Top of the Great Era

Chapter 1557 Disadvantages of Airborne

Shen Xiangyang must be one of his own. He has joined Ziweixing for many years. He has watched Ziweixing grow from a second-rate Internet company in China to the best Internet company in China.Then go out boldly and want to be among the best in the world.

It's an experience of growing up together.

There will be a strong sense of belonging.

Because of this background, Shen Xiangyang is very popular and prestigious in Ziwei Star.

Kurian and Wang Jianhui had disagreements. The fundamental reason was that Wang Jian was a very meritorious leader in Ziwei Star, while Kurian was an airborne soldier that everyone didn't know much about.

Airborne executives have almost the same negative impact on any company. This shows the company's distrust of its own family members, which will damage morale and be at a loss.

Therefore, try not to airborne if you can.

Even if you want to airborne, the lower the level, the better.

Kurian's airborne, this is impossible.Neither Wang Jian nor Zhou Feng, who lead Ziweiyun's domestic business, has the ability to lead Ziweiyun to overseas markets.

Dr. Wang Jian is old, and the attributes of a scientist are too strong, so he is definitely not good.Zhou Feng actually has a chance, he is very young, and he is still growing.

But for Zi Weiyun, time is very tight, and there is no time for Zhou Feng to grow slowly through trial and error.Airborne Kurian, let him lead Ziweiyun to make a greater breakthrough in the underlying technology, use his experience and business judgment in enterprise services in Oracle, and lead Ziweiyun to fight against Amazon Cloud and Microsoft Cloud. is the best choice.

However, artificial intelligence is different.

The cloud computing market has already taken off, and the artificial intelligence market is still far away, and it is still early.Moreover, Shen Xiangyang is different from Wang Jian. He is not only a top scientist, but also an outstanding manager.

When Zhou Buqi was in Silicon Valley, many people jokingly told him that Shen Xiangyang was the number one person in the field of artificial intelligence in Silicon Valley, and Lu Qi was the second person.

This statement is suspected of being flattering, but it is not a lie.

Shen Xiangyang and Lu Qi have such prestige and ability, which refers to comprehensive ability.In terms of contribution to technological development in the field of artificial intelligence, as Shen Xiangyang said, there are at least dozens of scientists in Silicon Valley who are better than him.However, those people are all scientists, and only scientists.

Shen Xiangyang and Lu Qi are different. They are both scientists and well-known executives in Silicon Valley.Just scientists, unless they reach the level of Einstein and Hawking, even if they win the Nobel Prize, their social status will not be too high, even inferior to entertainment stars, it is the same all over the world.

But the executives of technology giants are different. This represents power, and they are the real industry leaders in the market economy environment.For a scientific research project, the direction of development must be approved by such executives first, and only after they approve can scientists get funding and start research.

The artificial intelligence industry has not really exploded. The scientists in the field of artificial intelligence in Silicon Valley have generally not been promoted. Currently, Shen Xiangyang and Lu Qi are sitting in the highest positions. This is because they have a huge reputation in Silicon Valley. s reason.

Therefore, Shen Xiangyang is different from Wang Jian and Zhou Feng who are in charge of Ziwei Cloud. He can completely lead Ziwei Star's global business in the field of artificial intelligence!

Artificial intelligence technology can be roughly divided into three levels: basic technology, application layer technology and product layer technology.What China is best at is product layer technology, followed by application layer technology.

Basic technology can hardly do it.

In later generations, China is known as the "biggest country" in artificial intelligence, and the number of patent applications is very exaggerated, more than three times the sum of patents in other countries in the world.However, there is a lack of achievements in the field of basic artificial intelligence technology, which means that Baidu can do it.This is not because of Baidu's domestic team, but the technical achievements from Baidu's Silicon Valley artificial intelligence laboratory.As for the bunch of things made by other technology companies, they are basically unfinished.

Just like the cloud computing industry, China is good at "upgrading" based on the underlying technology, and it is very difficult to "invent" the underlying technology.The lower the bottom of the technology industry, the more power to speak and the more competitive it is.

If you want to make a breakthrough in the underlying technology, you must rely heavily on the laboratories in Silicon Valley.It doesn't have to be relying on foreigners. Many scientific and technological talents who graduated from Qingbei and went abroad can also do it.

They dare to go to a strange world to start a new life after graduating from college, which in itself has a personality of bravery, rebellion, uncompromising, different, and not caring about worldly vision, which constitutes the basic elements of invention and creation.

