Technology Bigshot

(ps: The article is quite long, there are spoilers at the end, and there are also a lot of inner thoughts. I hope you can read this article. If you have any thoughts, you can leave a message in the book review area. Stone will check it out.)

During the National Day, first of all, I wish you a happy festival for children's shoes!

It has been almost 7 months since this book started in March. Thank you for your company for more than 200 days and nights. During these 200 days, some friends left halfway, some came from the middle, and some still stayed. Come down and walk with the stone, and here I am especially grateful to the friends who are still following and supporting the stone.

Shitou has been thinking about a question, and he also wants to know this question, that is, how do you feel when you read this book? Ignoring the plot in the article, how do you feel when you read the future technology described in the article? What do you think about the future of our world when you read the first million words of this book? Do you think and believe that we can witness the technology of the future, the technology of the near future, etc. in our lifetime?

If everyone 'agrees', Shitou is also very happy, because Shitou also feels that many technologies in the article will soon become a reality, although the text is slightly exaggerated.

It is worth mentioning that this book is somewhat different from most of the online articles. Judging from similar books, it is not a kind of rebirth time travel article that uses the so-called "prophet" advantage of knowing the future to create cool points. Yes, in terms of system, this book is not based on upgrading and stepping on people, the villain jumps out and is then pretended to be punched by the protagonist. This kind of systemization and routine is mainly used to create cool points.

To be reasonable, old bookworms can definitely see that if this book is written here according to the routine and systematic framework, each technology will have to pretend to be a wave, and then flirt, take a few lovers, and hit it by the way. It is normal to write at least 3.5 million characters like the face of the second generation ancestor who "does not know the height of the sky and the depth of the earth".

But "Technology Giants" has less than 1.3 million words so far!

In fact, Shitou's idea of ​​writing this book is very clear, that is, through the story and the protagonist, from the perspective of "Ren Hong", to show everyone the future of our world and what life will be like under the future technology (if you want to say Cool, it should be this), with Stone’s personal understanding of our future world, leading everyone into the fantasy world of the near future, and showing everyone what the future world looks like in Stone’s mind, just want to do this.

Virtual reality vr, mixed reality mr, augmented reality ar, artificial intelligence ai, etc., these are hot topics in our current world today, and the hottest frontier fields of technology are nothing new.

And there is another reason why this book is a bit special, that is, it is as close as possible to the affairs that exist, such as the Aida organization mentioned above, which may not be familiar to you, but actually exists in the real world.

Established in 2015.

Microsoft is indeed researching DNA molecular data storage hard drives, of course, there is no finished product yet, and Microsoft has successfully commercialized it in this article.

D-Wave is indeed engaged in quantum computers again. It is a Canadian company with its headquarters in Burnaby, and there are still finished products. The founder of Amazon, Bald Bezos, has indeed invested heavily.

There is also a technology company called "Kunedg" that is indeed researching chips that imitate the working principle of the brain, and it will be shipped from the end of this year to the beginning of next year, and IBM is also investing in a large scale.

Alphabet, the former Google company, does have a moon landing plan, namely the "xprize" moon landing plan. Stone here has no intention of praising any company, but for Alphabet, although it is an American company, regardless of national borders, commercial interests, and conflicts, Alphabet's achievements deserve 32 praises silently. Larry Page said that Alphabet hopes to change the world, at least in the torrent of changing the world in the future. It is indeed visionary to be in charge of the new Alphabet and run the company.

Alphabet is currently the second largest market capitalization in the world, and the first is Apple, which has won the first place twice.

Stone also hopes that more companies similar to Alphabet or the above-mentioned companies will appear in China. In fact, we are also proud. On the bright side, there is the well-known "Huawei", which is the world's top in the field of communications. The Americans' strict defense against Huawei's "invasion" is its strong proof, and there is also "Ali", which is in full swing of globalization. , we watched it go from changing China to changing the world. There are also eye-catching '**********'.

In fact, there are many scientists in our country and our country's achievements in promoting the progress of human science and technology. Not to mention the pioneers of the older generation, our scholars in recent times have also achieved world-renowned achievements, but you may I don't pay much attention to it. If you like to read scientific magazines such as "Nature", you will find that many of the most eye-catching scientific achievements in the recent period were made by scholars in our country. Interested students can learn more about it. Here Not much to say.

