When I am reborn, I just want to be a top student

China's wealthy people initially focused on resources, such as coal, and later on became intellectuals focusing on technology. This was due to changes in both the times and the domestic market.

As a top scorer in the college entrance examination and a university graduate who is engaged in the high-tech field of the Internet, Lei Jun is an object of strong support from above.

After joining the WTO, various domestic data have soared rapidly and the per capita level has also been greatly improved.

As mentioned earlier, it is rare in the world for such a large country with billions of people to live a good life together.

Taking advantage of this favorable situation, high technology and various advanced technologies have entered the lives of more people.

"Mr. Lei, technology changes life and improves the quality of life. This is what I asked the people in the company when I established the smart home appliance project."

"For example, there are all kinds of rice cookers on the market, and there is no uniform quality standard. Can we come up with a standard?"

"I think it is possible. For this reason, our company conducted a survey on rice cookers and redesigned the appearance of the rice cooker to ensure that it is beautiful, generous and simple while ensuring practicality."

"In addition to rice cookers, we have also entered many small product areas, such as razors. There are many OEM products on the market, and the quality is not guaranteed, so we can enter and reshape this field."

"Such as this, our entry into many fields is not just to make money, but also to create a better consumer market."

While Wang Donglai was talking, Lei Jun was listening quietly.

Only after he finished speaking did Lei Jun speak up and say, "Mr. Wang, to be honest, we have the same idea as your company."

"If I had known that your company was planning to enter this field, I probably would not have made this decision."

"Now, the power strip that we redesigned by ourselves is about to be launched. In addition, many other products are also under research and production. Even if we want to give up, we can do it. After all, the sunk cost is already very high."

Wang Donglai smiled and said, "Mr. Lei, the domestic market is huge and can accommodate many companies. It is impossible for any one company to dominate the market. I welcome Mr. Lei to join this market."

"I believe Mr. Lei entered this field not just to make money, but also to realize his own ideas and change the market."

"In this case, I naturally welcome Mr. Lei to enter this field."

Lei Bushi nodded and said, "With what Mr. Wang said, I feel relieved!"

After finishing this, Lei Jun casually asked: "Mr. Wang, do you need my help with the Samsung chip issue?"

Lei Jun had asked this question before on the phone, and asking it again now seemed even more sincere.

Therefore, Wang Donglai showed great gratitude and said, "Our company has found a solution to the chip issue. Thank you, Mr. Lei, for your kindness."

Lei Jun looked at Wang Donglai with some curiosity, but did not ask what the solution was. Instead, he said, "Mr. Wang, sometimes I am a little confused about the positioning of your company. You have mobile products, some hardware designs, and more advanced cutting-edge technology research and development."

"For example, Mr. Wang recently collaborated with Wudaokou on an artificial intelligence data big model project. This is really rare in China. Mr. Wang, can you talk about this in detail?"

When Wang Donglai came, he knew that it was impossible for Lei Jun to invite him just for the small appliance project, and there was probably other things he wanted to do.

When I heard Lei Jun talking about this, I had a guess in my mind.

"Mr. Lei, the AI ​​data big model is only the preparatory work for AI. The reason why I cooperated with Wudaokou on this project is not only because Academician Yao of Wudaokou is a top expert in this field, but also because time waits for no one. The speed of technological innovation is far beyond everyone's imagination."

"Our Internet ecosystem is completely borrowed and imitated from the West, but borrowing and imitating are inherently one step behind. The gap will only get bigger and bigger through technological amplification."

"In my opinion, artificial intelligence technology is the amplifier. If we wait until the West has achieved a breakthrough before deciding to catch up, it will be too late."

Wang Donglai did not lie in what he said, it was just that it was not completely true.

But to Lei Jun, he didn't completely believe it.

Everyone can shout slogans.

Lei Jun’s ability is certainly excellent as he has been able to develop Xiaomi’s business to the current level.

It is not an exaggeration to describe her as having a mind as exquisite as seven holes.

Therefore, what Wang Donglai said automatically turned into a sentence in Lei Jun's ears.

Artificial intelligence is the future, and I am optimistic about its development trend.

Lei Jun thought quickly in his mind, thinking about factors such as cost and risk.

"Mr. Wang is indeed a young man. Besides being bold in thinking and doing, he also has such strong abilities. I really envy him."

"But, Mr. Wang, do you really think that artificial intelligence will appear soon? The current technological development is probably far from being able to support more powerful artificial intelligence technology, right?"

Lei Jun also understands technology. Since he mentioned artificial intelligence technology, he must have done some homework.

Wang Donglai didn't take it seriously and patiently explained, "Mr. Lei is right. It is indeed difficult to achieve the kind of super artificial intelligence in the movies with the current technological reserves."

"This leads to the question of how we view artificial intelligence?"

“Should we regard it as a tool to liberate productivity, or as a tool to improve productivity?”

When he said this, Wang Donglai looked at Lei Bushi calmly.

Lei Jun naturally understood this sentence, his expression did not change much, and he said without hesitation: "Nature is a tool to liberate productivity!"

“But some people don’t think that way!”

"I wonder if Mr. Lei has heard of '996' and 'big and small weeks'?" Wang Donglai asked.

Reeves nodded silently.

"That's right, Mr. Lei, do you think there are workers who really like to work overtime? Would anyone like the free midnight snack provided by the company and stay until 8 o'clock, or stay until 10 o'clock for the free shuttle bus home?" "Nine to five, many people know it's impossible, so not many people expect it, but eight to six, with a two-hour lunch break, is this condition too much?"

"The five social insurances and one housing fund are stipulated by national laws, but they have become welfare benefits for companies when they recruit people. How ridiculous."

