Spark

After confirming the direction, Chen Nian immediately thought of Wang Jiancheng.

In this year, the concept of AI has not really been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and Wang Jiancheng, as the first batch of researchers to test the water, at least surpasses other scholars of the same level in China in terms of understanding of AI.

In addition, he already has two projects, Bai Ze and Yu Jing, and the two are combined into one, isn't it the prototype of Zhan Lu?

Although Yujing 02 is mainly developed for unmanned wingmen, in the process of continuous iteration, it has already initially possessed the prototype of "mission-oriented" instructions.

In the latest test, the Rainbow-9 wingman can even complete a series of actions from target priority judgment, combat plan formulation, tactical action execution, multi-unit coordination, etc. according to a simple command.

If the code and functions of the Zhanlu command system can be superimposed and partly optimized for the existing computing power, the "new equipment" needed by the army may achieve results beyond expectations.

Thinking of this, Chen Nian immediately called Wang Jiancheng.

At this time, it was past 9 o'clock in the evening, but the phone only rang twice before being picked up.

Wang Jiancheng on the opposite side said in a surprised tone:

"Senior, why are you calling me when you have time?"

Chen Nian did not answer, but instead asked:

"What have you been doing recently? I heard that you started your own business?"

Wang Jiancheng smiled and replied:

"It's not like I'm tossing around."

"My company hasn't registered yet, and I haven't figured out what to do yet."

"But now the income is very stable, so there is no rush."

"By the way, I have iterated Bai Ze to the third version, and now it is much smarter than the first version you saw. Would you like to try it? I will send it to you later?"

As soon as he talked about his own achievements, Wang Jiancheng's tone jumped up uncontrollably. Listening to his words, Chen Nian couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional.

This is probably the unique mentality of people who regard research as a hobby.

"Send it to me, I'll see it later."

"However, I have something to tell you now, which happens to be related to AI. Are you interested?"

"Of course there is! Come and listen to me."

"I plan to make further development based on the previous Yujing 02, and make some functional expansions. If you want to join, come to Chengdu to find me."

"We will discuss the specific details after you arrive."

On the phone, Chen Nian did not directly explain what he said. Although this project has not yet been approved and there is no "confidentiality requirement", the principle is to minimize information and avoid unnecessary troubles.

Wang Jiancheng on the opposite side agreed without hesitation. Before he even hung up the phone, he had already turned on the computer to look at the ticket.

"I'll probably fly there tomorrow morning, senior, you don't need to pick me up, just tell me the address, and I'll go find you directly!"

"No, someone will pick you up."

Chen Nian replied immediately.

After confirming the meeting, Chen Nian hung up the phone, and Wang Jiancheng sent the third-generation Bai Ze's application file as he said on the phone.

Chen Nian opened it curiously, and he was really surprised by the new interface of this thing.

It stands to reason that in many film and television and literary works, everyone likes to make AI into the image of a girl, making it seem like some kind of customary rule, but Wang Jiancheng's brain circuit seems to be different from most ordinary people.

The image of Bai Ze is not a girl, not an animal, not even a cartoon, but a computer.

A computer that takes up half of the screen, is extremely delicate and realistic, and even simulates the desktop effect, like an infinite nesting doll.

The interaction method has not changed, it is still a text question and answer, but the problem is that the UI is too weird.

Every time Chen Nian typed, he felt as if his soul had gone out of his body to the back of his body, looking at himself in front of the screen.

This reminded him of a movie he had seen before, called Hacker from Another Dimension, and he felt a little horrified in his heart.

He really couldn't understand Wang Jiancheng's bad taste, so he directly found the source code and deleted the part that interacts with the UI.

This time it finally looks normal.

However, when he started testing the functions of the third generation of Bai Ze, he suddenly understood Wang Jiancheng's intentions.

Compared with the simple questions and answers and information summary of the first generation, the third generation Bai Ze began to be able to understand and execute some simple instructions from users. After obtaining computer permissions, if Chen Nian ordered "download XX music", it would Then you can find the browser by yourself, type the extracted keywords into the search engine, and automatically crawl and download the webpage.

In the same way, if Chen Nian asks it to process certain documents, it can execute them quickly.

This means that Bai Ze has gradually evolved from the most basic "conversation robot" to an "assistant".

Its comprehension is improving, and its actions are more intelligent. It can be said that it has become the smartest personal assistant Chen Nian has seen in this era.

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Of course, compared to the fancy assistants of later generations, there are still some shortcomings.

But from the design concept of this set of AI, it can be seen that Wang Jiancheng is really this material.

It is definitely the right choice to let him participate in the Zhanlu project.

After turning off Bai Ze, Chen Nian thought for a moment and began to analyze Zhanlu AI.

This time, the information he received was not too much, and it only took more than half an hour to transfer all the code and design logic.

But when Chen Nian started to actively check and output those information, he found another embarrassing problem.

The environmental data that Zhanlu needs to call does not exist yet

In other words, the code can be typed out directly with C#, but this code may not be usable.

If it is to adapt to the current command system, Chen Nian has to modify and downgrade the code first.

never mind.

Chen Nian closed the computer that had just been turned on, thinking to himself:

Let's leave it to Wang Jiancheng, after all, at the code level, I am still far behind him

However, the algorithm information Zhanlu needs to use can be prepared in advance, which can save a lot of time for the project.

After spending more than two hours until midnight, Chen Nian finally completed Zhanlu's overall framework and the first draft of the design. He immediately called Chen Guo and asked to start the project.

Although Chen Guo was surprised by his speed, she didn't hesitate too much.

Therefore, before Wang Jiancheng arrived, the personnel framework of the Zhanlu project team was confirmed.

The next step is to wait for everyone to be in place, and then Wang Jiancheng will take the lead to make this system

At the same time, Chang'an.

