China's richest people started with resource-based people, such as coal owners, and later became science and technology-based intellectuals. This reflects both the changes in the times and the changes in the domestic market.
Rebus, who is the top scorer in the college entrance examination and a college graduate, is engaged in the high-tech field of the Internet, so he is the target of strong support from the above.
After joining the WTO, various domestic data have soared, and the per capita level has also been greatly improved.
As mentioned before, it is rare in the world for billions of people in a huge country to live a good life together.
Taking advantage of this east wind, high technology and various advanced technologies have entered more and more people's lives.
"Mr. Lei, technology changes life and improves the quality of life. This is what I asked people within the company when I established the smart home appliance project."
"For example, rice cookers, all kinds of products on the market There are all kinds of rice cookers, but the quality is poor. There is a unified standard, and can we make a standard? "
"I think it is possible. For this reason, our company has conducted an internal survey on rice cookers and conducted research on rice cookers. The appearance has been redesigned The design is beautiful, elegant and simple while ensuring practicality.”
“In addition to rice cookers, we have also entered many small product fields, such as razors. The OEM situation is serious and there is no guarantee of quality, so we can go in and reshape this field.”
“Such as this, our entry into many fields is not only to make money, but also to create a better world. Good consumer market ”
While Wang Donglai was telling the story, Rebus was listening quietly.
It wasn't until he finished speaking that Rebus said aloud: "Mr. Wang, to tell you the truth, our company also has the same idea as your company."
"If it had been earlier Knowing your company's layout in this field, I'm afraid I wouldn't have made this decision."
"Now, we will re-design the power strips ourselves. In this world, in addition, there are many products that are also being researched and produced. Even if you want to give up, you can do it. After all, the sunk cost is already huge."
Wang Donglai said with a smile: "Mr. Lei. , the domestic market is large and can accommodate many companies, and it is impossible for any one company to dominate. In fact, I welcome Mr. Lei to join this market.”
"I believe that Mr. Lei enters 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. "
Rebus nodded and said: "With the king. "Mr. Wang, do you need my help with the Samsung chip?"
Rebus had already asked on the phone before, and now that he asked again, he seemed even more sincere.
Therefore, Wang Donglai expressed his gratitude and said aloud: "Our company already has a solution for the chip issue, so I would like to thank Mr. Lei for his kindness."
Rebus looked at Wang Donglai curiously , but did not ask what the solution was, and instead said: "Mr. Wang, sometimes I am a little vague about your company's positioning. It has both mobile products and some hardware designs. There are also more advanced cutting-edge technology research and development.”
“For example, Mr. Wang’s joint artificial intelligence data model project with Wudaokou some time ago is really rare in China. Mr. Wang can do this. We can’t talk about this in detail.”
When Wang Donglai came, he knew that Rebus could not invite him alone for the small household appliances project. There were probably other things.
At this time, when I heard Rebus talking about this matter, I had a guess in my mind.
"Mr. Lei, the large artificial intelligence data model is just the prerequisite preparation work for artificial intelligence. The reason why I jointly work 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 us not to wait, and the speed of technological innovation is so fast. Faster, far beyond everyone’s imagination.”
“Our Internet ecology is based on the West and imitates it from the past. The sky is one step behind, and the gap will only become wider through the amplification of technology.”
“Artificial intelligence technology, in my opinion, is this amplifier. If we wait until the West is completed. It would be too late to decide to follow up after the breakthrough. "
Wang Donglai did not tell a lie in these words, but it was not completely true.
But to Rebus, he didn’t actually believe it completely.
Anyone can shout slogans.
To be able to bring Xiaomi's business to the current level, Rebus' ability is naturally extremely outstanding.
It is not an exaggeration to describe it as having seven exquisite orifices.
So, when Rebus heard what Wang Donglai said, he automatically turned it into a sentence.
Artificial intelligence is the future, and I am optimistic about its development trend.
Rebus quickly calculated in his mind, thinking about costs, risks and other factors.
“Mr. Wang is indeed a young man. In addition to daring to think and do, he also has such strong abilities, which is really enviable.”
“However, Mr. Wang really feels that artificial intelligence Will intelligence appear soon? The current technological development is far from being able to support relatively powerful artificial intelligence technology, right?” Did some homework.
Seeing this, Wang Donglai didn't take it seriously and explained patiently: "Mr. Lei is right. It is indeed difficult to achieve the kind of super artificial intelligence in the movie with the current technical reserves."
"This leads to a question, how do 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 Rebus calmly.
Rebus 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 like that!”
"I wonder if Mr. Lei has heard of '996' and 'Big and Small Zhou'?" Wang Donglai asked aloud.
Rebus nodded silently.
“Isn’t that right, Mr. Lei, do you think there are really migrant workers who like to work overtime? There will be people who like the free midnight snacks provided by the company and stay until eight o’clock, and stay until ten for the free shuttle bus home. Do you want to do it?” “Nine to five, many people know it’s impossible, so they don’t How many people have expected it, but is it too much to work from 8 to 6 and take a two-hour lunch break?”
“Five insurances and one housing fund are stipulated by national law, but it has become a corporate requirement? The benefits when recruiting people are ridiculous.”
"Although those developed countries in the West have many shortcomings, their high welfare for employees is always blameless. As a worker and a person at the bottom, who wouldn't want to work in a company like that."
