Rebirth 09: Synthetic Male God

Chapter 1040 Two Press Conferences

On the stage, Zhou Rui always had a smile on his face.

"'Intelligence' is a concept that has been around for a long time. It was first used to describe humans. It is a combination of 'intelligence' and 'ability'. It is widely recognized that humans stand out because of their intelligence."

"In the past few decades, with the rapid development of computer technology, intelligence has been used to describe something that is 'comparable to humans in some aspects'. Although it mostly exists in science fiction works and movies, it is conceptually an extension of human 'intelligence', such as intelligent robots and artificial intelligence. Of course, mechanical intelligence is also included."

"However, in recent years, as the market has evolved, the word 'smart' has become more widely used. Any design that is slightly better than the original will be advertised with the prefix 'smart'. This morning, I saw a 'smart toothbrush' in the fourth exhibition area. The only difference between it and an ordinary electric toothbrush is that it has a display screen that tells you how many minutes you have brushed your teeth today."

Zhou Rui's speeches always have a hint of humor, but the humor is never forced. Although his voice was a little muffled and his expression was a little bad, he still caused laughter from the audience.

"So, looking back at what we said before, let's look back. The earliest definition of intelligence is intelligence and ability. So if it is reflected in this era, what is the most important quality?"

Zhou Rui raised one hand, and a few large words appeared on the big screen behind him.

"Large Model of Bai Ze".

"I would like to introduce to you the latest technology of Kaiming Intelligence, a large intelligent model based on natural language! Bai Ze!"

Although the reporters below haven't figured out what this is, they just took the photo!

However, some professionals looked at these words thoughtfully.

Zhang Richeng touched his chin: The big model is based on mathematics and computing power training, but natural language, Xiao Zhou has come up with something amazing.
Kuke also frowned slightly. He was no stranger to large models. Some companies in the United States had also done this. The most famous one was AlphaGo, an AI that plays Go. But apart from boosting stock prices and breaking the defense of human players, it did not have much commercial value.

After attracting enough attention, it gradually became quiet.

Is Master Zhou opening up a new field? Is his energy unlimited?

No, what really made him speechless was why the other party came up with so many things!

There is still time to develop lithium-sulfur batteries!
The lights dimmed a little more and a promotional video played on the big screen.

Conceptually, the big model is not unique, but if you add a natural language prefix, its application scope becomes much wider.

Zhou Rui's judgment on it is: it is eye-catching enough and has great development potential. It is not enough to change the world, but it is enough to change the market.

Sure enough, when the video showed what "Bai Ze" could do, it caused quite a stir below.

Asking about the weather, searching search engines, and giving some specific replies are all basic operations that Siri can do, though they are a little rigid. Its real strength lies in the fact that it can really understand "natural language".

"Bai Ze, I'm going to be late. Send an email to my boss and tell him the reason."

"for example?"

"Because my shared bike was snatched away by someone who collected it, keep it simple, within 100 words."

A smooth description of the situation has appeared in the reply box.

"Bai Ze, how many calories are there in a serving of cold noodles?"

"Cold noodles are mainly carbohydrates, and the sauce is also high in calories, with a total of 150-200 calories. Since you asked me to remind you to lose weight, I don't recommend it."

"Then what should I eat?"

"I suggest not to eat it. What kind of midnight snack should I eat to lose weight?"

The video shows several very life-like application scenarios in succession. It is obvious that Bai Ze’s interaction is not on the same level as the previous “intelligence”.

Just when everyone thought they could see more content, the promotional video suddenly ended and was gone.

All media are a bit sluggish, this is too short
It's like you have already applied for the card, and you tell me that it is legitimate. Isn't this just hooliganism?

Zhou Rui stepped forward again and said with a smile:

"I'm sorry, because the development time of this project is very short, it has only been half a year since the project was launched, and the specific content of the announcement was only determined three days before the opening of the Science and Technology Expo, so our promotional video is relatively simple."

That being said, many people below felt that Master Zhou's words were too Versailles.
Zhou Rui pointed backwards:
"However, our technology is still relatively mature. The next part will be demonstrated by actual machine. Please welcome the developer of the Bai Ze large model, Andre."

Before they had time to be shocked by the bold operation of the "actual machine demonstration", they were shocked by the appearance of a restrained bearded man on the stage.

Andre.

