Tech Hammer

The plane landed at Jiangcheng International Airport, and Ningwei also enjoyed higher courtesy when he returned to Jiangcheng this time. For example, as soon as I walked out, I saw a huge and long banner that read, "Warmly welcome Professor Ning Wei, winner of the Chen Shengshen Award, Wolf Award, and Turing Award, to return to his alma mater, Jiangsu University, to guide his work."

This is probably because I have considered it for a long time and it is difficult to deal with. After all, it is difficult to put up all the honors, such as the national outstanding youth, such as the youngest academician candidate...

There are too many honors and the banner cannot be placed, so we can only pick out the highlights.

Even so, Ning Wei felt it was an exaggeration. When I saw that banner, I had the urge to turn around and go back to LP County...

Many people think that Versailles would rather be invincible, but that also depends on the score, or who is in front of them.

Relatively speaking, he still prefers to deal with those foreign big guys and likes to see their unruly appearance.

But if faced with ordinary people, Ning Wei would be very humble and low-key. After all, to solve the KLS conjecture, you still have to respect the basic decimal addition and subtraction rules when going to the vegetable market.

Of course, the improvement in reception standards is not limited to banners. It’s even more reflected in the people we receive.

From a distance, you can see the black clouds under the banner. Visually, there are at least 20 people, including two reporters carrying cameras. This really makes Ning Wei feel a headache and even a little embarrassed.

In fact, he still had some mental preparation before, but this battle was slightly different from what he expected.

"Brother Liu, you must have a way for us to bypass the airport and go directly to the school, right?" Ning Wei asked Liu Wei who was walking in front of him.

Liu Wei looked back at Ning Wei and asked, "Professor Ning, do you dislike me?"

Ning Wei shook his head and said, "No, I think you are pretty good."

Liu Wei nodded and said: "That's good, but you have also seen that the reception standards are so high and there are so many reporters. You really don't know who is coming to greet you? I'm going to take you to run away. There are probably You can also replace people directly.”

Speaking of which, Ning Wei probably understood that he couldn't escape this set of pleasantries. Then he naturally wanted to hold the little hand of classmate Jiang next to him, but he missed the opportunity. He turned his head and saw classmate Jiang standing half a step behind him and shaking his head resolutely at him.

Well, after all, I have to face everything alone.

"This standard is still too high..." Ning Wei sighed.

"Actually, it's not too high, Professor Ning. After all, you are not an ordinary scientist, and it is not necessarily your academic achievements that others value. Doesn't it feel more natural if you think about it this way?" Liu Wei said in a low voice.

"How...how do you say this?" Ning Wei asked modestly.

Liu Wei replied: "For the local government, you look like a cash cow. If you can also introduce a project similar to LP County in Beihu Province, for a central province, the GDP gain will be considerable. In addition, you designed the through-silicon chip. If you really want to produce general-purpose CPUs in the future, you will always need several production bases. If they can be placed in Beihu Province, it will be enough to drive the entire industry chain to concentrate in Beihu. Maybe Jiangcheng can become China's in the future The core is gone."

"So I am already so important? But no one seems to be looking for me?"

"Haha... Professor Ning, I'm afraid you haven't thought about the meaning of the invitations to various conferences held in various places, right? You just rejected them all. In fact, in order for you to refuse many invitations casually, you can work in the laboratory with peace of mind. Research shows that many people are under a lot of pressure.”

After hearing this, Ning Wei probably understood how fragrant he was now.

Speaking of which, he really hadn't thought about these things. After all, he had already planned not to touch business. But I didn't expect that his indirect influence is still coveted, and it still makes people feel a little bit floating.

I thought that the school would invite him to speak something this time, so that the top students recommended by the school could read his direct Ph.D., but I didn't expect that these are secondary. The real drunkard's intention is not to drink...

"You heard me, classmate Jiang, don't be afraid of spending money. If we are really short of money in the future, we can follow Buffett's example and bid for the opportunity to have lunch together. Maybe a meal can be sold for tens of millions..."

