Chapter 314 The Terminator or the God of Wealth
As an employee of a technology-based enterprise, Lin Jia knows one thing very well, that is, with the development of science and technology to this point, the public is seriously out of touch with the current progress of science.
Not to mention the general public, even scholars in the same field with different subdivisions are at a loss whether it is the content they are engaged in or not.
But what Chen Yuanguang said was still beyond Lin Jia's knowledge.
Because artificial intelligence has been fully and intensively publicized in the past few years.
Even the upstream chip industry of artificial intelligence technology has undergone extensive basic knowledge popularization on the Dongda Internet.
Any young person can tell you the three major sources of artificial intelligence, computing power, data and models.
Because of this realistic basis, Lin Jia still feels that Chen Yuanguang’s theory is not true.
"Directly using brainwave data to train artificial intelligence? Is this possible?" Lin Jia was very surprised.
If it is feasible to train artificial intelligence models using brainwave data, then why do other companies working on autonomous driving still bother to use road condition models?
According to this logic, Didi should be the strongest company in the field of autonomous driving.
“Yes, it may sound a bit incredible, but that’s exactly what we do.
This project was started after I managed the Natural Fund.
They Originally, it was attempted to detect and analyze epilepsy through brain waves.
Brain waves show various waveforms and characteristics, which are closely related to primates.
In the past, researchers at Vanderbilt University found that brainwave data from non-human primates had something in common with brainwave data from primates.
They began to try to use rodent brainwave data and primate brainwave data to train the same artificial intelligence algorithm, and found that they were surprisingly similar.
At that time, the project was not approved by the Natural Resources Fund because everyone thought it was useless data.
The trained model is useless. It is purely similar at the model level. Vanderbilt University has already done this work very well, and it doesn’t make much sense to do it again.
As for predicting epilepsy, it is considered a gimmick to obtain scientific research funds. ”
The research mentioned by Chen Yuanguang above was mentioned in a 2024 paper in "Communication Biology". The title of the paper translated into Chinese roughly means: Machine learning model used to analyze waveforms reveals common brainwave waveforms of different species. feature.
“But I think this topic is very interesting. It just means that we should not study the commonalities between primates and rodents.
It is equivalent to verifying the similarities between primates and rodents first. We can then use the brain waves of rodents to train a model that can be used to predict epilepsy in advance," said Chen Yuanguang.
Guangjia Technology has an innovative drug pipeline, and Lin Jia knew the meaning of this as soon as he heard it.
Models that predict epilepsy in advance are naturally valuable, but there are many uncertainties.
First of all, it is impossible to find enough human samples for you to observe. Epilepsy patients can find them, but it is unrealistic to find so many samples with incubation period.
Then you can only use experimental monkeys with gene-induced defects. The price of simple experimental monkeys has been as high as 230,000 yuan, not to mention the monkeys that have been induced by specific genes and are in the incubation period of epilepsy, which costs at least 500,000 yuan. above. And considering the proportion of patients who eventually develop symptoms, the price will have to go up.
If you buy five monkeys with the same genetic mutation, only one may eventually show complete brain wave data from the incubation period to the onset period.
One is not enough. To reach the amount of data needed to train an artificial intelligence model, at least thousands of them are needed. Even if the cost is reduced by relying on quantity, it will still fluctuate around 500 million yuan.
The price of the same epileptic mouse is $500.
Although it is still very expensive, US$500,000 is not a small amount, and if we adhere to the principle that the more data samples, the more accurate the model, this number will have to be increased.
Consider that you may not really be able to do it.
Therefore, it is normal for the Natural Science Foundation of China to decide whether to approve this project.
"I generally understand." Lin Jia said. "It's equivalent to extracting the logic behind this matter.
Build a general model and feed it with human brain wave data. It will automatically learn and the robot will automatically master it. Human skills.”
Chen Yuanguang said on the other end of the phone: "Theoretically, it's pretty much the same.
We cooperated with Didi, found thousands of drivers, and accumulated more than 200,000 hours of brainwave emissions while driving. Feed this model.
Then it will learn on its own and become the robot iron egg running around in the streets of Shenhai today.
Similarly, this universal model. It’s just for driving, it’s overkill.
