Xueba's life simulator

Chapter 275 The Nobel Prize
When the time came to December, the Nobel Prize award ceremony finally began.

In the anticipation of everyone, Zhou Ming had an online video conference with the Royal Academy of Sciences in Sweden.

This year, Zhou Ming received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine through an online conference. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences also made a major decision. This decision is to release the online video conference and broadcast it in the form of live broadcast.

In fact, in previous years, the Nobel Prize also had a live broadcast, but the format of the live broadcast in previous years is quite different from this year.

Moreover, in the past, the Nobel Prize award ceremonies required the winners to go to the scene to receive the award in person. Those who did not go to receive the award either could not go for some special reasons, or it was directly determined by the Nobel Prize.

Like German biochemist Richard Kuhn, he was selected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in [-] because of his contribution to the research on carotenoids and vitamins, and awarded him the Nobel Prize chemistry prize.

But because in [-], the Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to Carl von Ossietzky who was imprisoned in a concentration camp, so Germany promulgated at that time that no German No one accepts any Nobel Prize law, so Kuhn was not able to travel to Stockholm to accept the award.

In the end, Kuhn went to Stockholm to receive the Nobel Gold Medal and certificate in [-], four years after the end of World War II.

It's just that he couldn't receive the bonus at that time, because the bonus has been automatically returned to the Nobel Foundation according to the regulations.

Since the establishment of the Nobel Prize, Kuhn is not the only one who did not receive the award in the year of the award because of external factors rather than his own unwillingness.

However, there have indeed been people who rejected the Nobel Prize from the bottom of their hearts, consciously and voluntarily, but from the establishment of the Nobel Prize to the present, there is only one person, that is, the French writer and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre (Jean-Paul Sartre). Paul Sartre).

In [-], when Sartre learned that he might win the Nobel Prize for Literature, he wrote to the award committee in advance, refusing to accept the Nobel Prize for Literature.

However, in the end, after careful consideration, the award committee of the Nobel Prize in Literature awarded him the award, and the reason was that "his works, which are rich in thought, full of freedom and spirit of seeking truth, have had a profound impact on our times." ".

In the end, after learning that he had won the award, Sartre also drafted a statement "Writers Should Refuse to Be Transformed into Institutions", and his publisher in Sweden appointed a representative to read it in Stockholm on his behalf.

This year's Zhou Ming is the only person since the establishment of the Nobel Prize who simply claimed to be "too busy" and did not rush to the Nobel Prize award site due to any other external factors, and held the ceremony through the Internet. Awarded.

It is precisely because of this particularity, coupled with Zhou Ming's global reputation that he can be called a master, that this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has attracted many scholars in the industry and outside the industry. their attention.

There are even more lay scholars who pay attention to this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine than those in the field. The largest proportion of lay scholars in non-biological fields are scholars in the fields of mathematics and computer-related fields.

Generally speaking, different Nobel Prizes focus on different people. Except for ordinary people who join in the fun, the Nobel Prize projects that most professionals focus on are more or less related to their research fields. Relationship.

An expert who studies physics must pay more attention to the Nobel Prize in Physics than the Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Economics and Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
An expert who studies chemistry also pays less attention to the Nobel Prize in Physics than he does to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

The reason why scholars in other fields pay unusual attention to Nobel Prize projects not in their field of study is naturally because the person who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine this year is Zhou Ming.

In the eyes of many people, Zhou Ming, like many super geniuses who have appeared in history, is a person who does not play cards according to common sense.

Just like the last time, when Zhou Ming rejected the Fields Medal known as the "Nobel Prize in Mathematics", the reason he used was "too busy" as he used to reject other awards.

And when the news came out, many people didn't think that Zhou Ming was really busy. This was just his reason for refusing to go to the opening ceremony of the International Conference of Mathematicians in Rio de Janeiro to participate in the Fields Medal. How many times have you used it.

But less than a year after Zhou Ming received the Fields Medal, the gene drug "evolution" with incredible effects was born.

Because of the heaven-defying effect of "evolution", its successful development can be said to have attracted global attention, and those who thought Zhou Ming's so-called "too busy" was just an excuse, this time they were also surprised to find that this Zhou Ming is the main developer of the gene drug named "Evolution".

It was also after "Evolution" was successfully developed that many people who had always thought that Zhou Ming used "too busy" as an excuse to reject numerous awards, large and small, began to change their minds.

They unconsciously began to think about the question "Is it possible that what Zhou Ming said about being too busy is really busy?" When many people thought of this question, they took the initiative to learn more about Zhou Ming.

After getting to know Zhou Ming, they discovered that Zhou Ming was responsible for so many research projects, and the research results related to Zhou Ming in the past two years were too numerous to count.

Since then, many scholars who usually don’t care much about other fields of science except their own research fields, especially those who are far from their own fields, also sincerely think that what Zhou Ming said is “too busy.” "It's really busy.

But now, when Zhou Ming refused to go to the Nobel Prize awarding ceremony held in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden for another reason, many people were no longer suspicious, but curious.

Those foreign scholars who usually don't pay much attention to Huaguo news are curious about what kind of research Zhou Ming is busy with now, and to what extent this research has reached.

And those scholars who know a little bit know that Zhou Ming is now focusing on artificial intelligence. They are curious about the artificial intelligence that Zhou Ming said, what kind of project is this, which can make Zhou Ming busy to participate in the Nobel Prize No time for awards ceremony?
And how far has his research on artificial intelligence developed?

Many scholars who are not in the fields of biology and related fields also came to watch the award ceremony with various curiosity. They were looking forward to learning some news from this award ceremony.

