Spark

After Chang'e-5 was launched and the lunar base successfully entered the deployment process, Chen Nian temporarily fell into a vacuum period in the mission.

Of course, he does not have nothing to do. The fusion-superconducting industrial complex is still advancing steadily in China. The Nantianmen project has also completed theoretical verification and has begun to enter the stage of actual manufacturing and technology implementation. Even quantum computers are also With the participation of Wang Jiancheng, rapid breakthroughs began to be achieved.

This surprised Chen Nian - theoretically speaking, quantum computing is not a field that laymen can check. It is too complex, too advanced, and even involves the underlying logic of the world.

But what he didn't expect was that Wang Jiancheng did it.

Of course, it can hardly be said that he played the most critical "leading role" in it. Instead, he became an "inspirer" like Chen Nian at the beginning.

His rare thinking in the field of algorithms helped him to propose a series of problems that needed to be solved in a results-oriented way. After these problems were fed back to the quantum computing working group, he successfully provided them with alternative directions.

It's like a magical coincidence, but in a way, it's inevitable.

GAI and quantum computing are closely combined for the first time, and are combined in a "direct" and "bundled" manner.

But of course, at this point, it is difficult for Wang Jiancheng to play any more role.

So, after his business trip to the imperial capital, he finally returned to Chengdu and met Chen Nian again.

At this time, his status was slightly different from before.

He was no longer an ordinary grassroots researcher, but began to establish his own influence.

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However, when he met Chen Nian, he did not show any confidence.

The reason is simple. In this country and in this world, the closer people are to cutting-edge technology, the more they know how terrifying Chen Nian is.

"Senior!"

Wang Jiancheng was as enthusiastic as ever when he walked into Chen Nian's office. He was also carrying a computer bag, as if he hadn't even had time to return home.

Chen Nian stood up and greeted him with a smile on his face.

"You're finally back! How's it going? Is things going well in the Imperial Capital?"

Wang Jiancheng shook his head frankly.

"Of course it won't go smoothly. GAI is a proposition with great breadth and difficulty. We actually didn't expect to come up with anything this time."

"To be more precise, our purpose in the past was just to conduct a thorough investigation and integration of domestic resources, and see if we could create some sparks."

"Fortunately, we have actually made some gains - but they are only directional gains."

"The most unexpected result is the inspiration it brings to quantum computing projects when GAI exports algorithms."

"I heard that they have already started to make corresponding optimizations. Although there may not be much progress in the hardware in a short period of time, it is only a matter of time."

"As long as the hardware problem is solved, quantum computers and general-purpose quantum computers will soar into the sky!"

"Very good, very good. Have a drink of water after your hard work? Or should we go out for a meal together?"

Chen Nian asked happily.

In fact, he already knew what Wang Jiancheng said, but the fact that he came to find him as soon as possible reflected his attitude.

Of course, it can also be said to be friendship.

He doesn't have to do this, and in fact he shouldn't do it, but at the same time, he knows that Chen Nian is qualified and has the authority to know these things, so as a friend, he immediately shared the novelty of his absence. Well, this is a very intimate gesture.

How did you say a joke before?

If a friend is willing to be your information dog, it means that the relationship between the two of you is really in place.

"Let's eat later, I'm exhausted."

"I'm on this flight. By the way, I optimized Baize by the way. Do you want to take a look?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Chen Nian became interested.

"Is it a new version? How far can it be achieved?"

"To be honest, it's very average. It's still limited by computing power, but of course, I optimized it for cloud computing and released a public version."

“It’s now more like a public online game on a blockchain.”

"I designed many scenarios for it and designed some game-like functions to attract various terminals to participate in its training."

"But how can I put it? It performed very well, but it definitely failed the Turing test."

"Hey, actually I'm looking for you today because I want to see if you have any new ideas."

Wang Jiancheng was a little embarrassed. After all, he had just landed and it didn't sound right for him to talk about his own affairs the first time they met.

However, Chen Nian didn't take it seriously at all. Instead, he was curious about what Li Xiang said about "public online games built on the blockchain."

Without talking too much, the two of them directly turned on the computer and entered Bai Ze's interface.

As Wang Jiancheng said, Baize is now out of the category of conversational robots.

Of course, it is still a conversational robot, but on the blockchain, each participant can use their own computing power to train the robot, and these trainings will eventually be concentrated on a de facto "central program" , to enhance the overall intelligence of Baize.

This is really a good idea - at least from the perspective of AI training, it is indeed like this.

However, the current problem is that the so-called "game-like" interactive functions that Wang Jiancheng calls are ridiculously low in gameplay.

He simply ripped off some classic card and board games, or other competitive games, and the only thing that could be considered creative was the introduction of a turtle soup gameplay.

To put it simply, people come up with questions, AI makes up stories, and then people correct them.

But the training efficiency of this thing is very low, and no one plays it at all. This can be seen from the click-through rate.

Chen Nian breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's a good idea, but your stuff isn't fun at all."

"Just go ahead and change Turtle Soup into a running group mode, and let your AI become a running group host, a running group host who can be questioned and corrected."

"good idea!"

Wang Jiancheng immediately became energetic.

Yes, every group run is essentially building a new story, but the rules are relatively clear, which means that there is no problem with the reward and feedback logic.

It's interesting, attracts terminals to contribute computing power, and achieves efficient training. It's perfect.

"I'll add this module right away! Hehe, I knew you would find a way."

"This isn't really a solution. It's just an idea."

Chen Nian spread his hands.

"Anyway, let's give it a try."