“Mr. Lei, let me ask you a heart-wrenching question. Question, to what extent has Xiaomi developed? Will it reach a market value of 100 billion, or a market value of 500 billion, or when it reaches a market value of one trillion, will it raise the welfare of employees and truly share the development dividends with everyone?”
“Mr. Lei actually doesn’t need to answer this question. Answer. "
"After the breakthrough of artificial intelligence technology, Lei is always willing to use this technology to assist employees to complete work with higher quality, or to use the ability of artificial intelligence to eliminate some positions, such as marketing, Customer service and other technical content are low and can be repeated A position that is highly reusable but has to exist? "
"Businessmen, especially big businessmen, will naturally have to assume some social responsibilities when their business reaches a certain level, such as employment. Said it was stable.”
"The West calls this big businessman a capitalist, but here we call it an entrepreneur. The names are different, but will the core be different because of the different names?" With the devouring genes and the desire for unlimited expansion, I can’t wait to make all the money. In his own hands, he can control everything."
When Wang Donglai came here, Rebus suddenly interrupted Wang Donglai and reminded him: "Mr. Wang, you said a little too much and went off topic. "
Rebus did not answer what Wang Donglai said above.
Wang Donglai smiled and didn't take it seriously.
"To put it far, 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. After that, it is the voice assistant SIRI installed on Apple mobile phones, which can complete specific tasks according to the prepared programming.”
“If Mr. Lei understands Apple and Gang Leader Qiao, he should be able to know SIRI. He was highly regarded by Gang Leader Qiao, and Ping If mobile phones have ushered in the era of smartphones, this may not be a big deal in Gangzhu Qiao’s eyes.”
“Imagine if in the hands of Gangzhu Qiao, the artificial intelligence technology represented by SIRI has reached the level of artificial intelligence. In the intelligent stage, I am afraid that there will be no room for other mobile phone manufacturers to survive in the mobile phone market.”
“Of course, Gang Leader Qiao has passed away, and SIRI has not reached the stage of strong artificial intelligence, so my hypothesis is meaningless. Big.”
"However, I always believe that a smartphone cannot be called smart just because it can surf the Internet compared to previous mobile phones."
"Strong artificial intelligence, also called general artificial intelligence , 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 perform a similar task to humans in any given situation. way of thinking, understanding and acting.”
“If you get to this point. , human productivity will inevitably be greatly liberated and improved. If used properly, the absolute poverty of the world's population will be reduced rapidly, and the quality of life will be greatly improved."
"Technology does not distinguish between good and evil. Good or bad depends on where it is used. If it is used correctly, it will be good. , if used wrongly, it will be evil.”
“By the way, big data algorithms are a good technology, but some people use this technology to target different groups of people with the same product. Different prices, the food is really ugly!”
"On top of strong artificial intelligence technology, there is super artificial intelligence technology."
"At this point, we have almost the concept in the movie, which has self-awareness and can surpass human intelligence and intelligent assumptions, even in a sense It can be regarded as a human being with independent consciousness. "
"Of course, the current technology is still far from this step, so there is no need to consider this for the time being. "
Rebus’ background is in technology, so After listening to Wang Donglai’s words, I gained a lot from them, and asked curiously: “According to what Mr. Wang said, is the large artificial intelligence data model currently jointly created with Academician Yao of Wudaokou a weak artificial intelligence or a strong artificial intelligence? ”
Wang Donglai Without hesitation, he immediately said: "The large model is only a part, not the decisive factor. The final level of artificial intelligence is affected by various factors. Therefore, I am not sure now 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 hardware support such as advanced high-performance chips. This is a flaw and will inevitably affect the final level of artificial intelligence."
Actually, Rebus doesn’t really believe that Wang Donglai will develop strong artificial intelligence.
In particular, Wang Donglai's description of strong artificial intelligence has far exceeded Rebus's imagination of strong artificial intelligence.
As a coder, Rebus didn't quite believe that anyone could write such a powerful program.
As a businessman, he does not want to believe it, nor does he want to see such technology appear in other companies.
Therefore, Rebus pondered for a moment and then said aloud: "Mr. Wang's words made me feel excited and excited. I wonder if Mr. Wang still lacks investment in this project?"
" The patent results are all Mr. Wang’s. I am investing more just to support Professor Wang’s research and ideas. Of course, if the research produces results, I need to have the right to know. This requirement should not be required. Isn’t that too much?”
Wang Donglai did not refuse immediately, but asked: “How much money is Mr. Lei prepared to invest?”
Rebus thought about it and said tentatively. : "I wonder if Mr. Wang thinks ten million is enough?"
"Of course it can. Mr. Lei has this heart and is willing to support it, which actually makes me feel gratified."
Wang Donglai did not refuse Mr. Lei’s investment of 10 million.
“Ten million dollars for one right to know is not a loss!”
“And when the technology is actually developed, with Mr. Lei’s ten million dollars, it will be more convincing. . ”
“It will be more beneficial for future plans.”
Wang Donglai thought secretly.
After reaching an agreement, the atmosphere suddenly became peaceful and harmonious.
As if Wang Donglai had not asked those heart-wrenching words, Rebus did not mention them again, as if nothing had happened.
This is the tacit understanding of adults. (End of this chapter)