It will be put on the moon and used as a lunar base robot.”
"Data, data is not enough. Even if our astronauts go to the moon to work on it, how can the sample data be enough to train the model?" Lin Jia said.
Chen Yuanguang said: "You are right, so we need to cooperate with China Aerospace to use water to simulate the gravity environment of the moon, and use existing lunar soil data to create an environment similar to the lunar surface. .
Let people work on it first to accumulate sample data to train the model.
This way it can be really useful after we send it to the moon. ”
The biggest factor restricting humans from building a base on the moon is the extremely harsh environment on the lunar surface.
If you start from scratch, you will need at least radiation protection, air circulation and regeneration, water circulation, and energy supply modules.
Relying on human astronauts to do this requires sending people up in batches and then seizing a few window periods to work.
The advantage of using a robot is that only one energy supply module is required initially.
“There is a beauty in burning money.” Lin Jia complained.
Chen Yuanguang said: "It will be okay after we have the results.
I will be going to Yanjing soon. If you want to see me this weekend, come directly to Yanjing. "
"Go to Yanjing to report on your work? "Lin Jia asked.
Chen Yuanguang said: "No, it is a discussion about whether the technology should be open source.
It is a universal model, and there are currently two voices internally regarding whether to open source or not. ”
“Open source? "Lin Jia was shocked. When did he become so generous? In a sense, this technology can greatly alleviate the aging problem in a few countries.
Dongda’s population aging is in the future tense, so Neon and Goryeo are in the present continuous tense.
Although robots are unrealistic from the cost perspective, they can completely perform subtraction, and the trained model can perform subtraction.
For example, it is unrealistic for you to buy a robot to make coffee for you in a beverage store, but if it is just a robot arm, the cost can be reduced through large-scale procurement and specific design, and opening a purely unmanned store is no longer a dream.
Whether it is a coffee shop or a milk tea shop, in the future there will only be robotic arms and delivery people. The delivery people will assume the responsibilities of the sorters, which is highly unmanned.
Not to mention restaurants. I don’t like to eat pre-made dishes. I want the chef to cook them, right? The chef with two robot arms sticking out is also a chef.
There are only five dishes on the menu. An unmanned factory with the same high degree of unmanned operation and fresh and clean ingredients is also on the way. Robotic arms are used for cooking, which is much more powerful than a cooking machine.
This technology has so much room for imagination.
It was so big that Lin Jia found it incredible that someone inside was trying to open source it.
“Can this technology also be open source? Who dares to mention this without fear of being internally audited?” Lin Jia is well versed in the Lao-China zz ecology.
Chen Yuanguang said helplessly: "I think it should be open source.
I think the benefits of open source for this technology are greater than the benefits of not being open source. It actually has many limitations, not as powerful as you think. But it seems that I was a bit blocked after I proposed that it should be open source. Many people said that I should open source when they saw me, so they jumped out and said, yes, it should be open source.
This time I went to Yanjing mainly to give a detailed explanation. ”
Lin Jia didn’t expect that her complaints would boomerang to Chen Yuanguang. She knew that Chen Yuanguang must be targeted and had a good reason, but she still wanted to give a few reminders:
"Yuan Guang, regarding some of the more sensitive proposals, you don't need to express your opinions publicly. In fact, in the ecology of Dongda University, the bigger things discussed are less important, and the smaller things discussed are more important.
Even if you want to push, you only need to convince a few people, and there is no need to make it such a big battle.
But there is no way to go back this time, so make your arguments and arguments clear. ”
The robot ran around in the streets and alleys without any safety accidents. The short video of the passengers who got into the taxi spread from the Douyin platform to Station B and then to Twitter and YouTube. This robot was spontaneously named by the public. The Terminator robot is the absolute top player on the Internet.
The "Terminator" that ends the discussion of the technical route in the field of unmanned driving
Considering that it has a new Nobel Prize in Physics. The masterpiece of academic award winner Chen Yuanguang has added fuel to the discussion
Some self-media bloggers who came to ChinaTravel originally had different destinations. Some went to Shenhai, some went to Yangcheng, and some went to Chongqing.
Now all go to Shenhai.
The Volkswagen Jetta has also become popular. Who says that traditional petrol vehicles cannot be driven autonomously?
