Tech Hammer

What is it like to experience three extreme emotional changes in one day? John Black felt he was well qualified to speak on this subject. If the heart is not good, the person may really die.

From the feeling of elation last night, to the peak of pride before taking the stage today, to the shock of being hit in the head during the press conference, and to the panic when I learned that I might have to shoulder a huge blame before I woke up. He was at a loss, his mood hit rock bottom, and then he suddenly learned that the person at the top of the world's pyramid made a phone call to the old man in front of him specifically for him, inviting him to go to China to teach in the world's top class...

This heart-wrenching journey is like a person suddenly falling ill when he is extremely excited and about to die, only to be saved by a miraculous doctor. At the moment when Ning Wei's suggestion came out of the old man's mouth, John Black suddenly thought of finishing Little Watson's last question.

"Do you like Huaxia?"

At this time, John Black felt that he had a standard answer: "I like it, I like it very much. I wish I could get a visa now, fly there immediately, and then stay in that mysterious Eastern country for the rest of my life!"

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Of course this was just a beautiful vision for John Blake.

Whether you can stay in China forever depends on whether you can successfully obtain Chinese nationality.

However, this matter was not something he could participate in. In fact, whether he can leave or when he can leave is not his decision. This probably depends on whether Ning Wei's attitude is firm and the brain circuits of some big figures who participated in this conference think about the problem.

To be honest, it's not an easy life when one's fate is entirely in the hands of others. The game between big bosses may only be a matter of a few phone calls, but these few phone calls may determine the fate of countless ordinary people.

This is probably the sorrow of ordinary people. Everyone feels that their destiny is in their own hands, but they don't know that many times the so-called unpredictable destiny has actually been decided long ago, but no one informed them beforehand.

John Black once thought that he had already transcended the category of ordinary people, but now it seems that the most he can do is know some possible results in advance than ordinary people. This is actually more painful than not knowing anything.

Not to mention that these days, the daily insults and arguments on the Internet without any technical content made John Black feel exhausted. Not surprisingly, IBM's stock began to plummet. Although there have been some struggles these days, plummeting, technical rallies, and then plummeting again. Hundreds of billions have been wiped out...

Although it was not John Black's money that fell, the way it fell still frightened him. After all, for many people, losing money is really more painful than dying. Although the rise and fall of the stock market may seem to outsiders to be nothing more than a transfer of virtual wealth, for the shareholders who are involved, it is really a loss of wealth on paper.

These people probably want him dead.

Not to mention that it wasn’t just IBM that fell. As soon as Ning Wei’s paper came out, technology stocks fell miserably. Except for Apple, which has always maintained a cooperative relationship with a certain Chinese research institute and Huawei, the stock price of one of them has begun to be unfavorable.

No way, whether that paper is correct is another matter, but it is really digging into the foundation of future science and technology.

As a well-known technology commentator said: "If this is true, then there is no doubt that China has obtained the key to the future, and we can either choose to lower our heads and follow each other into the same door, or go back to the same door. Stone Age."

This sentence sounds pessimistic, but it is so practical that it is irrefutable.

After all, the discussion about artificial intelligence in the paper is actually more disappointing than monopoly. Other monopolistic behaviors can also be interfered with through off-site factors, but if strong artificial intelligence cannot coexist, it means that China, which has already taken the lead, will be invincible in this field. It also means that unless there are major changes and opportunities, this area will no longer be able to catch up...

The profits from high-tech patents can no longer be maintained. Coupled with the extreme hollowing out of the industry, the social impact is visible to the naked eye. This is no longer simply a problem of economic downturn, but a problem of all-round backwardness.

Originally, some high-ranking people still had ideas, but the advent of the Global Cigarette Lighting System and Mir finally forced these people to suppress those ideas.

It can move at high speeds in the sky, even jump out of the atmosphere in ten minutes, stay in outer space for several days, and has the ability to be invisible. Its maximum load weight reaches 65,000 tons. It is paired with extremely precise positioning technology... …

In fact, no one is worried about how many aircraft and missiles Mir can carry, or its delivery capabilities on earth. What’s even more eye-catching is Mir’s ability to stay in outer space for a long time and its ability to move elusively, which means that in extreme cases, only Chinese satellites in the sky may be used...

Even more terrifying is the communication network.

As soon as this article came out, these people probably have no idea what the truth is like inside the world’s Internet now. How much information is in March's search database and how many unknown secrets there are in this world are no longer secrets to March.

There is no doubt that modern communication models have already changed the survival model of human civilization on earth. And it is a comprehensive change, covering all levels. All automation systems rely on basic networks to run, and the higher the degree of automation, the more so.

Any automated system is like a high-rise building built on the foundation of the Internet. Under the foundation are countless network switching devices, including network cables and chips.

IBM dared to show the Watson system to the world, and also invited many big names to the platform on the day of the press conference. This confidence obviously came not only from John Black's guarantee, but also from the test results of IBM.

In fact, when the Watson system came to prominence, there was already a team of hundreds of people. This infant system has been tested for many rounds in multiple fields. It is definitely not just a simple Turing test, but also more accurate. Various command systems, scientific research systems, design capabilities, etc. were extremely comprehensively tested. Although these tests had strict security protocols at the time and were conducted when the network was disconnected, after being connected to the network, the tests had Whether that data is still safe is probably a question mark in everyone's mind.

There is a saying in the investment community that confidence is more important than gold, especially during economic fluctuations, but the scary thing is that suddenly everyone loses confidence.

It is said that Mir has not landed since its first test flight and has been floating in the sky; it is said that several large transport aircraft from China took to the sky and stayed for far longer than their longest flight time before returning to the original airport; it is said that Therefore, Mir was announced because the next-generation aerospace aircraft carrier has entered the formal packaging stage, and it is estimated that it will officially take off in one or two years at most.

