and said, "It's amazing. As long as factories like this are promoted, all industrial products will be personalized in the future." It’s not a dream. This is the future of artificial intelligence... This is the future of intelligent manufacturing..."

Darren Coleman pushed his partner next to him and said: "Britton, I kind of doubt that I have traveled fifty years in the future..."

Britton Dixon swallowed with some difficulty and moistened his dry throat: "I find you are right, Darren, Academician Qin is really a god...I really start to believe it now, Academician Qin The future of artificial intelligence depicted!"

(End of this chapter)