Bloomberg's investigation of Chen Guo finally made a breakthrough. Using Liu Hai as a springboard, he successfully obtained all the customer information and customer visit records of the other party when he was still in Senas Corporation a few years ago.

Through these records, he determined that it was absolutely impossible for Liu Hai to have no impression of Chen Guo as he said.

Because in his records, Chen Guo is not only a key client, but also his number one client!

He had spent a lot of time getting close to Chen Guo, and even tried to use the relationship of Chen Guo's students to get closer. Although these efforts failed, the point is that among these records, Bloomberg obtained a very hidden deep details.

That is, Chen Guo's social activities dropped sharply after the end of 2003.

Before that, he would participate in some corporate activities from time to time, and fight for jobs for his students in these activities. At the same time, he would pull some small projects and hand them over to his graduate students.

But this kind of thing, which is common among university professors, came to an abrupt end in an extremely abrupt way.

This is very unusual.

Even if Chen Guo is really tired of socializing, she should gradually reduce the frequency.

There is only one explanation, and that is that his confidentiality level has changed.

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This is consistent with the statement of "participating in the research and development of J-22" in the official report, but there is another point of contradiction:

Time is too short.

It's impossible for him to join the project just a few months before the J-22 test flight, right?

There must be other reasons.

The most likely reason is that he joined an organization that required a very high level of secrecy.

Only then will everything make sense.

After sorting out all the clues, Bloomberg let out a long sigh of relief.

Now, all the evidence has been able to match up.

He can almost confirm that this legendary organization exists, and that Chen Guo is a member of this organization.

This is already a major progress--the next step, as long as we continue to mobilize resources to dig deep into Chen Guo's information, and sort out all his interpersonal relationships, we will definitely get the answer we want.

I'm very close to the end

He no longer cared about what his boss was going to do to this organization. He only hoped to be the first to complete the task, and then return to China and retire comfortably.

Thinking of this, he immediately called his assistant.

Afterwards, the two sent all the sorted information back to China, and quietly waited for the next step.

During this process, Bloomberg is still continuing his reasoning.

Unfortunately, the deeper the reasoning, the rarer the clues.

From his point of view, before coming into contact with the key clue of Chen Guo, what Huaxia did was more of a cover-up and disguise. They were unwilling to go to war, nor did they want to expose themselves in an attempt to cover up.

In this case, you can still find a loophole.

But after meeting Chen Guo, everything changed.

Someone slashed hard behind him, cutting off all connections abruptly.

There is no doubt that this is a firewall.

When the tracker got here, the truth was already close at hand, and the high wall also indicated the preciousness of the truth, but there was no way to climb over the high wall.

Bloomberg could not help but sigh.

This may be his limit.

And I have done more than enough.

On the other side, in a slightly dim office, several Chinese intelligence personnel gathered together.

The fat man sitting in the middle flipped through the latest report, frowned and said:

"The other party's progress is faster than we imagined. Not only Chen Guo, but also Lei Gang and Lin Yongming, who were the first to contact Chen Nian, have been targeted."

"They have one thing in common, that is, they have all participated in the J-22 project."

"I have to say that the current situation is not good for us."

"We can't take the initiative because that would give them evidence of the existence of the Spark."

"But if they continue to investigate, we cannot guarantee that Chen Nian's identity will not be exposed."

"After all, in the initial stage, our secrecy measures, including his own, were not in place."

"The only good thing is that at that time in 2003, a series of digital means including monitoring were not yet popular, and even if the other party wanted to investigate, it was not easy."

Hearing this, everyone in the office nodded.

Then, a man in a suit in the corner said:

"We have already assessed the risks. According to the other party's current manpower and resource investment, the probability of finding Chen Nian is very low."

"On the other hand, even if they can really identify Chen Nian, it is basically impossible to realize his importance."

"Our identities are well done. Basically, it can be said that Chen Nian in Xinghuo and Chen Nian in Chengfei are two people."

"In fact, even some of our internal personnel don't know what Chen Nian means to Xinghuo."

"They only think that Chen Nian is a rare genius and an important researcher in the Xinghuo team."

The fat man nodded, but didn't answer right away.

In fact, the point mentioned by the man in the suit is also the most important disguise to ensure Chen Nian's safety.

No one can imagine that so many large-scale projects come from the same person, and it is precisely because of this that their focus will be on "organizations" rather than individual "individuals".

After thinking for a while, the fat man continued to speak:

"So this is also the focus of our decision-making at this stage."

"Everyone knows very well that there is only one core we need to protect, and that is Chen Nian."

"In fact, in the case that sufficient resources have been invested in the early stage, whether the Spark team exists and whether it is open is actually not that critical."

"So, here comes the problem."

"Should we directly close the net and indirectly admit the existence of Xinghuo, so as to completely eliminate the possibility of the other party continuing to approach Chen Nian, or wait and see what happens, and bet that they will not be able to investigate?"

"This is not an easy choice. I hope everyone will think about it before answering."

After the voice fell, everyone in the office fell into silence.

A few minutes passed before the man in the suit spoke again:

"I advocate shutting down the net."

"Here, I don't discuss which solution is more reasonable, I only discuss the consequences."

"We can bear the consequences of Xinghuo's exposure, but Chen Nian's safety must not be threatened."

"Sometimes, active exposure is better to hide."

Hearing his words, the fat man nodded solemnly.

Then, he took the lead and raised his hand.

And with the raising of one hand in the office, the fate of many people who are still active in China has already been decided.

Bloomberg was arrested in his office two days later.

When he saw the credentials presented by the secret service personnel in front of him, there was no fear in his eyes, only relief.

"So that organization exists?"

Bloomberg asked.

The man on the opposite side didn't do anything, just replied:

"You'll find out soon enough."