There are a lot of gossips, which adds to the panic in the market. The stock prices of a number of technology companies that led to the listing of U.S. stocks once again performed extremely sluggishly. It's not just a simple drop in stock prices, the most terrifying thing is the visible shrinkage in trading volume.

The Chinese side is also very interesting. Since the laboratory has not announced the companies involved in the production of Mir, leading aerospace-related companies have received double attention. The stock prices are not all skyrocketing, but the trading volume has obviously increased. It can rise a little bit every day, and various gossips about which company participated in the construction of Mir are widely spread among various investment groups. Everyone is conclusive. As for whether to believe it or not, that is a matter of opinion.

Fortunately, no matter how noisy the outside world was, no one bothered John Black. He even occasionally received calls from friends to discuss the proof ideas in Ning Wei's latest paper. Yes, work has been suspended recently, allowing him to focus more on academics. After all, there is nothing much to do even if you go to the laboratory. Watson's code has been handed over completely and will be evaluated by specialized people.

This is actually quite good, and it also made John Blake discover that if he doesn't think about fame and fortune and concentrates on research, his life will be more carefree. My only regret is that I don’t dare to go to bars anymore during this period, and I have also lost contact with my current girlfriend.

There’s nothing to complain about, it’s better to do less than to do more.

Finally, a month later, he received a call from someone claiming to be the Human Resources Department of the China International Mathematics Research Center, asking him about his personal wishes and whether he intended to join the Mathematics Center as a graduate tutor in Ningban and artificial intelligence mathematics.

John Black naturally agreed wholeheartedly, and expressed his extremely strong desire to take up a teaching position at Yanbei University on the phone. Even when the topic of salary was discussed, the mathematics genius said righteously that it didn't matter whether he had money or not. He just wanted to be a glorious mathematics professor in the world's top mathematics university.

If these words were heard by the old professors at the Institute of Advanced Mathematics in Princeton, they would probably feel extremely complicated, but at this time, John Black obviously couldn't care so much. Anyway, other schools didn’t send him any money. People should always think more about themselves in this life.

Probably his sincerity moved the staff who called to invite him to teach. That afternoon he received a job invitation letter from the Huaxia International Mathematics Center. It also comes with a detailed introduction on how to apply for a visa, as well as the visa application location and phone number in the state where he is located. This service can be said to be quite considerate.

Of course, this does not mean that he can immediately apply for a visa with his passport, buy a ticket to China, and bid farewell to his life in his hometown. After all, he is still an excellent employee of IBM so far.

So he called the CEO with anxiety and told him that he had received an invitation from Huaxia and hoped to resign with dignity and then leave.

After a brief silence, the person on the other side finally said blessing words calmly: "Okay, John. Submit a resignation report, and then go through the resignation procedures and follow the contract. By the way, I hope you like the new one." Life."

This blessing was somewhat perfunctory and the tone was very bland. It did not even summarize his previous work at IBM and express his gratitude to him. You must know that when the former chief engineer of the Watson system resigned, the treatment was not like this.

Not to mention that if he goes according to the contract, it means that all the stocks he would have been allocated will be returned to the company. The monetary loss is actually huge.

But John Black didn't bother to worry about that now. After spending the most subconsciously fearful month in my life, I have become much less focused on fame, wealth and other people's opinions. People, it's good to be alive. After all, being a professor is a decent profession, and you can live a good life no matter where you are. He also studied this month and found that Ning Wei treated the talents he recruited well in all aspects.

Moreover, the Huaxia International Mathematical Research Center and the March Journal Editorial Department are already together. In recent years, they have attracted many colleagues to work there, so even if they go there, they are not afraid of not having any friends. Yes, John Blake has made complete psychological construction, and now that his fate has finally been settled, his mood is more relaxed than ever.

This is probably life.

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Huaxia, Yanbei University.

Solving John Blake's problem is indeed an easy task for Ning Wei.

In fact, no matter how good John is, he is just a talent. He could have invited people here long ago, but after all, his mind will not be focused on this matter.

In fact, Ningwei is very busy this month. He is so busy that he has no time to stay in the office. His feet want to fly. John Black is lucky to still remember such a person. It’s just that this busyness makes the man in the west Ning Wei never expected that an artificial intelligence expert's mind would become more Buddhist.

The busy thing is naturally some revisions to the previous thirty-year plan.

For a plan related to the development of the next hundred years, it is actually very troublesome to change. It involves the allocation of huge funds, requires the cooperation of external industrial entities, and directly involves the interests of countless front-line researchers.

So on the one hand, I would rather host and participate in various meetings to reunify my thinking, and put the latest and extremely necessary plans on the desks of higher decision-makers. At the same time, I have to visit stakeholders and do my best to persuade them.

The benefits that should be ceded can be temporarily given away, the determination to change plans and plans must be shown, the possible losses must be assessed, and compensation or treatment plans must be given. Of course, the most troublesome thing is actually to soothe people's hearts and calm all kinds of incomprehension. sound.

After all, for front-line researchers, they were originally following up on key projects in the plan. According to the new plan, these projects will be temporarily shelved, or there will no longer be so many resources allocated, and even some research will be temporarily shelved and the data will be sealed. , which is difficult to accept from any aspect for the researchers involved.

Therefore, even if the higher-ups decided to accept Ning Wei's plan due to various considerations, Ning Wei would have to personally resolve these issues.

This is when his prestige is tested. Fortunately, his brand name is still useful enough, at least among grassroots researchers. Everything is developing in the direction he expected...