…

"Haha, Professor Ning, welcome!"

"Principal Du, you are too polite!"

"Come on, Professor Ning, let me introduce to you, Secretary Tan..."

"Hello, Secretary Tan!"

Hands were born, and the four hands were tightly clasped together.

"Professor Ning, hello, hello. Principal Du just praised you all the way. You are really young and promising. It is no exaggeration to say that you are the pride of our Beihu!"

"You have given me the award, you have given me the award. This is my fiancée Jiang Chenshuang."

"Xiaojiang, hello, hello!"

"Hello, Secretary Tan!"

…

After greeting each other, taking photos, and even accepting a brief two-sentence interview with the reporter, I spent a full half hour at the airport before finally getting into the business car arranged by Jiangnan University. However, this time the cars were full of big shots. Only Principal Deng in the school got on these two cars, and Dean Kong couldn't get on either.

The bosses in the car introduced Ning Wei to the development of Jiangcheng and even the entire Beihu Province in recent years, as well as everyone’s plans and determination to develop Jiangcheng into a surrounding high-tech central city. Of course, they also expressed their hope in a tactful way that they would be able to plan in the future. A dedicated chip high-tech park will give full play to the advantages of Jiangcheng's concentration of universities and build a modern digital city on this basis.

What can I say, planning is good. In addition, Jiangcheng is the only sub-provincial city in the six central provinces. Geographically, it is mostly plains, and it is the city with the largest urban area in China. If it can really win the establishment of a chip industry base in the future, it will naturally be very beneficial to the economic development of the entire Beihu Province. Very helpful.

The only problem is probably that Ningwei has never considered this at all. Where to choose a base, in addition to geographical location, there are also considerations of the entire upstream and downstream supporting industry chain. These are issues that Ningwei has never cared about. So regarding Jiangcheng's various advantages, Ning Wei could only listen and nod frequently.

The attitude is very sincere, and it can be summarized as what you said is right. In the end, Ning Wei also expressed his position very seriously. If the Future Research Center really listens to his suggestions, he will definitely recommend Jiangcheng, and the guests and hosts will have a great time along the way.

The car took Ning Wei directly to the Hongyi Hotel of Jiang University, which is also the International Academic Exchange Center of Jiang University. What followed was another extremely lively dinner. This time, Dean Kong finally came and sat at the table. Of course, as usual, there was no wine on the table, but the atmosphere was still quite lively.

If we talk about ideals in the car, then at the dinner table we talk about relationships. After all, this is our alma mater, and the friendship between teachers and students is still there. Meeting classmate Jiang at the dinner party became a breakthrough. Dean Kong began to tell classmate Jiang many important things that Ning Wei did in his senior year.

For example, the paper was suddenly published in "Nature", and the turbulence algorithm was tinkered with in the laboratory, leaving Academician Lu who was in charge of the laboratory in the dark and regretting it; writing a graduation thesis to directly solve world-class problems , his thesis tutor will not be punished...

One by one, Dean Kong once again recounted the past events, along with a series of witty remarks. He said he was recalling the past, but in fact, he was praising Ning Wei in front of classmate Jiang.

Ning Wei can only say that he is very good at this kind of subtle flattery.

After all, when he talks about these past events himself, it always makes a little bit of sense. Kong Mingde, who was once the dean of the department where he stayed, seemed very arrogant when he said these words, not to mention that the most important audience was the woman he liked.

The meal lasted for two hours, and once again the host and the guest enjoyed themselves.

After once again confirming the time and place for tomorrow's speech with Ning Wei, and making an appointment with the school staff to pick them up at the hotel, the big guys finally said goodbye thoughtfully, leaving their time to a young couple in love. .

…

"It's still early, why don't I take you to visit our Jiangda University? Let me tell you, compared with the scenery, in fact, Jiangda is not necessarily much worse than Yanbei University. Although there is an unknown person in Yanbei University Lake, but actually when we leave Lingbo Gate, we are at the East Lake, I will take you to see it."

"Aren't you afraid of being recognized?"

