"The model training effect is still not ideal, and there is still a big gap between us and overseas artificial intelligence laboratories, and if there is no breakthrough in this way, I am afraid that the laboratory will be withdrawn by the company."

January 6, 2020, Jingzhou City, Longfor Science and Technology Park Deepin Technology Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

Yan Kaiming, who was appointed as the head of the laboratory, stood in front of the data analysis equipment at the moment and listened to the report.

You can see the worry between the eyebrows of the researcher sitting in front of the screen next to him.

Apparently they are not going well.

Deepin Technology is undoubtedly the hottest technology company at the forefront of technology in China today, and countless researchers are proud to join Deepin Technology, because this is the stage most likely to realize their dreams, which is completely different from other commercial types.

Previously, Deepin Technology invested a huge amount of money and took a huge risk to build three new laboratories.

It undoubtedly caused an earthquake in the industry.

Let everyone once again see the determination of Deepin Technology to research technology.

Yan Kaiming once worked as a professor in a well-known overseas university, engaged in computer vision, artificial intelligence and other fields, and after returning to China, he worked in a leading Internet company to establish an artificial intelligence research institute.

Unfortunately, compared with the AI models developed overseas, there are still many deficiencies in China.

Just when he was about to retire from his post as dean, he suddenly received an invitation from the Deepin Technology Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

He admires Xu Yun very much, especially the intelligent image restoration algorithm and intelligent auxiliary diagnosis system developed by Xu Yun, which can be seen to have a high talent in the field of artificial intelligence.

Therefore, without thinking too much, he resolutely decided to join the Deepin Technology Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

Served as the project leader.

Another important reason for making this choice is that he can see that Xu Yun is not too wealth-pursuing.

In recent years, leading domestic Internet companies have begun to develop their own artificial intelligence models.

But most of them set up research teams mainly to occupy the market in advance and bring greater benefits to the company.

To put it simply, it's about making money.

As a result, many projects have not yet been completed, and they are put into the market to make gimmicks for operation.

Some laboratories are even self-financed, which eventually leads to the interruption of research due to the breaking of the funding chain.

But Deepin Technology was able to withdraw a lot of money to set up a new laboratory in the company's high-speed development stage, which is enough to prove that Xu Yun does not have much pursuit of money and only wants to research new technologies and technologies.

It turned out that he was not wrong in the decision.

Not long after several laboratories were put into operation, the solid-state battery laboratory took the lead in announcing the technical breakthrough.

It has continuously promoted the revolution of the battery industry to solve the problem of funding, and once again proved Xu Yun's talent.

Yan Kaiming has thought more than once that Xu Yun will be able to develop a world-leading artificial intelligence model sooner or later.

As a result, after Xu Yun solved the solid-state battery technology, he directly went to take charge of the national key projects, so that they could only research and explore on their own, and the time when the artificial intelligence laboratory was built was behind the solid-state battery, it is normal for the project to be a little slow.

It's just that lately, he and the other researchers in the lab have been feeling more and more pressure.

In addition to the company's laboratory and the biological research laboratory next door have not yet produced results, there are also many people on the Internet who are constantly urging to witness the strong results of the artificial intelligence laboratory.

In this case, it is conceivable that if the final AI model is not up to expectations, it will definitely disappoint everyone in the outside world.

The key is also the impact on the company's reputation.

"You can rest assured that the company will never cancel our artificial intelligence laboratory."

"Mr. Xu's original intention in establishing these labs was not to make a profit."

Yan Kaiming reached out and patted the researcher's shoulder at this time, and a smile barely appeared on the corner of his mouth to say relief: "But we still have to work hard and hand over a satisfactory answer sheet as soon as possible." After saying this, the whole person's expression immediately became solemn again.

Naturally, everyone knows Xu Yun's personality, and the words that worry about the withdrawal of the laboratory are nothing more than casual remarks.

What I want to see most is that the laboratory can develop a sufficiently advanced AI model as soon as possible.

As Yan Kaiming's words fell, the bespectacled girl sitting in another position suddenly opened her mouth and brought the topic on the right track.

"Professor Yan."

"We received a notice that Xu will always come over today, and our artificial intelligence model at this stage is not perfect enough."

There was obvious concern in his tone.

As members of Deepin Technology, they are more attracted by Xu Yun's strong personality.

After almost half a year, Xu Yun must have achieved something when he came to the laboratory to inspect.

Otherwise, wouldn't it seem that they are limited in their abilities?

"Dr. Zhong doesn't have to be presumptuous, although our current artificial intelligence model is not as good as overseas for the time being, it is not worse than the artificial intelligence of major domestic Internet companies."

"Shouldn't our goal be to be global?"

"Dr. Ren."

Zhong Lingling glanced at the boy beside Yan Kaiming and asked.

After speaking, he didn't wait for the other party to respond, and then he started talking.

"Whether it is Google's artificial intelligence tool or the GPT-3 version of the chatbot launched by OpenAI Labs, there are very good points to be gained in language models and logical reasoning."

"We have to face up to the gap with them, and only in this way can we grow up quickly."

After listening to Zhong Lingling's words, Ren Xudong suddenly wilted like a frosted eggplant.

