After determining the direction, Chen Nian immediately remembered Wang Jiancheng.

In this year, the concept of AI has not yet been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in a real sense, and Wang Jiancheng, as the first batch of researchers to test the waters, at least in terms of understanding AI, is to surpass other domestic scholars of the same rank.

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

Although the Yujing 02 is mainly developed for unmanned wingmen, in the process of continuous iteration, it has already initially possessed the prototype of "task-based" 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 and so on according to a simple command.

If the code and functions of the Zhanlu command system can be superimposed and some optimization can be carried out for the existing computing power, the "new equipment" required by the army will likely achieve results that exceed expectations.

Thinking of this, Chen Nian immediately dialed Wang Jiancheng's phone.

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

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

"Senior, why do you have time to call me?"

Chen Nian did not answer, but asked rhetorically:

"What have you been up to lately? I heard that you went to start your own business? ”

Wang Jiancheng smiled and replied:

"It's not that I'm just tossing around."

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

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

"By the way, I've iterated Bai Ze to the third version, and now it's much smarter than the first version I saw, do you want to give it a try? Shall I send it to you in a moment? ”

As soon as he talked about his achievements, Wang Jiancheng's tone jumped uncontrollably, and listening to his words, Chen Nian couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

This is probably the mindset 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! Tell me about it. ”

"I plan to do further development based on the previous Yujing 02 and make some extensions in terms of functionality. If you want to join, come to me in Chengdu. ”

"We'll discuss the details when you get there."

On the phone, Chen Nian did not directly make it clear that although the project has not been approved at all, and there is no "confidentiality requirement", the principle is to minimize information and avoid unnecessary trouble.

Wang Jiancheng on the other side agreed without hesitation, and before he even hung up the phone, he had already started to turn on the computer to read the ticket.

"I'll probably fly over tomorrow morning, senior, you don't have to pick me up, tell me the address, I'll go straight to you!"

"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 application file of the third-generation Bai Ze as he said on the phone.

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

It stands to reason that in many films, television and literary works, everyone likes to make AI into the image of a girl, making it seem like some kind of conventional 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 designed to be extremely elaborate and realistic, and even simulates the desktop effect, like an infinite nesting doll.

The interaction has not changed, it is still a text Q&A, but the problem is that this UI is really weird.

Every time Chen Nian typed, he felt like he was out of his body and looking at himself in front of the screen.

This reminded him of a movie he had watched before, called Hackers from Another Dimension, and some horror came out of his heart.

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

It seems to be normal now.

However, when he began to test the functions of the third-generation Bai Ze, he suddenly understood Wang Jiancheng's intentions.

Compared with the first generation of simple questions and answers, information summary, the third generation of Bai Ze began to be able to understand and execute some simple instructions of the user, after obtaining the computer permission, if Chen Nian ordered "download so-and-so music", it can find the browser by itself, type the extracted keywords in the search engine, and automatically crawl and download the web page.

In the same way, if Chen Nian asked it to deal with certain documents, it would be able to execute them quickly.

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

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

——

Of course, compared to the bells and whistles of the assistants in later generations, there are still some shortcomings.

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

It was definitely the right choice to involve him in the Zhanlu project.

After turning off Bai Ze, Chen Nian thought for a moment and began to analyze Zhan Lu's AI.

This time, he didn't receive much information, and it only took more than half an hour for all the code and design logic to be delivered.

But when Chen Nian began to take the initiative to view and output that information, he found an embarrassing problem.

The environmental data that Zhanlu needs to call does not exist at present

In other words, he can type out the code directly in C#, but the code may not be usable.

If you want to adapt it to the current command system, Chen Nian has to transform and downgrade the code first.

Never mind.

Chen Nian closed the computer he had just turned on, and thought to himself:

It's better to leave it to Wang Jiancheng, after all, at the level of code, he is still far from him

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

It took more than two hours until midnight when Chen Nian finally completed the overall framework and first draft of the design of Zhanlu, and he immediately called Chen Guo to ask to start the project.

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

As a result, before Wang Jiancheng arrived, the personnel framework of the Zhanlu project team was confirmed.

Next, it is to wait for everyone to be in place, and then Wang Jiancheng will provoke the girder and make this system

At the same time, Chang'an.