In this regard, Ziwei Star has its own advantages, and can be close to the water.

In this context, if Ziweixing wants to lead the world in the field of artificial intelligence, Shen Xiangyang must focus on Silicon Valley.Just like Ziweiyun's technology research and development center will fall in Silicon Valley, led by Kurian.

Standing at the door of the elevator, Zhou Buqi told Shen Xiangyang his thoughts.

The direction of cloud computing has been "occupied by the magpie's nest" by Kurian, a foreigner. Even if the individual obeys the collective and the part obeys the overall situation, whoever is the sacrificed individual and part will be dissatisfied.

In the direction of artificial intelligence, Shen Xiangyang has to do it.

He needs to be more focused.

Now, he is the dean of Ziweixing Research Institute and concurrently the CTO of Ziweixing.In the future, don't serve as CTO concurrently, just let Wang Jian do the work of CTO.He wants to sit in Silicon Valley and build a global artificial intelligence research center.

Zhou Buqi continued: "By the way, you can join the board of directors of Ziweixing Global and Ziweixing Digital Media."

"what?"

Shen Xiangyang was slightly taken aback.

Zhou Buqi said: "Ziweixing Digital Media's headquarters is in London. It mainly develops the digital sports industry based on the Internet. The level of related technology in Europe is not enough. The last virtual advertisement was also provided by you. technical direction."

Shen Xiangyang nodded, "Shall I give them technical guidance?"

Zhou Buqi said: "Yes, you are in charge of global business, build an artificial intelligence research institute covering the world, and apply related technologies to Internet products. Not only Ziweixing and Ziweixing International, but also Ziweixing Digital Media and Ziweixing Universal. Well, there are also some invested technology companies.”

Shen Xiangyang hesitated, "The development of artificial intelligence is still very long, I'm afraid..."

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "Old Shen, I have confidence in you! Don't forget, there is also the robot business!"

"Ah."

"Most of the robots nowadays are industrial robots, which do simple repetitive tasks. We want to develop a robot for entertainment, and Ziweixing wants to create a hot product based on artificial intelligence."

"Yes, someone told me about it that day." Shen Xiangyang smiled, "It seems that after the robot is made, in addition to intelligent chatting, intelligent calling, and intelligent answering of questions, it can also intelligently order videos. Well. It just happens to be combined with Ziwei Star Global."

Zhou Buqi said: "Yes, intelligently order streaming movies on the small screen of the robot."

Shen Xiangyang shook his head, "The small screen is not good, and the viewing experience is too bad. He said that the robot should have a projection function, which can be projected directly on the wall. I think this idea is very good. When using the robot to video with others, you can also directly After the projection is completed, the effect of video communication will be even better.”

Zhou Buqi laughed and said: "Yes, projection. Ziweixing Global is going to acquire Lucasfilm. After this deal is completed, Ziweixing can go a step further in terms of visual effect presentation technology. Wait for our When the robot is produced, it may be a 3D projection!"

"Then you need to wear 3D glasses."

Shen Xiangyang didn't think this idea was so good.

"3D glasses?" Zhou Buqi disapproved, "Wearing 3D movies with 3D glasses is a very mature technology, and "Avatar" will be released soon. It may be ten years after our entertainment robot is made. The technology has been further upgraded. Don't underestimate Lucasfilm."

Shen Xiangyang really didn't understand much, "For example?"

Zhou Buqi said: "Naked-eye 3D, holographic projection!"

"Uh……"

Shen Xiangyang twitched the corners of his mouth, feeling that this was too far away.

Zhou Buqi thinks this idea is very good, "iPhone has changed the ecology of mobile phones, and the robot we launched will change the ecology of home entertainment, completely replacing the status of home DVD players and home game consoles, as well as family communication, Q&A, and weather. Forecast functions, including listening to songs, listening to news, listening to lectures, shopping, ordering food and other home activities, can also be completed through this robot. As for holographic projection, technically it is not a problem. understood."

"Avatar" set off the trend of 3D movies in the world, and "Avatar 2" is the holographic projection technology of naked-eye 3D.

Hollywood and Silicon Valley are not far away.

They are all creative industries, and they are all leading the trend.

Shen Xiangyang wanted to say, don't even think about drawing big cakes every day. How can the big cakes you draw really be eaten?Why don't you start by buying noodles, adding water, and kneading noodles?