His mouth opened slightly, but he finally swallowed the words back into his stomach and couldn't open his mouth.

Because Zhong Lingling is right.

He is also well aware of OpenAI Labs, which is a non-profit AI lab based in San Francisco.

The GPT chatbot launched by the other party was updated to version 3.0 in a short time.

According to the current trend, it is believed that a new version will be launched soon to lead the world, and the key is that every time they update the version, the function will change dramatically.

According to industry analysis and information released by the opposing lab, the next version will be able to lead the field of artificial intelligence.

Yan Kaiming listened to the discussion between the two researchers, and he didn't worry about anything except a faint smile on his face.

After all, he is also an old man in this field, and he knows that young people are often vigorous and energetic.

It's this that keeps the passion for work alive.

However, there are some things that must not be rushed, otherwise it is likely that the result will not be beautiful.

"You two don't have to say a word, we do have a gap, which requires everyone to work hard to catch up, our laboratory is still relatively young, but I believe he will stand on top of the world."

Yan Kaiming took the initiative to say these words in a summary manner, which made Zhong Lingling and Ren Xudong fall silent.

However, the other researchers next to him looked like they had been beaten with chicken blood, and cheered everyone on.

"Professor Yan is right, the solid-state battery laboratory next door can lead the world in technology and promote the revolution of the battery industry, and the laboratory of our company must also be able to."

"If only Mr. Xu could stay in the laboratory to guide us, Mr. Xu's talent will definitely progress much faster."

When the artificial intelligence laboratory was first established, because there were still many problems in terms of personnel, Xu Yun would occasionally come here to give guidance in addition to being responsible for the research of solid-state batteries.

It's a pity that after Mr. Xu successfully conquered the solid-state battery technology, he went to study his own outstanding project.

Although I came back to inspect this time, it seems that everyone also took time to come here.

I don't think it will stay long before leaving.

Mainly, there are also people among them who have won the Outstanding Young Fellowship, and they know that the duration of this project is four years.

At this point in the exchange, everyone continued to devote themselves to the work for the rest of the day, optimizing the existing AI model to ensure that Xu Yun would not become mentally retarded when he inspected.

……

At about nine o'clock in the morning, Xu Yun rushed from Emgrand Park to Longhu Science and Technology Park under the escort of the driver Wang Pengfei.

In the past few days, after processing the materials and equipment in the project plant, he returned to live at home, which can be regarded as a good companion for his mother and Chen Shihe.

It is also worth mentioning that Chen Shihe likes the robot dog he brought back.

It's like an electronic pet.

In this regard, he couldn't laugh or cry, thinking that it was an excellent robot dog that could play an important role in military detection and transportation, but now it was just used to sell cuteness as a pet companion.

I didn't expect it to really become a gadget in his mouth.

Xu Yun hadn't been to the artificial intelligence lab for a long time, and he noticed a lot of strange figures as soon as he walked in.

In the next second, they stopped their movements and got up to say hello.

"Mr. Xu is good."

Eyes moved on everyone's faces to remember everyone, Xu Yun smiled and waved his hand in response.

"Sit down, everyone, and don't be afraid about what you need to do."

After saying this, when everyone sat down again, he turned his attention to Yan Kaiming next to him.

Take the initiative to care.

"I wonder if Professor Yan is still adapting here, is there anything inappropriate?"

When the three laboratories were first established, the most urgent need was for outstanding talents in related fields.

And Yan Kaiming was recommended by Meng Songyan's wife Zhang Hongqin, and he was the most suitable candidate at that time.

Yan Kaiming's age is naturally much older than Xu Yun, but he puts his posture very low, as if he regards Xu Yun as a top authority in the industry.

"Thank you Mr. Xu for your concern, I am very happy to work here."

"It's not in the company, it's just going to be called in the academic world." Xu Yun hurriedly replied and corrected Yan Kaiming's title.

Yan Kaiming didn't refute this, and shouted as he spoke.

"Professor Xu."

After simply greeting and condolences to everyone in the laboratory, it is natural to report the progress of the work.

This work was handed over to Zhong Lingling by Yan Kaiming.

"The artificial intelligence model we have developed is currently mainly a language model that can realize communication and question answering, and the subsequent version update will be optimized into a multimodal model."

"Mr. Xu, you can try it for yourself."

After listening to Zhong Lingling's words, Xu Yun looked at the screen next to him, he was no stranger to this female postdoctor.

As the first batch of researchers to join the laboratory, the other party is very good in terms of ability and personality.

Especially in the study of artificial intelligence, he still maintains thick black hair, but it is the envy of many boys with hair loss in the laboratory.

During this time, he trained Ben Ben and fed him a lot of linguistic data.

Compared to the beginning, it is much stronger now, and it is able to achieve normal communication and dialogue in the dialogue window, and the occurrence of intellectual disability is becoming less and less.

This situation made Xu Yun even more convinced that the primary artificial intelligence he got from the random reward could indeed grow through learning.

So as soon as he finished solving the matter of the door frame robot armor, he couldn't wait to come to the laboratory.