"Bai Ze is definitely not GAI, I can tell you this without hesitation."

"It has no potential to become GAI at all, and the route is completely wrong."

"But... I always feel that I see some different possibilities in this program."

Wang Jiancheng nodded solemnly.

"I see!"

"I won't go wrong on this route, but we can see what happens in the end together, hehe."

The deployment of the lunar base was smoother than Chen Nian imagined. Of course, this was not a "technical" victory, but a purely "design" victory.

The experience accumulated by the infrastructure maniacs in decades of practical operation has become the most valuable asset. A small riveted structure and a small ingenuity on the slide rail can bring completely different results.

The modular idea has penetrated into every part of this lunar base. With the help of limited intelligent robots, a huge lunar base has taken shape in an orderly manner.

In the office, Chen Nian was sitting in the corner. The large screen was divided into two parts. One part showed the progress of the construction of the lunar base, and the other part showed live video calls from various venues.

The person speaking at this time was Chen Guo - yes, they had finished the technical discussion and started to enter into the comprehensive scheduling arrangements for the follow-up plan.

".So judging from the current situation, the Guanghan plan is progressing much faster than expected."

"According to the information we just obtained, the launch time of Chang'e-6 will probably be in October this year, which is about six months away from now."

"This is four months ahead of schedule around February 2017, which means we also need to make adjustments in resource scheduling."

"But the good news is, we don't have to worry about the budget."

"The fusion industry going global strategy has provided us with strong support. Facts have proved that sharing advanced technology to a certain extent will not make us lose our advantages, but will amplify our advantages faster."

"But this is a digression. Let's discuss specific matters first."

"How is the selection of astronauts for the Chang'e-6 moon landing going?"

After Chen Guo finished speaking, someone in the branch room immediately replied:

"It went very smoothly. The six astronauts have been initially finalized, including three professional astronauts, two scientific research technicians, and one inspector."

"Tell me about the inspectors."

Chen Guo immediately asked.

In fact, the title "inspector" is a roundabout way of saying it.

More directly, the selected inspector itself is a symbol.

He does not need to undertake any aerospace work like a professional astronaut, nor does he need to carry out actual research like a scientific research technician. All he has to do is to land on the moon, live on the lunar base for a period of time, and then follow The subsequent return capsules will return together.

Is he testing?

Theoretically speaking, that's true, but what he tested was the "comprehensive support capability of the lunar surface base." What he tested was whether the base built by China could guarantee the survival and work of a trained ordinary person under any circumstances.

"The background information of the inspectors has been distributed, so I won't introduce them further."

"The current situation is that he has completed the basic training, the results are very good, and unexpectedly, in terms of basic knowledge, he is relatively well prepared."

"Of course, the information he obtained before was relatively old, but the general direction was correct, which saved us a lot of time."

"We will arrange for him to enter Tiangong-1 for two weeks of adaptive training in two months. After returning, he will continue to repair and learn, and complete the moon landing in six months."

"very good."

Chen Guo nodded with satisfaction.

"How is the preparation for Tiangong-1?"

As soon as this question came out, the participants in various venues became somewhat silent.

"Um, should I say everything is normal? The first batch of astronauts have returned. It is currently vacant. Next, we will expand the scale of the Tiangong."

In fact, the first manned mission of Tiangong-1 was sandwiched between Chang'e-3 and Chang'e-5. In theory, it should have attracted some attention, but too many things happened during that time, and everyone's attention They were all led away.

Therefore, the silence is not because everyone does not understand the situation of this "China's first space station", but because it has become a springboard to a certain extent, leaving everyone not knowing how to answer for a while.

"Okay, that's no problem."

"According to the plan - in addition, the straight-line distance between the US Artemis base and our Guanghan base does not exceed 60 kilometers. NASA has officially submitted a cooperation request to us, and the superiors have approved it."

"Everyone knows this."

"So now we are facing a new situation - the Guanghan base may develop into an international base and may introduce astronauts from other countries."

"In other words, we must adapt the Guanghan base to the needs of other countries."

Having said this, Chen Nian couldn't help but frown slightly.

Adapt to the needs of other countries?

Does that mean that Guanghan Base still needs to undergo a certain degree of transformation?

Well, the transformation is not too difficult, but it still feels...

"So our problem is that we need to build a training base on the ground and arrange for other interested countries to come for training."

Oh, like this.

Chen Nian suddenly relaxed again.

He found that at certain times he was still too pessimistic about the domestic environment.

We have already developed to this extent, how can we still adapt to others? Then others must adapt to us!

Chen Guo continued.

"Xichang is responsible for this work. Do you have any difficulties?"

"There is no difficulty - there is one."

"We still hope that astronauts from other countries will first master basic Chinese communication skills. If we give them some budget, we can build a supporting dedicated Chinese school."

The ensuing discussion was a series of wrangling over budget and details. Chen Nian didn't find it interesting, but he still managed to listen to the whole process.

All in all, it was nothing more than a discussion of the specific implementation details of the Guanghan Plan. However, because this part was too complicated, the content discussed in the four-hour meeting probably did not even reach 5%.

I have to say, this is also a kind of torture.

However, any successful project has been tortured like this.

Fortunately, I don’t have to participate next time.

At the end of the meeting, Chen Nian was fiddling with his cell phone in his seat in an "unprofessional" manner. Just when Chen Guo put away the materials and came over to ask him to eat, a message suddenly popped up on his dedicated cell phone.

This piece of information made Chen Nian's eyebrows jump.

"Xiao Nian, there is new progress in the Nantianmen project. Come and take a look?"