From University Lecturer to Chief Academician

Eating with Hinton's grandpa and grandson is not as bad as imagined. They seem to be normal people most of the time, but their views on some things are a little weird.

As long as you don't talk about related things, you feel the same as normal people.

Because I am in the internal restaurant where academic conferences are held, the topic can't help but turn to scientific research, and to the research and development field I am good at.

Wang Hao talked about Jeffrey Hinton's Turing Award, and talked about his deep thinking research on neural networks and artificial intelligence.

Jeffrey Hinton pursed his lips lightly and recalled earnestly, "Actually, the first time I did research in this area was because I saw a talking robot in a movie."

"At that time, I was thinking, whether it is possible to develop a machine that can instill my thinking and memory, and then achieve immortality to a certain extent."

"Unfortunately, I slowly discovered that it is unlikely to develop this technology at least before the end of my life."

He sighed regretfully.

Wang Hao thought about it and said, "Have you ever thought about a question. If you just instill thinking and memory into the machine, it's not you, it's just a programmed copy of you."

"Of course, I know very well."

Jeffrey Hinton nodded in approval, and then said, "However, my family can talk to me who has the same memory and thinking, and it will continue from generation to generation. At that time, I may not be able to do scientific research, but I It can guide the learning of every junior and make them all better."

"It seems that you attach great importance to family affection." Wang Hao said, "But have you ever thought about another question, I mean, maybe your descendants will hate you? They probably won't want to call a person who pretends to be 'grandpa' A machine program of fixed code."

"Maybe." Jeffrey Hinton thought seriously.

He remembered that his son didn't have a good relationship with him. Fortunately, there was the smart Helen, but he didn't like raising children.

Helen swallowed what was in her mouth, and suddenly expressed her opinion, "Let me speak to a machine, I can accept it, provided that it is my assistant, at least it is of equal status, not when introducing people, saying It's my grandpa."

"That would be embarrassing, and I'm sure I'd hate it. Jeffrey's idea is ridiculous, luckily, he's seventy years old, and it's doomed."

There is really nothing to say about an unrealizable scientific research topic.

On the contrary, Wang Hao became interested in Helen. He felt that this little girl had a strange mind, so he asked curiously, "Helen, aren't you interested in eternal life?"

Helen took a sip of her drink, put the cup back to its original position, and said calmly, "I'm only 15 years old, so of course I won't be interested in those things. Even if I get infinite lives, I might be able to die sometime in the future." A day is taken away by some kind of accident, such as a traffic accident, a natural disaster, or it may be a robbery, a shooting, or even a murder because of personal grievances, and there are many similar accidents every day."

For a teenage girl to have this kind of awareness is enough to make other people take a high look.

Helen continued, "I thought about it carefully. Although I don't care about immortality, I would be very happy if I could maintain my youthful appearance for a long time."

"Are you concerned about appearance?"

Helen said naturally, "You have already said that a better appearance can increase the scope of choosing a spouse. Only with a better spouse can you breed better offspring."

"I never said..."

Wang Hao was already unable to complain, so he asked curiously, "Then you should value wisdom very much when choosing a match with...a man, right?"

Helen nodded affirmatively, "Excellent genes and excellent genetic combination ability..."

Wang Hao hurriedly interrupted and asked, "If there is a person with extraordinary intelligence, his wisdom surpasses Einstein, Boole, Newton, etc., all human beings in known history and today are just ugly, what I said It's ugly, it's as far as you can imagine."

"This person came to you and wanted to spend the rest of his life with you, would you agree?"

Jeffrey Hinton, who had been silent for a long time, his eyes lit up, he gave Wang Hao a thumbs up, and then looked expectantly at Helen, wondering how Helen would answer.

Helen was silent.

She was clearly thinking seriously at first, and then pulled her hair with her hands for a long time, falling into a state of intense entanglement.

consider?

It's ugly, unimaginably ugly, dirty, body stinky, horrible looking, like a monster... How can such people live together for a long time?

Not consider?

Isn't that just like Jeffrey, driven by physiological hormones?

...

Wang Hao put down the tableware belt and left with a smile.

He is in a very good mood.

The gloom of being with Grandpa Hinton disappeared without a trace. Thinking of Helen's last entanglement, he felt a sense of relief bursting out of his blood.

Although the other party is just a teenage girl, her views on certain things are really weird.

This good mood lasted until the next day. He even walked into the venue with a smile and shook hands with everyone who came to say hello with a sincere smile.

When they came to the first row, Grandpa and grandson of Hinton looked over together.

Jeffrey Hinton greeted him with a smile, while Helen glared at him angrily, as if seeing some villain of the century.

This change of attitude made Wang Hao feel a little inexplicable, and he could only attribute the problem to the fact that the little girl's mind was difficult to figure out.

This is the second day of the academic conference.

