The end of technology.

"Oh why?"

"Because most of the information is actually useless. Compared with the research plan I want to plan?"

"Oh? Tell me, what kind of research do you want to do next?"

"At present, the most important directions are robots, heterogeneous general-purpose chips, and controllable nuclear fusion theory and phased research. After the chip laboratory invested by Apple is fully completed, related research will be done. I earned from the turbulence algorithm. The money will be invested in two other research directions."

"Robots, chips and controlled nuclear fusion?"

The old man blinked, probably not knowing what to say for a while.

"Yes, short-term planning is like this."

"Is this just a short-term plan?" The old man asked with a smile, "What about the long-term plan?"

"Land and develop the moon, accumulate experience in extraterrestrial construction and transformation. Then find a way to blow up the rings of Saturn, push the solid water in the rings to Mars, and change the Martian environment. Spaceflight aircraft, and invest in the construction of robots to improve the environment of Mars, build cities, and study interstellar immigration. In this process, we are looking for evidence of the interaction between the universe and civilization in theory... and resource stars in the solar system. For the time being, this is probably the only step. I haven't thought about it further."

Ning Zi seriously counted out the things to do in the future one by one.

It can be seen that this child is very simple and down-to-earth in thinking about issues, and has never thought about things outside the solar system.

Chapter 120 The grievance of the strong sister

Yanbei Sports University.

Dominique Duncan, who had just returned to school, almost stormed into Conan Lamar's office.He didn't even knock on the door, and it could be seen how eager the mathematician, who had just won the Fields Medal, was eager to communicate at this time.

"Conan, you must give me some advice."

Conan Lamar, who was sinking his head into researching something, looked at the Fields Medal winner who suddenly rushed into the office in astonishment, and asked in surprise, "Are you back?"

"Didn't you watch Ning Zi's report? Don't you run away and stay there?" Dominit Duncan said sullenly, and he couldn't tell Conan Lamar how scared he was at that time.

Thinking of the chaotic scene at the meeting at that time, he still had lingering fears at this moment.

Conan Lamar nodded approvingly, and then commented: "I knew something would happen. But Ning Zi ran away after causing trouble like this, it seems too, um, too..."

"It's too cheap!" Dominit Duncan said decisively, and then seeing Conan Lamar's puzzled eyes, he realized that he said only a few Chinese words he knew, and immediately translated: "Too cheap!"

Conan Lamar was stunned for a while, then savored it, then nodded in agreement, and said, "Well, that's a good description. He ran away after flirting, and didn't even leave a solution."

"Let's not talk about this for now, do you think I can go back to Harvard?" Dominit Duncan asked a question about himself in grief and indignation.

Conan Lamar was stunned, pondered for a moment, and said cautiously: "I don't recommend you to go back in the short term. But you still have to exchange for a year. I don't think it will be a big problem after one year. At that time, these things should be It's been dealt with."

Dominit Duncan said with a look of grief and indignation: "Then if he showed me his latest research paper before getting off the plane, it discussed a possibility of realizing cold nuclear fusion technology, and also Before proceeding with the argument, he gave a very detailed plan, and finally told me, before the results of that thing are produced, it is suggested that I should not go back to China?"

Conan Lamar was stunned, subconsciously raised his hand to touch the non-existent beard on his chin, looked at Dominion Duncan, and his eyes became deeper, and then asked amiably: "Let's not talk about this paper for now, what else did you and Ning talk about on the plane?"

"What are you talking about?"

"He didn't contact the outside world?"

"He answered a phone call in the room, and I really wanted to hear him mention Mr. Cook, Qualcomm, and Boston Dynamics... But it doesn't seem to have anything to do with my business."

"Well, Qualcomm? Boston Dynamics? Huh... It seems that Ning Zi still wants to study robots. I remember that Qualcomm invested in Boston Dynamics. Their robotics technology is very strong, but the business road is very long, and it is not clear yet It can have subversive results. It seemed short-sighted when Google sold Boston Dynamics, because Google has never given up on artificial intelligence, and Boston's robotics technology will determine the automation of artificial intelligence. God, with the short-sightedness of Qualcomm's current group of people , maybe it will really help Ning get Boston..."

Conan Lamar was rambling on, which also made Dominit Duncan a little confused, so he interrupted the guy directly and said, "Conan, have you listened to what I have to say? Don't we now Discussing what should I do? What does Qualcomm, robots, and artificial intelligence have to do with me? No matter how short-sighted Qualcomm executives are, can they still affect me? "

Conan Lamar blinked and said: "Yes, you also said that this has nothing to do with you. But what does it have to do with me when you read that paper? We divide labor and cooperate, and do our own things Isn't it good?"