Many bloggers in the science and technology district saw the video during the day and got on a flight to Shenhai at night.
“Oh my God, I’m going to Shen Hai. I’m already looking forward to the day when I’ll hit the terminator after Shen Hai.
Even a week ago, if you told me that the first car to achieve true driverless driving was a Volkswagen Jetta, I would have thought whether the world was crazy or I was crazy.
However, it is not that the world is crazy, nor that I am crazy, it is reality, and reality just happens.
I came to Shenhai two years ago. At that time, the transit check-in was 144 hours. Today it is still 144 hours. I hope I can successfully hit the finisher this time in this short 144 hours. ”
The white Jetta is so unflattering that foreign self-media bloggers unanimously called it the Terminator in the video.
After getting off the plane, the blogger named Mike Recorded a short opening for myself
After he walked out of the airport, the drivers at the entrance of the airport parking lot swarmed him and asked in broken English:
"Wright!"
Then he held up the Volkswagen icon printed on the A4 paper in his hand .
“Jetta!”
It’s a bit too difficult for taxi drivers to pronounce Volkswagen in English.
"I can take you to see it"
Mike felt similar words from the drivers around him filling his ears.
He first said to the camera in his hand: "Obviously, the people here are very enthusiastic. They said they could take me to see The Terminator.
But that is not an online ride-hailing service. Is it possible that it is now on display somewhere I don’t know?”
Mike took every opportunity to record video footage, and then he found one of the drivers who spoke the most clearly, and walked over and said slowly. : "Can you take me to see the white Jetta invented by Wright?
Wright, Jetta, I want to see them. "
The driver kept saying yes.
Mike didn't hesitate much: "Let's go. "
The driver continued: "1000rmb, 1000rmb guarantees that I will take you to see it. "
The price didn't make sense to Mike. Even if it was converted into U.S. dollars, it was close to 200 U.S. dollars, but he still pretended to be shocked and said to the camera: "This man said he wanted me to give him a thousand yuan rmb. Just take me to see The Terminator.
Being able to gain something like this in the first hour after getting off the plane, I think I found the right NPC. Maybe right. "
"Let's go! "Mike said to himself.
The driver took out the QR code on his chest and handed it to Mike: "Pay! Pay first and go later. "
Mike was helpless, took out his mobile phone and asked: "AliPay? ”
“OK. ”
The transfer was completed with a beep.
The driver walked around with the microphone in front of a white Jetta.
Mike complained to the camera: "If he tells me that he is the Terminator, then I will definitely file a complaint against him!"
The driver opened the door and let Mike get in the car, "wego . ”
Mike sat in the back of the car, listening to the driver in front of him communicating frantically on his cell phone.
"Where is the God of Wealth now? Where is the God of Wealth now?"
"*** is following and sharing the real-time location with ***."
"Okay."
That's right, the white Jetta's codename among these drivers is God of Wealth.
A lot of foreigners would pay a thousand yuan just to take a look without batting an eyelid.
This resulted in the group of drivers communicating in advance and having one specially following behind.
Driver A is following behind the white Jetta. When he picks up the passenger, he shares the real-time location with Driver A on WeChat and then rushes over.
Hurry over and watch the white Jetta.
Of course, if foreigners want to see it for a while, they have to raise the price.
1,000 yuan is just the starting price.
After watching, Master A continued to follow the car.
Three drivers A, B, and C took turns following the white Jetta in three shifts.
Specially provides car-following services for foreigners who come to Shenhai at any time.
We can’t start a 50,000 yuan scalping business without the resources, but we can still afford a 1,000 yuan car-following service.
There are at least hundreds or thousands of foreigners who want to visit the white Jetta. They have become rich this time. Can they not be called the God of Wealth?
This was the operating mode on the first day. After the second day, they found that the white Jetta would stop for refueling.
This group of drivers even discovered the refueling rule, that is, the white Jetta will refuel when there are less than 50 kilometers left.
They can even predict when the white Jetta will go to refuel, and then temporarily raise the price with foreigners at the same time. Do you want to see the robot up close? Add money!
Snake has its own way, and rat has its own way. Scalpers can make money from technicians, and drivers can make money from foreigners.
(End of this chapter)