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

Through these records, he determined that it was absolutely impossible for Liu Hai to be unimpressed with Chen Guo as he said.

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

He had spent a lot of time getting close to Chen Guo, and had even tried to use the connections of Chen Guo's students to get closer, and although these efforts failed, the point was that in these records, Bloomberg had obtained a very hidden detail.

That is, Chen Guo's social activities have decreased sharply since the end of 2003.

Before that, he would also participate in some corporate activities from time to time, and in these activities to get jobs for his students, and also pull some small projects to be done by his graduate students.

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

It's unusual.

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

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

——

This is consistent with the statement of the official report "participation in the development of the J-22", but there is a contradiction:

The time is too short.

He couldn't have joined the J-22 program a few months before the test flight, right?

There must be other reasons.

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

Only then will everything make sense.

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

Now, all the evidence is matched.

He could almost confirm that this legendary organization existed, and that Chen Guo was a member of this organization.

This is already a major step forward-—— as long as you continue to mobilize resources to dig deeper into Chen Guo's information and sort out all his interpersonal relationships, you will definitely get the answers you want.

I'm close to the finish line

He no longer cared about what his boss was going to do to the organization, he just wanted to be the first to complete the task, and then go back home comfortably and retire.

Thinking of this, he immediately called his assistant.

Subsequently, the two sent all the combed information back to China and quietly waited for the next instructions.

In the process, Bloomberg continued his reasoning.

Unfortunately, the deeper the reasoning, the scarcer the clues become.

From his point of view, before coming into contact with Chen Guo's key clue, Huaxia did more work of covering up and camouflaging, and they were unwilling to make a big move, nor did they want to expose themselves in a cover-up.

In this case, you can still find the flaw.

But after coming into contact with Chen Guo, everything changed.

Someone slashed him hard in the back, severing all contact stiffly.

Without a doubt, this is a firewall.

By the time the tracker arrived, the truth was already within reach, and the walls were a sign of the preciousness of the truth, but there was no way to climb them.

Bloomberg couldn't help but sigh.

This may be your limit.

And by yourself, you have done enough.

On the other side, in a slightly dimly lit office, several Huaxia intelligence officers gathered.

The fat man sitting in the middle looked at the latest report, frowned and said:

"The progress of the other party 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."

"One thing they all have in common is that they have all been involved in the J-22 project."

"I have to say that the current situation is very bad for us."

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

"But if we continue to let them investigate, we can't guarantee that Chen Nian's identity will not be revealed."

"After all, in the very beginning, we, including his own, did not have the confidentiality measures in place."

"The only thing to be thankful for is that at that point in time in 2003, a series of digital means, including surveillance, were not yet popular, and even if the other party wanted to check, it was not easy."

Hearing this, everyone in the office nodded.

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

"We have already assessed the risk, and according to the other party's current investment in manpower and resources, the probability of being able to find 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 identity is very good, 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 Spark team."

The fat man nodded, not answering immediately.

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 would have imagined that so many projects with a huge span are made by the same person, and because of this, the focus will be on the "organization" rather than the individual "individual".

After thinking for a moment, the fat man continued:

"So that's what we need to make decisions about at this stage."

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

"In fact, when sufficient resources have been invested in the early stage, whether the Spark team exists and whether it is public is not so critical."

"So, here's the problem."

"Do we want to close the net directly and indirectly admit the existence of Xinghuo, so as to completely eliminate the possibility that the other party will continue to approach Chen Nian, or wait and see what happens, and bet that they can't find out?"

"It's not an easy choice, and I want you to think about it before you answer."

The words fell, and everyone in the office fell silent.

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

"I'm advocating closing the net."

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

"We can bear the consequences of the exposure of the spark, but Chen Nian. His safety must not be threatened. ”

"Sometimes, it's better to be actively exposed."

Hearing his words, the fat man nodded solemnly.

Then, he took the lead and raised his hand.

And with the hands raised in the office, the fate of many people who are still active in the land of China has also been decided.

Two days later, Bloomberg was arrested in his office.

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

"So that organization exists?"

Bloomberg asked.

The man opposite didn't make any move, but replied:

"You'll find out soon."

(End of chapter)