Facing Dominit Duncan's disbelieving gaze, and thinking that this guy won the Fields Mathematics Medal at the age of 26, Conan Lamar finally softened his heart. After thinking about it, he persuaded: "Don't Struggling, since Ning Zi decided to keep you, you should stay first. Anyway, you can’t change anything now. It’s nothing more than staying for a few more years. Besides, being able to participate in such a big project, maybe in the future It can still be written into the history books. Moreover, you may not be happy when you go back now. I read your acceptance speech, how should I put it, you ran to peek at other people's formula..."

Dominit Duncan was even more aggrieved, and immediately retorted: "It's a misunderstanding if I said it all, wait..."

Speaking of this, Dominic paused for a moment, and then said in a softer voice: "Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered that there was a formula in today's paper that seemed familiar. By the way, it seemed that he was working on the draft that day The middle one written on the paper. No wonder he asked me to delete all those formulas in front of him that day, and checked the cloud..."

Conan Lamar tilted his head and just looked at Dominion Duncan so quietly, almost writing the words "deserved" on his face.After a while, I said slowly: "If I were you, not only would I start thinking about staying in Huaxia for a long time, but I would also take the initiative to hand over my mobile phone so that Ning can monitor you...Of course, this is just an attitude. In fact, I think Ning must be capable. Monitor a lot of information on the Internet."

"Huh?" Dominion Duncan looked at Conan Lamar belatedly, with a look of disbelief.

Conan Lamar continued: "Think about the smartphone assistant he helped you develop for the group. Machine voice and semantic recognition capabilities are far from as simple as you think. And you know what? I'm trying to make the smartphone assistant for the M10 The voice assistant was converted into the English version, but it was not directly adapted, but a translation plug-in was inserted on the basis of the Chinese version, do you understand why?"

Dominit Duncan shook his head subconsciously. He is just a pure mathematician, and he naturally understands programming, but his research direction does not involve artificial intelligence. Lamar understands.

Conan Lamar said very seriously: "Because there will be certain semantic errors. These errors will not cause any problems in daily life, but if they are used in other occasions that require high-precision understanding of semantics, errors may occur. You You know, in a sense, machines are very stupid. If I explain a question to you, it may only take one sentence for you to understand, and even if there is a grammatical error in this sentence, you can automatically ignore it. , and understand what I mean."

Speaking of this, Conan Lamar was visibly excited, raised his hand, and used gestures: "But the machine is different. If there are language problems or ambiguities, it is difficult for it to combine other auxiliary information to understand what we mean. Western languages ​​are used differently. A simple translation plug-in will magnify the error infinitely. If companies such as Google, Apple, IBM, etc. cannot develop corresponding intelligent voice software with English as their native language, then they will be suppressed forever. Even In the future, Apple will get a similar version of the technology, but it must be this model."

"Think about it, if we use machine intelligence in the laboratory in the future, only those who can use Chinese proficiently can use voice and semantic manipulation, and we may cause major accidents in the laboratory because we didn't say a word correctly. Of course, the bigger possibility is that this type of artificial intelligence technology in the laboratory will not interact with English speakers at all. You know? That’s why I chose to stay.”

"Think about it, Ning's research on artificial intelligence has reached the level of strong intelligence, so the corresponding artificial intelligence technology...such as intelligent information crawlers, such as smarter voice filters, and future intelligent robots...well, Maybe I have some conspiracy theories, but the thing is, I got an email from Ning Zi after I wrote a few formulas on Twitter that almost no one paid attention to. So you see, maybe this will be the United Nations soon, You will find that many people will be attracted to the university, do you know why? Because there are not only state-of-the-art laboratories here, but also a lot of money.”

"If you don't believe me, you can verify it. How should I put it? In this world, there are definitely no more than fifteen engineers and scientists who can write dynamic walking and visual perception for humanoid robots. I happen to know all of these people, and only one of them An Asian. Of course, Ning may have the same ability, but he alone is not enough. As you said, his most recent paper is on cold fusion."

"So you just wait and see. If Ning Zhen can win Boston Dynamics, coupled with the artificial intelligence software technology he has mastered, and the artificial hardware is advancing qualitatively, then the robot technology that can truly interact with humans without dead ends will soon be Put it on the agenda, and at that time, maybe you will feel that it is an honor to stay here. When you think that a machine is stupid than a human, it is when it has not surpassed a human in a certain level. Once it achieves the transcendence..."

Hearing Conan Lamar's words, Dominique Duncan suddenly felt that staying in Huaxia was not completely unacceptable.

Even if he can't leave Huaxia, if he misses his family, he can let them come to Huaxia to see him...

But to be honest, Dominit Duncan still felt a little unconvinced, so he raised an argument: "Even if the robot is very powerful, can it still be a mathematician? A computer scientist?"