It is planned to let Ben Ben access the laboratory and rely on the massive information provided by the data center here to make it learn and grow quickly.

Thinking about the comparison between Benben and other artificial intelligence models, Xu Yun did not refuse Zhong Lingling's invitation.

"Okay."

The corners of his mouth pouted into a smile in response, and then he sat down to experience it for himself.

He asks a few questions in the dialog box on the screen, which is basically the same as asking about Clumsy.

It's just that the answers given by AI models are far behind.

The most obvious feeling is that the language style of the AI model in the laboratory is fixed, but Ben Ben is operable, that is, through detailed description, the AI is specified with a clear role or scenario in advance, and Ben Ben can answer according to this role and scene.

From this point of view alone, Benben now has the potential to lead the world's AI models.

If you continue to feed them various data such as pictures and videos, they will grow to new heights after learning.

At this time, Zhong Lingling, Ren Xudong, Yan Kaiming and others standing next to Xu Yun didn't know what Xu Yun was thinking, but they were a little relieved in their hearts, thinking that the model finally did not appear mentally retarded.

It's a pity that this kind of relaxation didn't last half a minute, and several people were shocked by Xu Yun's next words.

Xu Yun stopped the movements in his hand, raised his gaze, and suddenly spoke: "The current artificial intelligence model project is canceled for the time being." There was a sense of unmistakable certainty in the words.

It's just that when this sentence reaches the ears of the researchers present, it is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue.

After all, it is self-evident to a researcher that his unfinished project is halted halfway through. Without hesitation, he asked for an opportunity to keep the project going.

"Mr. Xu."

"Our model is being optimized, and it would be useless to cancel the previous work at this time."

"Yes, Mr. Xu."

"If we give us some time, we will definitely be able to develop a world-leading AI model."

"You can't cancel the project at this time."

Yan Kaiming also comforted Ren Xudong in the morning, saying that the company's artificial intelligence laboratory is non-profit and will never cancel the laboratory.

It turned out to be like this after only an hour.

It is true that the laboratory has not been revoked, and stopping the project is equivalent to all previous work in vain.

Listening to the words of Zhong Lingling, Ren Xudong and others, he had no choice but to open his mouth to persuade at this time.

"At present, I think the potential of the AI model is still very large, and we should continue to study it, and I would like to know Professor Xu, what is the reason for your decision to stop this project?"

Listening to everyone's words word for word, Xu Yun suddenly understood that they had misunderstood what they meant.

So he hurriedly explained.

Of course, the decision to stop the current project this time is not because you are not good enough, mainly because I have developed a complete artificial intelligence model, and then we need to use the laboratory resources to feed massive data to train the model to make it grow."

Xu Yun quickly finished these words, and then fell into a brief silence, leaving time for others to digest the information.

I could see that everyone who was originally nervous and surprised, and after hearing these words, a blindfolded expression appeared on their faces.

Even Yan Kaiming, who is the head of the laboratory, has not been avoided.

"Independent development?"

"A complete AI model?"

As the information in Xu Yun's words just now was slowly digested, Zhong Lingling repeated in a low voice, her eyes full of surprise and unimaginability, and she couldn't believe that this was something that a person could do.

Their entire laboratory team has been busy for so long before they have initially developed the AI model.

But Xu Yun now says that he has developed an artificial intelligence model.

The key is that he has been working on the Jieqing project recently, where did he get the time to study artificial intelligence.

Yan Kaiming was the first to react, and hurriedly opened his mouth to take the initiative to ask Xu Yun about this matter.

"Is this true?"

"Of course."

Xu Yun returned a mysterious smile, then took out his clumsy laptop under everyone's gaze and began to connect with the lab's servers and data center.

And getting Xu Yun's accurate answer, Yan Kaiming also fell into thinking.

He knew very well that Xu Yun could not and did not have reason to deceive them, that is to say, Xu Yun had indeed developed an artificial intelligence model on his own.

He was not surprised that Xu Yun had this ability, but the efficiency was too amazing.

After all, the amount of source code owned by AI models is so large that it is impossible to finish it without enough time.

"It's just puzzling."

……

"Wait."

"Could it be that Professor Xu has been developing this AI model for a long time?"

"It must be so."

Just when Yan Kaiming was surprised by this, a bright light suddenly flashed in his mind and he thought of a possibility.

Xu Yun definitely didn't start developing AI models after the establishment of the AI Lab.

Perhaps when the intelligent image restoration tool first came out, the AI model was already being developed, and the establishment of an AI laboratory was also a long-established plan.

If this is the case, then it means that Xu Yun's AI model has been polished for several years.

Everyone knows that Xu Yun has solved two world mathematical problems and new material lidar in a very short time, and has made Deepin Technology grow into a well-known technology company.

In this kind of early example, how amazing should the AI model that took the longest time to polish be?

The thought just stays here.

Yan Kaiming was already excited in his heart, and his eyes were firmly focused on Xu Yun's operation.

It's like waiting for an epic weapon to be born.

Although Zhong Lingling, Ren Xudong and the others next to them still didn't understand the situation, they could also realize that this matter was not as simple as they thought, and the expressions on their faces were solemn.

(End of chapter)