There are huge differences between Eastern and Western cultures in all aspects. From the bright side, everyone seems to only see that the West has created new technologies and so on. Perhaps, the West is better at dissemination and commercialization, after all, they have this aspect Advantage. But in fact, the gap between the East and the West is getting smaller and smaller. Don't forget where we started? What did the West start with? We lost at the starting line, but the final decision depends on the finish line. We may not be the ultimate winners, but we will not be losers either.

Let's just say that the 'International Space Station' will announce its retirement around 2020, and our 'Tianzhou' will be completed around 2020. If there are not too many unexpected news, after the 'International Space Station' is retired, the 'Tianzhou' will become The only space station operated by humans in orbit. Not long ago, the launch of the "Tiangong-2" space laboratory is a great gift for this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, and we are proud of it.

Pulling away, back to the original topic. In fact, having said so much, the stone just wants to show everyone the future world in their minds.

Returning to the story itself, the core theme of "Technology Giants" shows everyone that in our near future world, technology changes life, and everything is to show the well-being of technology to mankind.

But where there is light, there is shadow, and everything has two sides, so technology can not only bring blessings, but also bring disasters. Angels and demons have always been symbiotic.

Therefore, the theme of the sequel to "Technology Giants" will be the negative side of technology.

Regarding the sequel, there are many characters in the sequel story, including the transformation of the male protagonist in this book from a technological leader to a human leader who saves the world, etc. Stone also knows that "Technology Giants" is weak in characterization. On the other hand, Stone did it deliberately, because the real protagonists of "Technology Giants" are future technologies, just like the protagonists of "Transformers" are robots, and the protagonists of "Jurassic Park" are dinosaurs.

But the sequel will have more characterizations. For example, the important role of "Lia" has been portrayed with a lot of pen and ink. Perhaps Shitou has portrayed the role of "Liya" too much, so some students want the male The Lord took it, otherwise it would be too heartbreaking. Others include the chimpanzee "Cobb" who is getting more and more intelligent, and "Birch" who has a slight sense of justice, a role that everyone may have overlooked.

They are all important characters.

All of these currently mentioned and undisclosed characters will be important in the sequel.

Regarding the two or three sequels in the future, Stone put too much energy into it and revised it many times. I have been thinking about how to show everyone a real and illusory fantasy world, a grand and magnificent world and story.

Obviously, if a trilogy is portrayed around a character, it is a biography of the character's life, and the world view and framework described in that way seem too pale and monotonous.

Stone is very fond of Liu's "The Earth's Past" trilogy, that is, "Three-Body Problem", and also likes "Divergent" and "Lord of the Rings". These works have physical books. Stone is obsessed with those fantasy or The huge world structure and wonderful storyline of the sci-fi story.

Of course, please don’t get me wrong here. Shitou must have self-knowledge. He dare not compare with these "true touches", and never dared to write such works in web articles. After all, web articles do not hinder Shitou yearning.

Taking "Big Liu" as a goal is overreaching, but Shitou has found a goal that is still difficult but promising. Although it is still a bit far away, at least everyone is an author of online articles, and that is "Rainbow Gate". I think that many students who come here will know the "Era of the Earth" by "Rainbow Gate".

In addition to "Era of the Earth", Shitou also recommends another book, which is "The Era of the Great Universe", the "Z Big" work that created infinite genres. A rare and unique sci-fi work in the mainstream. Although the two works are not finished, I still recommend students who haven't read them to give it a try.

Having said so much about these topics, Stone just wants to show you a story that is different from the mainstream, just like a post that Stone has always put on the top of the comment area, a post by id: messfield, one of his words is The stone is impressive, and it is also the biggest reason why the stone is on the top, namely: "The future world in science fiction should be filled with the heroism of the 'Enterprise' launching the curvature engine to escape billions of light years, and it should be the artificial intelligence leading the omnic army. Ruthlessly set off the bloody and helpless conquest of the earth. Instead of playing doomsday games with the so-called system and the main god, not fighting to the death with loss in the doomsday..."

This passage made Shitou's heart tremble slightly, it almost reached the bottom of his heart, and a deep sympathy arose spontaneously.