Conan Lamar took a deep look at Dominit Duncan, and said: "I don't know about this, and I don't want to know. But I know that if the humanoid robot technology is really mature, especially if the body's flexibility reaches a certain level For example, if the degree of freedom of the hand can reach 100+, it can adapt to almost all usage scenarios you can imagine. With the intelligent voice recognition system and the development of standardized procedures, products of the same model can be mass-produced.”

Dominion Duncan blinked and asked, "What do you mean?"

"It means that if it is really successful, Huaxia will have countless low-end industrial workers, and compared to the current industrial robots, the program adjustment and adaptation after changing the assembly line will be extremely simple. Robot workers. Farmers who open up wasteland and plow fields in any environment. Robot soldiers who can produce endless energy just by starting the production line. And these different types of work can be switched freely, just uploading different programs to them is enough gone."

Conan Lamar spread out his hands, leaned back on the chair, and gave his own judgment.

"Of course, they will be protected by the advanced turbulence algorithm. I'm working on Ning's turbulence algorithm. It's true that many of its functions have not been turned on at all. For example, it can reverse identify malicious code."

Dominit Duncan was stunned, and after a while he said excitedly: "FUCK, isn't this the Skynet in the Terminator?"

Conan Lamar shrugged and said: "Who says it's not? But you don't have to get too excited. This is just my deduction. At present, apart from the intelligence that has already taken shape, hardware, software, materials, engineering, etc. The problems, learning ability...these are still at a very early stage. Even Boston Dynamics is still at a very early stage.”

"And generally speaking, the higher the flexibility of the robot, the more structural parts, the more complex the design, and the lower the error tolerance rate. There is also machine vision... In short, if it is fast, it will be decades later, if it is slow Or it will be a century before a truly humanoid robot is actually designed. That's my judgment. Unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Haha, unless Ning Zi actually caught an alien, this alien can just provide the complete engineering design drawings of this robot, and various learning algorithms. Including dynamic steps, machine vision, and perception. Note that the completeness here Engineering design drawings must include complete design drawings of tens of thousands or even more than [-] parts that make up the robot. What we have to do is to process these parts and assemble them."

"Huh... well, I understand, thank you, Conan, I feel much better. Let us pray together, Ning did not catch an alien." Dominit Duncan said solemnly, Then laughed.

Although Conan Lamar's joke was not funny at all, it did feel a lot more comfortable when he relaxed.

So Dominit Duncan took a deep breath and said, "Let's go, I'll treat you to dinner today. Go to the western restaurant last time. Their steak tastes good."

Conan Lamar looked at Dominion Duncan and said, "The school has prepared a celebration ceremony for you, which should include lunch."

Dominit Duncan shook his head and said, "I know, but forget it. Do you think I'm in the mood to celebrate now?"

Conan Lamar thought for a while, then smiled, and then stood up: "Okay, then listen to you, I invite you today to celebrate your award."

Dominion Duncan shrugged his shoulders, noncommittal, anyway, a meal for two people with the same illness is not worth worrying about.But he quickly thought of another question: "By the way, I also bought an apartment near Harvard, which is worth more than 70 US dollars. If I can't go back after so many years, do you think I should ask Ning to help me?" Reimbursed the money?"

"Of course you have to report it! Do you think Ning would care about your little money?"

……

In the big office, the old man was looking at Ning Zi with a frank face, feeling somewhat emotional.

After all, he really never thought that someone would draw a big cake for him in this life, and the cake looked huge.Not only can you be full, but you can even be full.So let him not know what to say for a while.

Ning Zi probably understood this sentiment, so he added: "These plans are complementary to each other. For example, the research on the robot project is to enable us to develop and build in a harsh environment; It has a reliable and sustainable energy source in an abusive environment. The research chip can be used in future robots without external shackles."

"Of course, blowing up the rings of Saturn may sound exaggerated. These still require quite complicated calculations and demonstrations, but first of all we must have the ability to do this. At least in the short-term plan, except for cold nuclear fusion, it is only theoretical I am still very confident in the research, chip and robot technology innovation. Especially in robot technology, I have used mathematical models to simulate the possibility of various forms, and most of the key structural parts have completed the design work.”

The old man smiled and didn't say anything more. He waved to the director who had just stood at the door and silently reminded that there was an important meeting to come, indicating that he knew. Then he asked Ning Zi: "The long-term plan, we will temporarily Let’s not talk about it, what do you still lack in the short-term plan?”

"The land, the land used to build the laboratory, the bigger the better. There is also electricity, a stable power supply is required."

"Well, is it enough to approve [-] mu in the first phase?"

Ning Zi thought for a while, then nodded and said, "That's enough for now."

"Okay, come here first today. I'm waiting to see your chip and robot."

"it is good!"

……

Ning Zi was brought back to the reception room, took Sanyue from Zhai Qiuxian, and was ready to leave under the leadership of the staff.

Before leaving, the staff member who had just taken him to see the old man appeared again and gave him a bag with two cans of tea in it.This is what the old man told President Chen to bring, and there is also an extra business card.