"Those developed countries in the West may have many shortcomings, but their high welfare benefits for employees are impeccable. As a worker, as a low-level person, who wouldn't want to work for such a company?"

"Boss Lei, let me ask you a heart-piercing question. At what stage of Xiaomi's development will it reach a market value of 100 billion, 500 billion, or even 1 trillion, to improve the welfare of employees and truly share the dividends of development with everyone?"

"Mr. Lei doesn't actually need to answer this question."

"If AI technology breaks through, will Mr. Lei be willing to use this technology to assist employees and complete their work with higher quality, or will he use the power of AI to eliminate some positions, such as marketing and customer service, which have low technical content and high repeatability but are necessary?"

"Businessmen, especially big businessmen, will naturally take on some social responsibilities when their business reaches a certain level, such as providing employment and stability."

"In the West, big businessmen are called capitalists, but here we call them entrepreneurs. The names are different, but will the core be different because of the different names?"

“I don’t think so. Capital has always had the gene of devouring and the desire for unlimited expansion. It wants to earn all the money and control everything.”

When Wang Donglai came to this point, Lei Bushi suddenly interrupted Wang Donglai and reminded him: "Mr. Wang, you have said too much and have strayed from the topic."

Lei Jun did not respond to what Wang Donglai said above.

Wang Donglai smiled and didn't take it seriously.

"That's a long story. I have divided artificial intelligence technology into several stages, namely weak artificial intelligence, strong artificial intelligence and super artificial intelligence."

"As for weak artificial intelligence, Mr. Lei should have seen it before. It is the voice assistant SIRI installed on the iPhone, which can complete specific tasks according to the pre-programmed program."

"If Mr. Lei knew Apple and Steve Jobs, he would know that SIRI was highly regarded by Steve Jobs. Apple phones pioneered the era of smart phones, which may not be a big deal in Steve Jobs' eyes."

"Just imagine, if under Steve Jobs' leadership, the artificial intelligence technology represented by SIRI reaches the stage of strong artificial intelligence, I'm afraid there will be no room for other mobile phone manufacturers to survive in the mobile phone market."

"Of course, Boss Joe is dead, and SIRI has not yet reached the stage of strong artificial intelligence, so my hypothesis is not very meaningful."

"But I still think that a smartphone is not smart just because it can surf the Internet compared to previous mobile phones."

“Strong AI, also known as general AI, is an intelligent machine with general artificial intelligence that can imitate human behavior and thinking, and has the ability to learn from data and apply its intelligent computing power to solve problems. It can think, understand and act in a human-like way in any given situation.”

"If we reach this point, human productivity will inevitably be greatly liberated and improved. If used well, the number of people living in absolute poverty in the world will decrease rapidly, and the quality of life will be greatly improved."

"Technology is neither good nor bad, it just depends on where it is used. If it is used in the right way, it is good; if it is used in the wrong way, it is evil."

"Yes, just like big data algorithms are good technology, but some people use this technology to target different groups of people and give different prices to the same product. It's really ugly!"

"And above strong artificial intelligence technology is super artificial intelligence technology."

"At this point, we have almost reached the concept in the movie, which is the assumption that it has self-awareness and can surpass human intelligence and wisdom. In a sense, it can even be considered a human with independent consciousness."

"Of course, current technology is still far from this step, so there is no need to consider this for the time being."

Lei Jun's background is in technology, so after listening to Wang Donglai's words, he gained a lot from it and asked curiously: "According to what Mr. Wang said, is the artificial intelligence data big model currently jointly built with Academician Yao of Wudaokou a prerequisite for weak artificial intelligence or strong artificial intelligence?"

Wang Donglai did not hesitate and said immediately: "The big model is only a part, not the determining factor. The final level of artificial intelligence is affected by various factors. Therefore, I am not sure whether it will be weak artificial intelligence or strong artificial intelligence."

"However, it is most likely still weak artificial intelligence. After all, as the carrier of artificial intelligence, we lack advanced high-performance chips and other hardware support. This is a flaw that will inevitably affect the final level of artificial intelligence."

In fact, Lei Jun didn’t really believe that Wang Donglai could develop strong artificial intelligence.

In particular, Wang Donglai's description of strong artificial intelligence has far exceeded Lei Jun's imagination of strong artificial intelligence.

As a programmer, Lei Jun didn't believe that anyone could write such a powerful program.

As a businessman, he was unwilling to believe it and did not want to see such technology appear in other companies.

So, Lei Jun hesitated for a moment, then said, "Mr. Wang's words made my heart surge and my blood boil. I wonder if Mr. Wang's project still lacks investment?"

"The patents all belong to Mr. Wang. I invested more to support Professor Wang's research and ideas. Of course, if the research yields results, I need to have the right to know. This request should not be too much, right?"

Wang Donglai did not refuse immediately, but asked: "How much is Mr. Lei prepared to invest?"

Lei Bushi thought about it, and then asked tentatively: "I wonder if Mr. Wang thinks 10 million is enough?"

"Of course I can. I am already pleased that Mr. Lei is willing to support me."

Wang Donglai did not refuse Mr. Lei's 10 million investment.

"Ten million in exchange for the right to know is not a loss!"

"When the technology is truly developed, with President Lei's 10 million, it will be more convincing."

“It will also be more beneficial for subsequent plans.”

Wang Donglai thought secretly in his heart.

After the agreement was reached, the atmosphere suddenly became peaceful and harmonious.

It was as if Wang Donglai had not asked those heart-piercing questions, and Lei Bushi did not mention it again, as if nothing had happened.

This is the tacit understanding between adults. (End of this chapter)