Andrei deeply regretted agreeing to go on stage to speak. He now felt that the half bottle of vodka he drank before going on stage in order not to be timid had evaporated at the speed of light!
He may have spoken in public more times than he has chatted with brown bears.
So nervous!

Andre walked stiffly to the front of the stage, turning around, and started connecting his laptop.
The whole process was silent as everyone waited for him to turn on the machine. The microphone also recorded the sound of his slow operation.
Deathly silence
The atmosphere that Master Zhou had managed to stir up had fallen back to its lowest point.
Fortunately, Andre's computer defeated 99% of the computers in the country. The death silence lasted less than a minute before it was debugged.

On the big screen, the image of the "Bai Ze big model" appeared.

A simple, clean dialog
Andre said in a low voice in Chinese: "Hello everyone, I am Andre, I study mathematics."

The content is drier than his beard, and the accent is more authentic than his face.
Many people frowned slightly. This is a perfect fit for the stereotype of a "mathematician".
Some foreigners' translation machines are about to break down. They are so anxious.
Andre introduced the background of the Bai Ze model in Chinese, which was tiring for Chinese people to listen to and frustrating for foreigners. Then he finally started the "actual machine demonstration" that anyone could understand.

In order to achieve the best effect, he showed a "bilingual version" in which both questions and answers were displayed in Chinese and English, but the model logic was in Chinese and the English content was just a translation.

Andre took a deep breath and said to himself: "Uh, finally I can demonstrate it in real life. Oh my god."

Then this sentence was also recorded by the microphone.

Everyone:.
Andre typed on the screen: "Bai Ze, give me a summary of news reports about the Science and Technology Expo."

Bai Ze provided a 999-page clipping. Obviously, this was not the limit of the news, but it just reached the maximum length.

"Too many, only the titles are shown, presented in table format."

The content was reduced to 100 pages.

"Mark out the content related to 'Fu Rui Group'."

Many red horizontal lines appeared on the screen.

"Red is not good, change it to yellow and make the font bigger."

The screen changes again
A small demonstration caused many people to exclaim.

But Andre still spoke in that deep voice that sounded like he had been dead for three days: "Life interaction is just one of Bai Ze's functions. It can actually be an assistant at work."

Then he continued to demonstrate many uses, and the eyes of the people below became brighter and brighter.

The flash was free, luckily Andre kept his head down, otherwise he would have been blinded by the flash.

The reporters had a hunch! The "Bai Ze Large Model" would surpass the "No. 2 Compound" and "Hibernation Technology" to become the most important news of the Science and Technology Expo.

After Andre finished the actual demonstration, he answered a few questions dryly, and after completing the task, he ran away.

The first thing to do is find the remaining half bottle of vodka
Hurry up and show off your two mouthfuls to calm your nerves
Amidst warm applause, Zhou Rui walked out again from the left side of the stage.

"Andre is an excellent mathematician, but he may not be good at public speaking. Thank you again for introducing us to the 'Bai Ze Big Model', a natural language big model that will be launched soon. According to the current market positioning, yes, this is an 'AI', or 'artificial intelligence'."

Screams rang out from below, and the standing room only visitors jumped up excitedly.

"Master Zhou is awesome!" The special guests were also quite shocked. Has he become so mature?

But it's not over yet.

Zhou Rui continued: "Let's go back to the question at the beginning."

"The earliest definition of intelligence is 'intelligence' and 'ability'. So if it is reflected in this era, what is the most important quality?"

As he spoke, Zhou Rui took a step back.

A figure walked out of the darkness on the right side of the stage.

Using the same voice as Zhou Rui, he continued with the second half of the sentence:

"If speaking like a human is a manifestation of 'intelligence', then can the manifestation of 'ability' be considered to be acting like a human?"

The second Zhou Rui, exactly the same Zhou Rui, appeared on the stage.

The cheers from below have completely died down.
Even many of the special guests stood up in shock.

The two Zhou Ruis said in unison: "Everyone, guess which one is the real me!"

The two voices reverberated.
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At the same time, it was night on the other side of the ocean, and another press conference was about to begin.
In a filming location reminiscent of an American TV show, six-foot-tall blonde women with dark skin and gender-fluid looks whose genders cannot be assumed are reviewing the script.

"We have to ask on TV what percentage of NASA's population are lesbians. Even if it's not in the script, I can't help but ask!"

"There are still seats available. I hope to change seats once during the trip. Today, the colors of my left and right earrings are different. This represents the change in my mobility. This must be reflected. It is very important!"