"Hey, let's go in wearing masks and scarves. Who can recognize us?"

"Oh well."

The two of them had the habit of walking together after meals, and since they were back at their alma mater today, Jiang really wanted to see the place where Ning Wei once lived and studied. So Liu Wei found a mask, and the three of them left the hotel and started wandering around the Jiangda campus.

"Look, this is the cherry blossom garden. It's particularly beautiful to see the cherry blossoms in March. Although there is a cherry blossom garden over the East Lake, there is no doubt that our cherry blossom garden is more beautiful. Especially walking on the cherry blossom path, the two On one side of the building is the old School of Science and Technology, and on the other side is the old library. Now it has been converted into a history museum. We can go in and take a look tomorrow. It contains all the history of Jiangsu University..."

"This is Sakura Castle, also called Sakurading. Those are the dormitories and the old studio..."

"Look, this is the busiest Luojia Square. Next to it is Luojia Mountain, which is actually not very high. I once told my mother that if I stayed at Jiang University as a professor, she would be able to Come here to dance in the square..."

"Going over there is the Olympic Stadium, which we all call the Olympic Stadium. This is where we had our military training..."

"This is Maple Garden. Our dormitory used to be here. Look at that building, Fengsan 302. I remember that the name of the first group chat in our dormitory at that time was the most beautiful dormitory in Jiang University...that guy named Luo Xiang. Do you still remember, it was the one in the middle who bowed and called you mother at Jingxi Station that day..."

"Here is our general map. The big one inside says..."

Most of the time when Ning Wei introduced him enthusiastically, Jiang was smiling and listening quietly, until Ning Wei led the two of them to Jiang University Library...

"That's the general picture there. It's pretty good. By the way, I heard you say before that the first time you and Yang Xiaohui met was in the general picture, right?" The voice said, probably to ensure that Liu Wei, who was following the two of them far away, would not hear.

Ning Wei scratched his head in embarrassment, turned his head and looked at those smiling eyes, and said uncertainly: "Hmm... It seems so, it happened so long ago, I almost forgot... Okay , these are not important, I will take you to see our school’s natural study room, Li Da Garden, and then go back to the hotel. Hum, you have learned to find trouble, and tonight I decided to make you look good..."

After saying that, Professor Ning took Jiang’s hand and stepped a little faster.

"Wait, you don't want to prepare a speech for the report tonight?"

"Can you still hold me back for two hours? You've already been prepared!"

…

The lecture time for the second day is from 9 to 11 o'clock, and the location is the International Lecture Hall of the Administration Building of the Jiangnan University School of Science and Technology. The announced title of this academic lecture is "What kind of social special war will evolve in the era of strong artificial intelligence" .

This is a topic formulated by Ning Wei. It is obviously weakly related to mathematical theory and does not have much academic content. It is mainly to analyze the characteristics of the future era of strong artificial intelligence and what kind of mathematical talents are needed.

It’s not that Ning Wei doesn’t want to talk more about the practical stuff, it’s mainly because after giving reports at conferences, Ning Wei knows very well that if he really wants to talk about the mathematics and physics of artificial intelligence in two hours, it will probably only be enough to explain a small node, and It is difficult to explain it in depth. Without systematic study, it is difficult to understand some of the mathematical concepts, so a lecture is really of little significance.

The meaning of Ning Weiding's question is somewhere between two possibilities. At least Ning Wei thinks it will be helpful to math students who intend to develop in the direction of artificial intelligence in the future. For example, you will have a focus when studying majors in the future, and you will have a reference when taking elective courses.

The standards of the lectures are still very high. The lecture hall, which can accommodate 230 people, was packed early, and even the aisles and back rows were filled with students. From this, we can probably see Ning Wei’s appeal in Jiangnan University. After all, today’s lecture is still during the National Day holiday. Coming to the lecture also means giving up a day off...

Of course, the most important thing is the people sitting on the podium and in the first row.

Except for the big bosses from the provincial government whom I met yesterday, basically all the academicians from the school attended, so they were given enough face.

