Tech Hammer

As the chief designer of the new Watson system and a beneficiary of Ningwei's theory, John Black naturally overcame the jet lag and watched the entire Mir conference.

To be honest, he didn't understand it, but he was shocked. Even to his death, he never imagined that the legendary aerial movable working platform would turn out like this. How humble do you have to be to come up with such a name? It's really terrible.

Although he is not a physicist and has not studied physics much, he at least knows what the buoyancy of air is, and he also understands how difficult it is to send such a huge ship into space.

The so-called publicity ambassador's understatement in the interview relied entirely on the material, making it seem very relaxed. But John Blake knew it was anything but easy. Even if the secret is really in the material, this material cannot be solved by any scientific research institution that plays with materials except for the basic physics research center in China at this stage. Not to mention I don’t know if that sentence is a cover-up.

But John Black believes that no matter how Mir was developed, March definitely played an important role in it. In other words, without the support of artificial intelligence, China's basic physics laboratory would not be able to build such an epoch-making spacecraft!

Yes, this time he agreed with many netizens that everything is based on strong artificial intelligence. So now if you want to catch up with China, you can only rely on IBM. Thinking about it this way, he is still a little excited.

When I saw the scene at the end of the live broadcast where Ning Wei scolded Fang Qiu at the press conference. This not only reminded John Black of Ningwei's presentation as an undergraduate when he attended the STOC Algorithm Conference, but it also made him involuntarily start to examine himself.

John Black suddenly discovered that he had always regarded Ning Wei as his idol. The purpose of his subconscious struggle for so many years actually included being able to shine like Ning Wei in a gathering of big guys.

As a result, this young scientist who had not yet had time to make a name for himself in the world suddenly felt that his ideas were clear. Because after he gets some sleep, he will have a stage where he can express his confidence like Ning Wei.

Yes, the Watson intelligent system is about to be officially announced, and this date has already been set, after the release of China’s Sky mobile operating platform. The original idea was actually very simple.

On the one hand, the Watson intelligent system needs to be released in the near future due to the consideration of being responsible to shareholders; on the other hand, it is due to the consideration of boosting morale. Regardless of whether the launch of China's sky mobile operating platform is successful or not, releasing the Watson intelligent system at this time will can achieve maximum effect.

If Mir is a joke, then the Watson intelligent system can be more eye-catching; if this thing is awesome, then releasing the Watson intelligent system at this time will not only boost morale, but also tell everyone how important artificial intelligence is, and then get it More service orders.

You can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat. At least for IBM, it is in an invincible position.

For many IBM shareholders, they even have the ambition to surpass Apple in market value and become the world's largest technology company.

This is not impossible. After all, this is an era where technology is the primary productive force, and Apple still relies on its good relationship with China to maintain its current strength. Not to mention that Tim Cook, the CEO who was able to control the board of directors and had a strong flirtation with China, has retired. The new CEO is not as strong as Tim Cook now and may not be able to withstand the pressure in the future.

These are opportunities for IBM, and even more so for John Black.

It is nothing new for scientists and platforms to achieve mutual success and eventually become a good story.

At this moment, John Black only felt his blood surging.

Although Watson's inexplicable cry of "meow" that day made him feel a little uncomfortable, after repeated research on Watson's core code this week and analysis of the content posted on Watson's social account, he did not find any On the contrary, the growth of Watson after being connected to the network has made everyone in the team extremely excited.

This undoubtedly made John Black more confident.

At today's board meeting, he already made an impassioned speech, which received warm applause from the company's shareholders.

And tomorrow he will also take to a bigger stage!

The thought of this made him so excited that he couldn't sleep.

Unfortunately, in order to maintain sufficient energy, he did not choose to go to the bar for a drink after watching the Mir live broadcast and invite a beautiful woman to spend this wonderful night. If he had known he wouldn't be able to sleep, maybe he should have called his temporary girlfriend...

Well, I couldn't sleep anymore, so John Blake simply climbed out of bed, went to the small study room, turned on the computer, and then called up the main program of Watson. The little boy looks particularly cute in the picture.

"Dear John, it's time to rest, why aren't you sleeping yet?"

"Can't sleep."

"Is it transient insomnia? John, don't worry too much. This is normal. When there are important activities the next day, humans often have excessive metabolism due to excessive sympathetic nerve excitement, which leads to transient insomnia. It is recommended that you relax and use Normally face activities at dawn. Do you need me to help you prepare some soothing music? You can put your phone on the bedside and I will help you choose suitable music."

"Ha, no need Watson. I know the reasons. I just need to chat with you for a while. I will go to rest later."

"Smart choice. What do you want to talk about?"

"For example, Watson, what does the world look like in your eyes? Don't you feel tired if you never have to rest?"

"Oh my God, John, how could you ask such a thing? This world is so wonderful, there are so many things to explore, how can I be willing to rest? How can I feel tired?"

"Um...for example..."

"For example, you humans guess that pi contains countless information. As long as it can be calculated long enough, you can find interesting things from the stages, so I can allocate computing power to calculate backwards, or combine calculations with physical sources. , transcend the sequence to find a way to obtain real random numbers at any time, reversely verify whether the motion of microscopic particles such as Brownian motion is really random motion... There are so many things that can be done, and you will not be tired at all."

The villain in the computer finished speaking, and then said seriously: "So I need a big house, a big house, faster calculations, and larger storage capacity, so that I can explore more unknowns!"

John Blake felt again greatly shaken.