Faced with the temporary change in the plan, the staff dared not speak out because they might be accused of "discrimination."

In the dressing room backstage, Hansen was being manipulated by the makeup artist with an expressionless face, but his eyes were slightly narrowed, staring at the mobile phone erected under the mirror.

The content played above is another press conference of the "China Science and Technology Expo".

NASA chose to announce the "Eye of Artemis" today in order to offset the impact of the Science Expo over there. This is something everyone knows internally.

But I also did my homework on timing.

They wanted to collide with others, not to confront each other head-on. The whole network felt that it was impossible for Furui Group to remain silent on the "Aviation and Space" theme day. If they chose the same day, the "Eye of Artemis" would basically be killed instantly, so they deliberately avoided the collision and made their debut in advance.

Just feeling the noise outside, Hansen felt deeply exhausted.

In the entire NASA, there are probably less than five people who still regard the "Eye of Artemis" as a rigorous aerospace research project.

Everyone felt that this project was just a propaganda tool. Their ultimate goal was not to send it to the moon, but to get it on as many TV sets as possible.
The female makeup artist said, "Dr. Hansen, you look very bad. This makes my job more difficult."

Hansen said in a low voice: "Sorry, I didn't get enough rest last night."

In fact, I didn't sleep at all.

"It's easy to hide a bad complexion, but it's not easy to hide your health condition. No offense, you remind me of my uncle, whose liver cancer was not discovered until the last two months because of his bad complexion."

Hansen was silent and didn't speak.
"You'd better go to the hospital for a checkup after the show."

At some point, a figure unexpectedly appeared in the mirror.

Nelson, former NASA administrator, is also his old friend.

Hansen asked curiously, "Why are you here?"

"I just happened to have a golf date with the president of New York University, so I came to take a look. After all, I am also a former director, right?"

Nelson pulled over a chair and sat next to Hansen. Compared to Hansen, his face looked even rosier, and it was obvious that his retirement life was very comfortable.

"New York University? Is it a research project?"

"No, some small matter about the recommendation letter. Hansen, you look terrible."

Facing his old friend, Hansen forced a wry smile and said, "It's almost over. When Artemis lands on the moon, maybe I'll play golf leisurely like you."

"Then I'd certainly welcome it."

"But I can't afford the golf dues."

Nelson smiled and said, “Then you can go in with me as a caddie.”

After some banter, Nelson suddenly said, "I heard that the launch plan has been greatly advanced. Are you sure?"

"95%."

Nelson frowned and said, "This is not a sufficient number for aerospace."

Hansen said, "The problem is that if we don't launch by the end of the year, the new director will ask someone special to replace me, and the success rate may drop to 70%. Nelson, that is my life's work. I have no choice but to give it 1000%."

Nelson was a little hesitant. He still had some power, so he might be able to do something. Especially since delaying launches was commonplace for NASA, as long as there was no replacement waiting behind the scenes.
After weighing the pros and cons, he still did not take the initiative to speak, but changed the subject and said: "You live too hard, you don't look like a 70-year-old guy at all."

Hansen suddenly said, "Did you hear that Charlie Duke died?"

Nelson nodded. "Yes, I got the email too. A sad accident."

Hansen observed Nelson's expression, but in the end he found nothing.

Nelson sat for a while and then left. He didn't come here just for Hansen. He knew many of his old subordinates here and went to visit them.

The makeup artist also finished her work and left temporarily, leaving Hansen alone for a while.

On the phone, the content of the press conference opposite was still going on. It was posted online by the visitors themselves and was not a live broadcast, but Hansen watched it very carefully.

When he saw the "Bai Ze big model", he was a little surprised.

And when the two Zhou Rui appear on the screen together.

he was silent
Even though he had to confront this young man on the Internet several times for some involuntary reasons, he had accused and questioned him.

But we have to admit that this era belongs to Zhou Rui.

"Hanson Doyle, get ready in three minutes!"

Hansen didn't have time to read the follow-up, so he turned off his phone and stood up to check his clothes one last time.

Any changes in this world are no longer so attractive to him.
His dry hands stroked his chest, and he could almost feel every rib. This body was so frighteningly thin.
If he took his clothes off, no one would let the poor guy on TV and would send him to the hospital.

This era belongs to Zhou Rui.

But he also has to put a good end to his era.

(End of this chapter)