When Zhou Ming connected to the host who was hosting the awards ceremony in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, through the computer, the host over there also smiled and greeted Zhou Ming politely.

Although the viewers who watched the live broadcast could not leave a message, when Zhou Ming appeared, the number of online viewers started to increase.

However, no one paid attention to these people, whether it was the people at the awards ceremony or Zhou Ming's side.

After the two parties greeted each other politely, the award ceremony did not officially begin. Instead, like the previous Fields Medal, a video introducing Zhou Ming was played first.

After the video ended, the host over there chatted with Zhou Ming again.

As for the content of the chat, in addition to some interviews and speeches by some Nobel Prize winners of other projects this year during the Nobel Week, and Zhou Ming's award-winning project this time, he also asked about Zhou Ming's current research.

The Nobel week mentioned by the host refers to the fact that before the Nobel Prize awarding ceremony is held on December [-], according to the usual practice, most of the Nobel Prize winners will arrive in Stockholm in advance to participate in the "Nobel Week".

There are five days from the [-]th to the [-]th, which happens to be five working days a week, so it is called "Nobel Week".

During this period, Nobel Laureates will intensively participate in various forums, accept media interviews and deliver speeches.

On December [-]th, they will also enjoy the Nobel Concert together with other laureates.

Since Zhou Ming was too busy and didn't have time to come to participate, the host roughly told him that maybe he wanted Zhou Ming, who won the Nobel Prize for the first time but could not attend the award presentation, to have a kind of participation test.

As for Zhou Ming's current research, this is also what many scholars are most concerned about now, who are standing in front of their mobile phones or computer screens.

"I'm not doing much biological research right now, and I'm mainly focusing on artificial intelligence research. As for the progress of artificial intelligence research, I can only say that everything is progressing steadily, and I don't know more about the specific content. easy to say.

But as long as this research is fruitful, I believe that it will definitely be a research achievement no less than 'evolution', and it will completely change human beings' views on artificial intelligence..."

Zhou Ming said to the host in front of the screen.

The hosts of each Nobel Prize project are different, and the hosts of each Nobel Prize are not like some TV programs. They are not professional hosts, they are also scholars.

The research fields of the hosts are all related to the fields of the winners of different projects. After all, it is best to invite professionals to be the hosts for this kind of professional awards. Some jokes come out.

The reason why Zhou Ming won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine this time is because of the "evolution" of genetic medicine. The host also has a deep understanding of this field, so when talking with Zhou Ming about the "evolution" of genetic medicine, he I was able to chat with Zhou Ming in detail and professionally.

But for the understanding of artificial intelligence, the hosting fee is very average.

Therefore, after hearing Zhou Ming say that he is now focusing his research on the field of artificial intelligence, the host did not mention anything too professional like the previous gene drug "evolution", but smiled Asked Zhou Ming: "I don't know if the research is successful, can they have human thinking ability like in science fiction?"

"I'm aiming for this." Zhou Ming also knew that although the host in front of the screen said this, he was obviously saying it in a joking tone, rather than really thinking that it was possible to achieve it.

Therefore, Zhou Ming also responded with a smile.

The award ceremony dedicated to Zhou Ming began soon, and those scholars who wanted to know what Zhou Ming was up to from this Nobel Prize award ceremony finally knew.

Perhaps most people think that Zhou Ming’s sentence “I’m aiming at this” is a joke, but some scholars think that this is not a joke, but it is very likely to be realized in the next ten years .

Although considering that it has only been about five years since Zhou Ming first appeared, more people still achieve this goal. Even Zhou Ming, every few decades may not be enough.

In a few years, that is impossible.

But more than ten years have passed quickly. When they think that in another ten years, they will be able to see an artificial intelligence robot that has the same thinking ability as humans, but is a completely different life form. Somewhat unbelievable.

After the special award ceremony for Zhou Ming ended, the award ceremony for other winners in Stockholm returned to the usual way.

At this awards ceremony, there is a Nobel Prize that is somewhat special, and this Nobel Prize is the "Nobel Prize in Economics."

Although the Nobel Prize in Economics is awarded together with several other Nobel Prizes, in fact, strictly speaking, the Nobel Prize in Economics cannot be called a Nobel Prize.

The full name of the "Nobel Prize in Economics" should actually be "Swedish Central Bank Memorial Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences". It exists to commemorate Alfred Nobel, not because Nobel left a will. That's why it was established.

Moreover, although its prize money is also officially awarded by the Nobel Foundation, the funder is actually the Swedish Central Bank. The Nobel Foundation neither pays the prize money nor selects the winners.

It's just that the prize money of the Nobel Prize in Economics and related selection and management fees are first "permanently" fully allocated to the Nobel Foundation by the Swedish Central Bank, and then the prize money is awarded like the other five Nobel Prizes And certificates and gold medals.

However, because the Nobel Foundation not only lists the award on its website together with other Nobel Prizes, but also puts the award together with its own awards in publicity and distributes it together with other Nobel Prizes. The King of Sweden personally awarded the award, so it is generally believed that the "Swedish Central Bank Commemorative Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences" is the "Nobel Prize in Economics".

Zhou Ming didn't care much about the award presentation later on. After disconnecting from Stockholm, Zhou Ming got busy with his own affairs again.

But what Zhou Ming didn't know was that because of what he said to the host earlier, it accelerated the development of the global artificial intelligence field.

And this indirectly promoted Zhou Ming's improvement and research on artificial intelligence.

(End of this chapter)