…

"...The students' theoretical topics about the impact of artificial intelligence on the times will end here. Jiangda is my alma mater where I stayed for four years. Jiangda is also an extremely excellent school, especially in mathematics and statistics. College, I believe that many of the students attending today are outstanding students from Hony School or basic classes. It is normal for everyone to have various confusions during the learning process of mathematics. The important thing is how to solve these confusions. .”

"To a certain extent, artificial intelligence can solve many confusions. Of course, we are still in an era of extremely rudimentary strong artificial intelligence. More powerful artificial intelligence also relies on students to continue to expand after in-depth study of relevant knowledge systems. Research, especially in the subdivided fields of artificial intelligence applications, such as situational awareness and association, robot emotion simulation, human complex emotion recognition, etc..."

The entire speech took about exactly one hundred minutes. There are twenty minutes left, which is considered a benefit for the students who arrived today. Under the guidance of the host, Ning Wei will answer several questions from Jiang University students.

"Hello, Professor Ning, I am your junior student, Zhen Yan from the 2022 Hony College of Mathematics. I wonder if you noticed when you went upstairs just now. There is still hanging on the wall of the lobby of our administrative building that Cisco sent you. That offer. As your junior student, I have heard many stories about you when I first came to Jiangsu University. For example, when Cisco sent you this offer, you had just started studying turbulence algorithms and had not yet achieved success. More Without the experience of participating in top-level conferences overseas, it can be said that you were just a relatively outstanding top student at that time."

"So what I want to ask is, how did you go through the process of rejecting this offer? Was it because you had great confidence in your abilities? After all, I saw that the conditions of that offer were really very generous, including In order to be able to study for a Ph.D. at Princeton University at public expense, you can also enjoy the benefits of paid Ph.D. study, which must have seemed very good to you at the time.”

Well, Ning Wei’s lecture was not about academic discussions, and the questions asked by the students also let themselves go...

But this question really surprised Ning Wei. After all, he had really forgotten about it a long time ago. When he walked into the hall just now, he didn't even notice that the offer was still hanging on the wall. He couldn't help but subconsciously glance at the one on the left. Dean Kong.

"Well... how should I put it? I didn't actually have any mental journey at the beginning, but it doesn't mean I have much confidence in my abilities. If I have any thoughts, I probably still feel that there are some differences in thinking under different circumstances that I personally cannot accept. Well. In comparison, I still prefer to stay in China, and I firmly believe that I can develop better in China, and the facts have proved that it is indeed the case."

"I believe many of you have seen the short videos I took to promote Ningban's enrollment. Many of them are actually my inner thoughts. From an academic point of view, an open world is of course the most ideal, and can maximize to avoid the waste of resources caused by repetitive research. But it is obviously not up to this standard now... Well, let’s leave it at that. Thank you, classmate Zhen Yan, for raising this question, it really made me think of another The solution to the problem…”

"Ah? Professor Ning, can I ask what the solution is?"

"This is kept secret for now. Maybe you will know about it later."

…

The meeting ended on time at 11:30. After Ning Wei continued to answer a few questions, the leader made a concluding speech.

After the sumptuous lunch, Ning Wei followed the school's arrangements and took Jiang to visit several more meaningful points on campus, including the school history museum that Ning Wei mentioned yesterday. There are more top students from Hongyi School who have written letters of recommendation from Dean Kong.

Ning Wei is still impressed by Ji Mingzhi.

The impression comes from the comprehensive evaluation given in March when I was a teaching assistant. According to the calculation model given in March, the comprehensive ranking of Xiaoji, who is only two years younger than Ningwei, is probably among all the students who hope to apply for Ningwei's direct doctoral degree. Ranked 12th.

The ranking is not high, but it is actually a very good ranking. After all, it is competing with a group of the best graduates trained by top universities in the country, including Yanbei, Huaqing, Renmin University, University of Science and Technology, etc.

Watching the history of Jiangsu University on the third floor of the embassy, ​​Ning Wei suddenly asked, "Small plan, if I admit you, what are your plans after successfully graduating with a Ph.D.?"