Wang Hao entered Hall No. 1 because his report was in Hall No. 1.

The number of scholars in Hall 1 has increased significantly, and the entire lecture hall has been completely packed.

Many people came for Wang Hao's report. Some people came later and did not have a fixed seat, so they simply found a seat in the back row or in the aisle. Obviously, there are not enough seats in Hall 1.

The organizers also expected this situation. They added three rows of seats in the back space, and there was no other good solution.

The morning report started at nine o'clock, and only two invited reviewers were arranged to make work reports.

The work report can control the time, so it is unlikely to delay and affect Wang Hao's report. The two invited judges on the stage are both professors from top domestic universities. They know that everyone is not interested in their work, and they are all waiting. Wang Hao's report, but he still made the report very calmly.

The two reports did not take long, about twenty minutes each, plus the intermission in the middle, the time has come to ten o'clock.

Wang Hao stood on the reporting platform.

When he actually stood on the podium, he couldn't help but marvel at the psychological quality of the two professors just now, not to mention the judging teams on both sides, there are three Turing Award winners in the first row and the second row, and one Fields Among the winners, there are two academicians of the Academy of Sciences who can be recognized. Some other faces are not clear, but they must be top figures in the field if they can sit in the first row.

Facing so many bigwigs in the fields of mathematics and computer, it is already remarkable to be able to finish the work report calmly without any tension in the process.

Wang Hao felt a little nervous. He turned his head and looked to the other side. Several reporters were shooting with cameras, including reporters from Central News.

"Maybe it will be on the news? Of course, the premise is that the report goes smoothly..."

he thought.

The lineup of on-site judges and audience is really luxurious to the peak.

Wang Hao took a deep breath, waved to the staff, and the prepared content was reflected on the projection screen, and he also said, "Everyone should know that the Rubik's Cube Cracker is a software that can quickly calculate the steps to restore the Rubik's Cube. .”

"It contains the latest algorithm I have studied. I call it the effective and irrelevant carry screening algorithm. You can tell from the name that the core of this algorithm is to realize the carry by eliminating invalidity and confusion."

"But it is not a method with a definite composition. It can be understood as a framework, a logic, or a direction of thinking."

"Then let's demonstrate from the structure of the entire system..."

Wang Hao made a short introduction, and then started to demonstrate from the internal event relationship of the system, and then quickly turned to the mathematical operation of the event relationship.

Step by step, from shallow to deep.

At the beginning of the demonstration, many people in the venue were able to keep up with the train of thought. Later, the difficulty gradually increased, and some people began to feel complicated, but they still listened carefully, hoping to catch up with the progress.

One is because this algorithm has been applied to software, and the future application prospect is definitely very broad.

The second chapter is also very novel at the beginning. For the research of algorithms, it is demonstrated from the relationship between events and events, as if it has cut into the content of complexity theory, and then transformed it in a mathematical way, which makes everyone feel very interesting.

This is a very unique way of cutting in. Just looking at the beginning, you can know that the whole algorithm must be very ingenious.

Everyone listened very carefully, including the expert judges in the front row, and other people behind. Only the voice from the reporting platform could be heard in the venue.

This is probably the quietest report since the meeting was held.

As the content of the report unfolded, gradually some people began to lose track of their train of thought.

The effective and irrelevant carry algorithm is still very difficult in terms of difficulty. The main reason is that the content involved covers several fields, and some of the arguments are very brain-intensive. It feels like going around and around, and it is not easy to understand them all.

Even if you have enough knowledge reserves and your brain turns a little slower, it will be difficult to keep up with the train of thought.

This is because Wang Hao's explanations are very detailed, and he will explain repeatedly when encountering difficulties, even with a 40% comprehension bonus, otherwise most people will not be able to follow the train of thought, and some people who can really understand Dozens would be fine.

The way Wang Hao makes a report is very similar to the state of giving lectures to students.

This made many people in the audience very grateful. For example, when other scholars give reports, many don’t consider whether the audience can keep up. As long as someone can keep up, it’s fine. If you can listen and understand, that's enough.

Even though Wang Hao's explanation was very detailed, more than half of the people still couldn't keep up, and the number of people who couldn't keep up gradually increased.

Some people just skip over the content they don't understand, and understand those as definite formulas and theorems, so that they can barely follow up later.

Among these people was Ma Wenjun who was sitting in the middle. He came more than an hour in advance for Wang Hao's report and found a middle seat to sit down.

The reason why Ma Wenjun came so early and listened to the report so actively, of course, was not interested in the report itself, he just hoped to find the problems of the report.

Although the hope is very slim, he still has to work hard, because he doesn't want to see Wang Hao become famous. Since the conflict between the two parties is irreconcilable, he naturally hopes that the other party will disappear.

It is best if you can find the problem in the report.