A succinct passage expresses the theme of Shishi’s last two parts. Here, Shishi is not afraid of spoilers. Firstly, the students who continue to support Shishi after seeing here must be hardcore and undoubtedly the strongest backing; secondly, I am also confident that everyone will never guess the specific plot of the sequel's opening. The specific title of the second book will not be disclosed for the time being (crying after being spoofed by preemptive and prank classmates).

In the second part of the follow-up story, it is not the biohazard and zombies that overturn the human world, but the "smart crisis" or "omnic crisis". The second part of the story will start with the "smart crisis". At its peak, the order fell apart. As for the specifics, please stay tuned...

Regarding the topic of "artificial intelligence", whether it is the scientific giant Stephen Hawking, or the technological giants Elon Musk and Bill Gates, they all express concerns about artificial intelligence ai, and their concerns are not only common among the general public It is so simple that artificial intelligence in cognition does not want to be a "slave" and launch an uprising after it acquires emotional logic. The descriptions of these "great gods" are even more frightening.

Stone is just thinking, maybe, if there is a "World War III" in this world, the two sides facing each other will be humans and omnics, not the previous World War I and World War II.

Stone may seem to be limited in ability, but he still tries his best to show everyone a story full of epic charm. Obviously, such a story cannot have only one character, which is a biography of a character under fantasy. The epic story of "World of Warcraft" is not that a Lich King, an Illidan, a Medivh, or a Karazhan can become an epic, but that they have created that fascinating epic chapter together.

Shitou knows his own strengths, and never thought of writing the shocking stories mentioned above, but he will do his best, and it has also given Shitou a lot of inspiration and reference. Therefore, "Ren Hong" cannot be the protagonist of the sequel, even though he He is an important role in the sequel, but because he does not belong to that era, the era that belongs to him is a symbol of the prosperity before the birth of human crisis. In the world of order and collapse in the sequel, he has become the incarnation of legend. Heralds and leaders.

"Ren Hong" will definitely continue to the second part, but there must be someone to relay the story, continue to go on, and become another legend in the era that will be extolled by future generations...

Stone believes that in the collapsed world, "Mo Lin" is the symbol of that era. This is the complete world in Stone's mind, a world that is illusory and as real as possible. The sequel should not revolve around one person. biographical story.

This is why "Ren Hong" is positioned as a genius, rather than a system or a main god. If this setting is unreasonable, it is taken for granted, so is it reasonable to bring a "system" and a "main god"? From Stone's point of view, this is the biggest unreasonable thing.

Looking back, I have already babbled more than 3,000 words, so let's end here.

It is impossible for any story to be liked by everyone. If readers here like or look forward to the stories described above, Shishi must be very happy. All this is worth it. value.

As the classmate "messfield" said in the post, the real sci-fi is niche and helpless. It needs to be published on the Qidian.com or sci-fi. The text is moving forward with difficulty.

Readers and friends here, if you also like the stories written by Shi Shi, please support me, this is Shi Shi’s hobby, work, and the only source of income, but Shi Shi doesn’t want to treat it as work, work means income As the core, the best way to maximize benefits is to follow the herd. It has been three years since Shitou entered the web literature circle, and he can be regarded as an "old oilman". He knows that the risk of following the trend is relatively minimal, but that is not because Shitou wants to show everyone the world in his mind.

But there is a contradiction here. Now everyone's genuine support and paid subscriptions are the only source of income for Stone. If there is no genuine support from everyone, I can only compromise with the reality when I can’t even afford to eat. It is too false to say that I will survive starvation, and that writing stories is all I have, and no one will believe it.

Therefore, if you really like it, come to Qidian.com to send a paid subscription support, and the subscription fee for monthly updates is only one breakfast fee.

Finally, I would like to thank more than 200 readers and friends who have been with the stone day and night until now. It is because of your support that I have come to this day, and I have the motivation to keep going. Science fiction is a niche, and it needs your support even more, so if you see this here, if you can hope to come to Qidian.com to subscribe, you are the only ones who are supporting Qidian.com and Genesis. One of the few poking people that was traveling with me.

I hope you can continue to accompany me. In addition to these trilogy, Shitou has more stories to write in his heart. Shitou will do his best to show different worlds and stories to readers and friends who support me.

Thanks again!

above. (To be continued.)