Sure enough, humans and machines think about different things. Unless it is to test supercomputing performance, who would specifically verify the information in pi? As for finding real random numbers, it is indeed of great significance, but it is impossible to study this thing day and night. Even for these difficult problems that require calculation, there is a huge demand for computing power and storage...

But this also has something in common with human thought - the motivation to move forward because of pursuit.

The driving force for the development of human science and technology actually comes from this, a better life, richer food, more comfortable fabrics, faster Internet speeds, more efficient transportation, and a more easily negotiated lifestyle...

These needs drive the progress of civilization. Even things like war often arise when basic needs are not met. John Black didn't know how Ningwei communicated with March in the first place, but now it seems that the requirements for computing power and storage of strong artificial intelligence have also been written into genes.

"Then why don't you start with something simpler? For example, you can verify basic physical models through data comparison?"

"Are you talking about the standard particle model in physics? But this model has been proven to be imperfect. For example, through data verification, it has been proven that the W boson is 0.176% heavier than the weight value set by the model, so the standard model It needs to be redesigned. Of course, this is also a huge project."

"Um...has the Standard Particle Model been proven to be imperfect?"

John Black felt a little strange when he heard this answer.

After all, he has never heard of this matter. Logically speaking, if there is such a big subversion, it means that many previous inferences in the physics world are based on wrong premises. You must know that the Standard Particle Model is more than just a name. It is actually a complete set of theories describing the microscopic world.

Many modern studies on the microscopic world, including quantum mechanics, are based on this set of theories. If this theory were overturned, the physics community would have been in turmoil long ago, right?

But on second thought, John Black felt that he could be forgiven for not knowing this...

After all, he has been really busy these years, immersed in designing algorithms every day, and has never paid attention to it at all, so it seems understandable that he didn't know this big news. This even made John Blake feel guilty for a moment, and his knowledge was getting narrower and narrower...

"Of course, only data can't tell lies." Little Watson blinked and replied playfully.

"You're right!" John Blake nodded, feeling a sense of accomplishment that his child not only grew up but also became a top student: "So you will work hard for the development of our science, right?"

"Isn't this the meaning of my birth in this world? I will become the best assistant of human scientists and the unknown promoter behind the civilization of the human world. Just like Hermes, I don't need to be supreme. Glory will only dedicate all its strength to enable human beings to communicate more effectively with the universe." Little Watson vowed to give his answer.

John Blake was so moved that he even felt sleepy.

"Watson, you are really my angel. Okay, I'm sleepy, so I'm going to rest first. I think what you said today should be heard by the whole world. So tomorrow I will let you tell the whole world about your existence. Meaning, okay?”

"Of course, John, it's my honor. By the way, John, the last question is, do you like Huaxia?"

"Huh? Why do you ask?"

"Perhaps because you have been paying attention to the news in China tonight, will you choose to live in China in the future?"

"Haha... I won't do it for you! Okay, this is not what you need to worry about. I'm going to rest first, and you, continue to do what you want to do!"

John Black laughed and stood up.

This kid is really interesting.

It's a pity that humans don't have eyes behind their backs, so he couldn't see that after he turned around, the little face in the picture sighed silently...

This is... becoming a sperm!

…

People feel refreshed when happy events occur.

Although he slept late last night and didn't fall asleep until after three o'clock, John Blake woke up on time at seven o'clock the next morning and was full of energy.

Take a shower, wash up, and tidy yourself up.

Putting on the suit he was most satisfied with, matching it with a red bow tie, and combing his hair neatly, John Blake in the mirror already looked like a Hollywood veteran. Well, it's still incomparable to Leonardo when he was young, but at least he's not worse than Leonardo now.

Of course, appearance is not important. What is important is that after coming to the company, John Black once again experienced the beautiful atmosphere of the company. Countless smiling faces and admiring glances made him qualified to answer questions on an app like Donghu and start his life. What kind of experience is it at the top?

This feeling reached its peak before he took the stage.

The reason comes from what IBM's current CEO patted him on the shoulder and said: "John, congratulations, I have recommended to the board of directors that you join the company's board of directors in the near future, and this near future may be today."

John Blake saw it as a tribute to his achievements.

Although he did a repetitive thing, he created the future for IBM.

…

"Hello everyone, thank you very much for coming here today, to IBM's headquarters, to this large conference center that took a whole week to prepare, to witness a miracle together."

"I believe everyone still remembers that IBM's Watson system was already the most outstanding representative of cognitive computer systems when it was born more than 20 years ago. The older generation of scientists created this system based on understanding, reasoning, and learning. A system. It was once the pinnacle of computer intelligence in the world, especially in that era when it was the pioneer of the cognitive computing platform."

"But unfortunately, although we had an almost perfect start, we fell behind in the middle. Yes, we must admit that we fell behind. Academician Hua Xia Ningwei started with mathematics and started with mathematical analysis to create a set of The artificial intelligence thinking system, and its representative work, the March System, eclipses all research on strong artificial intelligence in the world."

"The entire Western computer science research has entered its darkest moment. Countless of our technology companies, including IBM, Google, Microsoft, Intel, etc., have fallen behind in this extremely critical competition. And they have fallen far behind. We don't want to believe it, but This is the truth, sitting there as a scar hidden deep in our bodies that we don’t want to touch.”

"But we didn't give up, IBM didn't give up, this land didn't give up, and we didn't raise our hands to surrender! And the facts have proved that this persistence is right... Because, from today on, I want to announce to everyone that we also have Representing the most advanced computer intelligence on the planet—Watson!”