This is a report that has attracted international attention. The number of scholars who came here for the report exceeded a thousand, but what they heard was a wrong report?

This would make the meeting a joke.

Wang Hao's report will also become a joke in the academic circle, and it will definitely be discussed for a long time.

Of course.

Ma Wenjun also knows that the report is unlikely to have major errors, because the algorithm of the demonstration has been applied to the software, and the ability to quickly calculate the steps to restore the Rubik's Cube is a clear proof.

If there is a big mistake, he doesn't need to question it at all. The review team and other top scholars will definitely be able to point out the problem on the spot.

However, Ma Wenjun was still not reconciled. He devoted himself to the report very seriously, and he seemed to be more serious than others. Since the report started, he didn't even say a word, just listening and understanding seriously.

When explaining the problem of entering the "bounded system", Ma Wenjun's eyes suddenly lit up when he thought about it. He was connected with the analysis of complex systems, and his eyes flashed involuntarily.

...

Wang Hao's report lasted for an hour and a half.

In fact, the main content of the algorithm is not much, but it is very difficult to understand. He repeatedly explained the difficult points, which wasted a lot of time.

When the last step of argumentation was completed, Wang Hao stopped talking, first took a sip of water, then stood on the report platform, and concluded, "The above is my report."

"thank you all!"

Suddenly there was warm applause from the audience.

But the report was not completely over here, and then it entered the question-and-answer time. The meeting chair had just started, and when everyone else was still discussing, Ma Wenjun was the first to raise his hand.

The meeting host noticed Ma Wenjun and immediately asked him to ask questions.

Ma Wenjun stood up politely, and said with a smile, "Dr. Wang Hao, I have a question."

Everyone in the audience looked over.

Wang Hao was slightly surprised. He was not surprised that Ma Wenjun would ask questions. They could all be regarded as enemies. It is also very normal for Ma Wenjun to "find trouble" in his report.

He was surprised that Ma Wenjun could understand the report, and he couldn't help but take a look at the other party's high level.

Obviously.

As long as you stand up and ask questions, you must have understood the report, otherwise the questions you ask will be ridiculous.

Ma Wenjun seemed to be an ordinary scholar. He said politely, "When you demonstrate a bounded system, you use a comparative analysis method. This method is very ingenious. However, it is impossible to prove It works for all systems, for all systems."

"For example, when the system is complex enough and has enough branches, it is impossible to prove that the algorithm is effective."

This is a question of boundedness and unboundedness, and it is also a question of scope of application.

Wang Hao's argument is a bounded system, that is, in the case of a certain system, the effective and irrelevant carry algorithm is effective, but his proof does not cover the "unbounded system", that is, some "unimagined" or "infinitely extended ' for systems of this type, the algorithm may simply be ineffective.

In other words, the argument for the efficient and don't care carry algorithm is incomplete.

If it is placed in ordinary life, similar questions can be understood as "seeking trouble for nothing", and it is usually out of reach and unimaginable, so what's the point of arguing?

But in academia, mathematics, and theoretical computing, it is very meaningful.

Some mathematical problems will involve the concept of "infinity", and some theorems must be proved to be equally applicable to "infinity or infinitesimal".

Ma Wenjun's questions were of a very high standard, and it could even be said that he directly got to the point.

Everyone in the venue couldn't help looking at the podium, wanting to hear Wang Hao's specific explanation.

If he can't give an answer, or if there is no relevant argument, it will not affect the application of the effective and irrelevant carry algorithm, but for academic achievements and the report itself, it will definitely drop a level.

...

Wang Hao stood on the reporting platform, thinking about it and froze in place.

Others also thought he was being questioned.

In fact, he was not stunned by the question, but after Ma Wenjun asked the question, a lot of knowledge, ideas, and inspiration suddenly flooded into his mind, and then he received a system prompt.

[Task 3, inspiration value +4. 】

[Inspiration value: 101. 】

[Tips: You can consume 100 inspiration points to assist in obtaining R\u0026D-related inspiration and the interrelationship of knowledge. 】

"use!"

At the moment when the instruction was given, the knowledge and inspiration in the mind was sorted out, and a complete thread suddenly appeared, and all the incomprehensible points of the previous research were immediately unimpeded.

Wang Hao's expression changed from a daze to a chuckle, and the smile slowly filled his entire face.

He seemed to have had an epiphany from thinking, his eyes were a little bright, and everyone could see for a moment that he must have thought of something.

Under everyone's gaze, Wang Hao looked at Ma Wenjun and said with a smile on his face, "Professor Ma Wenjun, thank you. The question you just asked was very good."

"Your question connected me to another study and was very inspiring!"

"I originally planned to combine set theory and induction to prove unbounded problems, but now, I think another way is better."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and waved the staff to move a new whiteboard.

Then write on it.