Rebirth 2009: Synthetic God

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 the integration of 'intelligence' and 'ability'. It is widely agreed 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 things that are ‘comparable to humans in some aspects’. Although in most cases it only exists in science fiction works and movies, it is conceptually related to humans. Extensions of ‘intelligence’, such as smart robots and artificial intelligence. Of course, mechanical intelligence is also included.”

"However, in recent years, with the evolution of the market itself, the word 'smart' has been used more generally. Any design that is slightly better than the original operation will be labeled with the prefix 'smart' in publicity. I was on the fourth floor this morning. In the No. 1 exhibition area, I even saw a 'smart toothbrush'. The only difference between it and an ordinary electric toothbrush is that there is a display screen that tells you how many minutes you have brushed today."

Zhou Rui's speeches always have a bit of humor, but the humor is never forceful. Although his voice is a little dull and his face is a little bad, it still arouses laughter from the audience.

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

Zhou Rui raised a hand, and several large characters appeared on the big screen behind him.

"Baize Large Model".

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

Although the reporters below have not yet figured out what this is, they can just shoot it!

However, some professionals looked at these words thoughtfully.

Zhang Richeng touched his chin: The large model is based on mathematics and computing power training, but in natural language, Xiao Zhou has created something powerful again.

Kuke also frowned slightly. He is no stranger to large models. Some companies in the United States have also done it. The most famous one is AlphaGo, which plays Go. But apart from boosting the stock price and defeating human chess players, there is nothing big. business value.

After getting enough eyeballs, there was gradually no movement.

Leader Zhou has opened up a new field? Is his energy unlimited?

No, what really left him speechless was why the other party produced so many things!

There is still time to come up with lithium-sulfur batteries!

The lights dimmed a bit more, and a promotional video was played on the big screen.

Conceptually, the large model is not very unique, but if you add a natural language prefix, its application level will be much wider.

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

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

Asking about the weather, searching search engines, and giving some specific responses are all the most basic operations. Siri can do it, but it is a little more rigid. The real strength is that it can really understand "natural language."

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

"for example?"

"Because my shared bicycle was snatched away by the collector. Keep it simple, within 100 words."

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

"Baize, how many calories does a serving of cold noodles contain?"

"The cold noodles are mainly carbohydrates, and the sauce is also very high-calorie. The combined amount is between 150-200 calories. Since you asked me to remind you to lose weight, I don't recommend it."

"Then what should I eat."

"It is recommended not to eat. What to eat as a late night snack to lose weight."

The video shows several very life-like application scenarios in succession. It is obvious that Baize is not at the same level of "intelligence" as before in terms of interaction.

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

All the media are a bit sluggish, this is too short.

It’s like you’ve already applied for a card, and you tell me that you’re legitimate. Isn’t this a rogue thing?

Zhou Rui walked forward again and said with a smile:

"Sorry, because the development time of this project is very short. It has only been half a year since the project was established. The specific announcement content was only confirmed three days before the opening of the Science and Technology Expo, so our promotional video is relatively simple."

That’s what he said, but many people below felt that what Master Zhou said was so Versailles.

Zhou Rui pointed his hand backward:

"However, our technology is still relatively mature. The next part will be demonstrated by a real machine. We invite the developer of Baize's large model, Andre."

Before they could be shocked by the bold operation of the "real machine demonstration", they were shocked when a restrained bearded man appeared on the stage.

Andre.

Andre regretted very much that he agreed to speak on stage. He now felt that the half bottle of vodka he drank before going on stage to avoid being timid had evaporated at the speed of light!

He may not have spoken in public as many times in his life as he has chatted with brown bears.

So nervous!

Arriving stiffly in front of the stage, Andre began to connect to his laptop.

The whole process was silent, and everyone was waiting for him to turn on the phone. The microphone also recorded the sound of his hesitant operation.

deathly silence

The atmosphere that Master Zhou finally managed to mobilize has fallen back to the bottom.

Fortunately, Andre's computer defeated 99% of the computers in the country. The death silence only lasted less than a minute, and the debugging was completed.

The screen showed the "Bai Ze Big Model".

A simple, clean dialog box

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

The content was drier than his beard, and the accent was more authentic than his face.

Many people frowned slightly. This is a perfect fit for the stereotype of "mathematician".

Some foreigners' translation machines were almost down. They were so anxious.

Andre introduced the background of the Bai Ze Big Model in Chinese, which was tiring for Chinese people and frustrating for foreigners. Finally, he started the "real machine demonstration" that anyone could understand.

For the best effect, the "bilingual version" he showed, whether questions or answers, will be displayed in Chinese and English, but the model logic is in Chinese, and the English content is just a translation.

Andre took a deep breath and said to himself: "Well, I can finally demonstrate it in real machine, my God"

Then this sentence was also recorded by the microphone.