However, he couldn't say much, so he could only cough and cough, "Why don't you go see Kurian first?"

"Huh? Oh, good!"

Zhou Buqi stopped showing off, and went to see Kurian together to resolve the cloud computing business dispute.

After meeting the big boss, Kurian really talked about invention patents.

The underlying technology of cloud computing mainly revolves around sensors, machine learning, memory, user interface, data storage, computing systems, processors, computing devices, applications, computer systems, selectivity, databases, servers, clients, metadata and other fields.

What Kurian means is to focus on the development of invention patents in the directions of applications, computers, computing devices, and storage, which can effectively avoid the technological monopoly of other technology giants, and at the same time build its own cloud computing patent moat.

This is of course true.

It belongs to promoting strengths and avoiding weaknesses, and it is really considering the interests of Ziweixing.

The computer systems, databases, and servers that Wang Jian's team focuses on researching can all be cut off in Kurian's view!

Meaningless.

As a computer system, have you ever done Microsoft?
As a database, have you ever done Oracle?

As a server, have you ever done IBM?
No matter how much research is done in these fields, it is impossible for Ziweiyun to gain a high degree of recognition in the market, and they have already formed a monopoly.

It is better to give up completely, and then make efforts in applications, computers, computing equipment, memory, user interface, data storage and other fields where other giants have not yet formed absolute domination, grab a few pieces of land from them, and apply for more invention patents .

The underlying technologies of cloud computing cover too much, and it is impossible for any company to eat them all.As long as Ziweiyun can steadily grab some influential sites from it, it will be enough to gain a firm foothold in the world.

I am afraid that the direction of research is wrong, and I will hit the stone with an egg.

Like studying computer systems, this is Microsoft's stronghold.If Ziweiyun concentrates on this direction, no matter how well he does, it is impossible to snatch this territory.

If too much scientific research power is wasted on these sites that are impossible to grab, resulting in other sites that should be grabbed, and Ziweiyun fails to establish its own base in the underlying technology, the potential is too weak.

The best choice is that Microsoft's system plays well, then Ziweiyun will completely give up the field of computer systems, give up this territory, and compete for other territories, such as grabbing the data storage territory.

At that time, Ziwei Cloud will use Microsoft's system patents, and Microsoft Cloud will use Ziwei Star's data storage patents.The two sides check each other, so don't embarrass the other.

This kind of reasoning is really correct.

However, the national conditions are different.

China and the Western world are morphologically incompatible. Companies such as Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, and Google are all American companies.The domestic thinking has always been to come up with its own things to prevent it from being completely stuck.

Microsoft has a system, and technology companies in Britain, Germany, Japan, and South Korea will definitely not touch the field of the system. This is asking for trouble.

But it is different in China, we must touch this field and develop an independent intellectual property right.

Just in case.

In case Microsoft refuses to use it, there is still a backup in the country, so that it will not be taken by others.A powerful and large company like Ziweixing must undertake such social responsibilities.Knowing that this is a direction of asking for trouble, he can only bite the bullet.

Kurian weighs the pros and cons entirely from a commercial point of view, and obviously doesn't know enough about the domestic situation. This is the shortcoming of the airborne executives.From this point of view, the selection of scientific research projects of Ziweiyun's domestic team really can't be all based on Kurian's arrangement.

Zhou Buqi made arrangements according to the established plan.

However, Ziweiyun's domestic business cannot be completely obeyed by Kurian, and it also maintains a certain degree of autonomy.Kurian can ask Ziweiyun led by Zhou Feng to do something, but he cannot ask him not to do something.

Wang Jian was promoted to CTO of Ziwei Star, and he will continue to guide Zhou Feng to develop some scientific research projects based on national conditions, which in Kurian's view are pure nonsense and a waste of research and development funds.

Kurian was a little disappointed. He felt that if all the scientific research funds were allocated by him, Ziweiyun's technical research could achieve more and more effective results, instead of developing a bunch of computer systems and databases. Technical patents, this thing is useless at all.With the existence of Microsoft and Oracle, no company will use Ziweiyun's related technologies.

This is clearly wrong.

Foreign companies will not, but domestic companies may.

　Let’s stop here for this paragraph, it’s too boring and complicated, and I can only write superficially for a few chapters.I can't write any deeper.

　　
　
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