"If you have anything to do in the future, you can call me directly on the phone number above, 24 hours a day."

Ning Zi glanced at the content on the business card, nodded and said, "Thank you, Secretary Chang."

"Professor Ning is polite, please."

……

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Ning Zi took Dominique Duncan and left that day, but the World Congress of Mathematicians was still being held, and the Huaxia delegation was still there.

Then obviously, various invitations increased, especially dinners.

Especially for Fan Zhenhua and Lu Zhengyue.

Familiar and unfamiliar people began to come to the door.

Some can push, some can't.

Very annoying.

Some people even couldn't date the two of them, and Professor Fang Xu became their target.Especially Fang Xu, who had just experienced the biggest test in his life during lunch time.On the other side, someone took out a check for one hundred thousand dollars and handed it to him.

Facing Fang Xu's puzzled gaze, the other party smiled and said, "This is a promissory note from Wells Fargo Bank, which can be converted into cash directly at any bank. Professor Fang can verify it first. Our request is also very simple, waiting for you After returning to China, just help us arrange an interview with Professor Ning. Of course, these are just deposits. As long as we can meet, no matter whether we can reach a consensus in the end, we can also provide millions of dollars in research funds, and invest in whatever you want. research project."

To be honest, this temptation is still very attractive, and even somewhat subverts Fang Xu's three views.After all, he had just applied for the Jieqing project not long ago, and the investment of the National Natural Science Fund was only 280 million yuan.

Now it is just that the introducer meets Ning Zi, and the other person is willing to provide a million dollars in research and development funds. According to the current exchange rate, that is 700 million yuan.Not counting the deposit of [-] U.S. dollars...

But in the end Fang Xu pushed the check over with a wry smile and said, "Professor Willens, you may have misunderstood. My relationship with Ning Zi is not what you imagined. I don't have the ability to help you do this." introduce."

"No, no, Professor Fang, you have misunderstood. The one hundred thousand dollar deposit only needs your help. No matter whether it is successful or not, it is yours and can be used as you like. This money is for my benefactor , not much. And the amount is not large.”

The other side pushed the check back.

Fang Xu smiled, and then stood up directly from his seat: "Professor Willens, you may not understand Huaxia's saying that you don't get paid for nothing. I like money, but the premise is that I can take the money with confidence. Otherwise, I won’t feel comfortable using it. Sorry, I’m full. Let’s take my leave.”

Back in the hotel room, Fang Xu, who encountered this kind of thing for the first time, still couldn't calm down for a long time. He wanted to visit the next door, but the three big professors went to dinner with the big guys from the International Mathematical Union and they haven't come back yet.

Sitting in front of the computer, I called up the questions I wanted to discuss with some mathematicians this time, and wanted to calm down and think about it, but at ten o'clock in the evening, my mind was still in chaos.So he simply lay down on the bed, calculated the time difference, and it was already nine o'clock in the morning in Huaxia, so he took out his mobile phone and sent Ning Xiao a message: "Someone just offered me 110 million US dollars, as long as I can arrange to meet your brother Phew... His growth this year is amazing."

Soon the other side replied: "Ah? It's because of his report, right?"

"Ok?"

"What did he say in that report? My colleagues have been talking about it for the past two days."

Fang Xu thought about it carefully, and then replied: "You can understand that he has effectively threatened most of the world."

"Ah? Then you won't be in danger, right?"

"Haha, how is it possible? We have never participated in Ning Zi's research. Speaking of it, I still think there is danger. Being able to sit at the World Congress of Mathematicians like your brother and give such a report is really worthwhile in this life." gone."

"Bah bah bah, it's almost done. Isn't it good to live a life of ordinary people? Xiaoju looks like she can't finish her work every day, and I feel distressed when I see it. Is that the life of a normal person?"

Fang Xu suddenly didn't know how to answer these words.

"Actually, I still want Ning Zi to live a normal life. He was very lonely when he was a child, and he doesn't have many friends now. Sigh... People should have their own lives, right?"

"Well, you're right. By the way, is there anything you want in particular? I plan to go out for a stroll tomorrow and bring you a gift by the way."

"I don't need anything. My dad likes to drink. You can find some good wine over there and bring him two bottles. By the way, choose the one with a lower alcohol content."

"Okay. I'll look for it tomorrow. What about your mother?"

"I don't know what my mother likes. She seems to be particularly interested in saving money. Anyway, whatever I give her, in exchange for one sentence, she knows how to spend money..."

"Forehead……"

"Haha, leave her alone, isn't it night over there? Go to bed early. I'm going to clear the library too."

"Okay, I'll rest now."

"Goodbye. (Go to bed, don't come back)"

Fang Xu smiled, then turned over, turned off the light and got ready to sleep.

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