Everyone:.

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

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

"Too much, only show the title, and present it in the form of a table."

The content was reduced to 100 pages.

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

Many red horizontal lines appeared on the screen.

"Red is not good, change to yellow, and enlarge the font."

The screen changed again

A small demonstration caused many people to exclaim.

But Andre still had the low voice that seemed to have 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 flashing for free, but fortunately Andre kept his head down... otherwise he would be blinded.

The reporters had a hunch! "Bai Ze Big Model" will become the most important news of the Science and Technology Expo, surpassing "Compound No. 2" and "Hibernation Technology".

After Andre finished the actual machine demonstration, he answered a few questions dryly, and after completing the task, he ran away as if he was running for his life.

The first thing was to find the remaining half bottle of vodka

Hurry up and show off a few sips to calm down

Amid the warm applause, Zhou Rui walked out from the left side of the stage again.

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

Screams rang out below, and those standing-room-only visitors jumped up excitedly.

"Master Zhou is awesome!"

The special guests were also quite shocked. Is it so mature?

However, everything is 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 corresponding to it?"

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 as acting like a human?"

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

The cheers below were completely silent

Even many 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 the shooting site of an American TV show, a group of six-foot-tall blonde women with dark skin and gender fluidity whose gender could not be assumed were reviewing the script.

"We must ask the question about the percentage of L**T people in NASA in front of the TV. Even if it is not in the script, I can't help asking!"

"There are still seats. I hope to change seats once in the middle. Today, the colors of my earrings on the left and right sides are different. It represents the change of my gender fluidity. This must be reflected. It is very important!"

Faced with the temporary change of 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, and he kept looking at the mobile phone under the mirror.

It was playing the content of another press conference of the "Science and Technology Expo".

NASA chose to announce the "Eye of Artemis" today to hedge the impact of the Science and Technology Expo over there. This is something that everyone knows.

But in terms of timing, they also did their homework.

They wanted to collide with others, not to confront each other head-on. The whole network felt that Furui Group could not 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 an early appearance.

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 feels that this project is just a propaganda tool. Their ultimate goal is not to send it to the moon, but to send it to as many people's TV sets as possible.

The female makeup artist said: "Dr. Hansen, your complexion is very bad. This makes my work more difficult."

Hansen said in a low voice: "I'm sorry, I didn't get a good rest last night."

In fact, no sleep at all.

"A complexion is easy to hide, but health conditions are not. No offense. You remind me of my uncle. His liver cancer was not discovered until the last two months because of his ugly complexion."

Hansen fell silent and did not speak.

"You'd better go to the hospital for a check-up after the show."

At some point, a figure that surprised Hansen appeared in the mirror.

Nielsen, the former NASA administrator, is also his old friend.

Hansen asked strangely: "Why are you here?"

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

Nelson pulled a chair over and sat next to Hansen. Compared to Hansen, his face was more rosy. It was obvious that his retirement life was very nourishing.

"New York University? What kind of scientific research project is it?"

"No, some little thing about letters of recommendation, Hansen, you look terrible."

Facing his old friend, Hansen squeezed out a wry smile: "It's almost over. When Artemis lands on the moon, maybe I will play golf as leisurely as you."

"Then I will definitely welcome you."

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

Nelson smiled and said, "Then you can go in with me as a caddy."

After joking for a while, Nelson suddenly said: "I heard that the launch plan has been greatly advanced. How sure are you?"

"95%."

Nielsen frowned and said: "For aerospace, this is not a sufficient number."

Hansen said: "The problem is that if there is no launch before the end of the year, the new director will ask a special person to take my place. At that time, the success rate may drop to 70%. Nelson, that is my life's hard work, and I have no other choice." The only choice is to put in 1000% effort.”

Nelson was a little hesitant. He still had some energy, so he might not be able to do something, especially since delayed launches were commonplace for NASA, as long as there was no replacement waiting behind him.

After weighing the pros and cons, he still did not take the initiative to speak. Instead, he changed the subject and said: "You are too tired to live, and you don't look like a 70-year-old guy at all."

Hansen suddenly said: "Charlie Duke passed away, have you heard?"

Nelson nodded: "Yeah, I got it in the mail too. A sad accident."

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

Nelson sat for a while and then left. He was not just here for Hansen, he knew many of his old subordinates here and went to visit.

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

On the mobile 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 seriously.

When he saw the "Baize Large Model", he was a little surprised.

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

he was silent

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

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

"Hanson Doyle, three minutes to prepare!"

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 palms touched his chest, almost touching every rib. This body was frighteningly thin.

If he had taken off his clothes, no one would have put the poor man on TV and would have sent him to the hospital.

This era belongs to Zhou Rui.

But he also had to draw a good end to his era.