Digital Kingdom

Since the birth of Fuxi, not only has he been strong, surpassing his peers by a generation, but also has three abilities:

"Small sample learning", "self-supervised learning" and "causal learning".

Previously said with Wang Tianbao that "Facebook and other giants jointly tell the basic logic of human use and use programming to tell artificial intelligence" is self-supervised learning and causal learning. The ultimate goal is to allow artificial intelligence to master the laws of operation of things.

The first step is to understand how things work through observation and discovery.For example, if you want a child to know what a "ball" is, you don't need to show him thousands of pictures of a "ball". After seeing basketball and football, the child can sum it up. The thing that rolls is the ball.

The second step is to establish a causal relationship, not only to learn through observation, but also to be able to reason. For example, if you see someone holding an umbrella, you can infer that it might be raining outside.

The liquid will boil after heating, and round things can roll...

Although this law of operation is very simple, it is "common sense" that even children know.

But mastering them is very important.

This is the basic understanding of mankind about everything in the world. It determines how we can better survive in this world. Even if the environment in which we live changes, mankind can use common sense and adapt quickly.

If you don't have these three abilities, it won't work. Once the conditions change, the human will be helpless on the spot. If you want to teach it to deal with the new situation, you must start from scratch and let it learn again.

This is a problem facing all countries and all companies., Known as the ceiling of artificial intelligence, without this ability, knowledge cannot be generalized and transferred.

In other words, it is difficult to accumulate common sense, let alone use common sense to develop a correct understanding of the world.

The three principles summarized by Zhao Ziming are to use a small number of samples for learning. Under unsupervised conditions, learn to induce and reason by yourself, and finally obtain reasoning capabilities comparable to humans, which can perfectly overcome the ceiling of artificial intelligence.

It is also the magic weapon for Fuxi to kill the enemy, the foundation for the digital conglomerate to sweep the world, and the key to open a new era.

When other companies began to explore how to solve the problem of artificial intelligence not understanding common sense, Fuxi had already crossed this stage and started to move to a higher level.

Liu Shuhe was notified by the leader and rushed over soon.

As the deputy director of the "Blue Brain" laboratory, many people only hear the sound, but do not see him.

The "Blue Brain" laboratory is just a general term, and there are multiple scientific research and development institutions under it.

Including but not limited to AI Lab, Data Intelligence Lab, Smart Risk Control Lab, Smart City Research Institute, Academy of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Asset Management Technology Innovation Lab, Blockchain Lab, AI Robot Lab, etc.

It has gathered more than one hundred top artificial intelligence technology experts from various fields around the world, and is committed to industrial-level applications of cutting-edge AI technologies such as machine learning, deep learning, knowledge graphs, computer vision, speech and natural language processing.

It has been used in industries such as industry, agriculture, commodity circulation, finance, asset management, retail, business travel, life services, advertising and marketing, and urban public services.

Promote the rapid advancement of the industrial digital wave.

As the old man Zhao Ziming started, Liu Shuhe and Wang Tianbao are different. They are only interested in technology. In the early years, for the sake of life, he was somewhat of a human world. After achieving financial freedom, he has completely released himself.

Do not participate in any activities, do not move about any relationship, put all the energy into research, focus on life and can hardly take care of yourself.

In the early years, I even talked about a girlfriend, and later broke up because of too much trouble. Now I live in the company and do not go out for a month. It is completely a technology madman.

In Wang Tianbao's words, besides focusing on research, he is deaf to almost everything else, such as art, literature, science, travel, and architecture.

I don’t care so much about what I wear, how I look like, and I don’t care about eating well. Just live in a comfortable house and don’t have so much energy to enjoy.

Except for Zhao Ziming who can meet him, almost everyone else can't make an appointment.

Xu Tianrui has always wanted to meet the legendary god-man since joining the company. After making an appointment for almost a year, he still didn't see the other party. After eating and sleeping, he spent all the time in the library.

Zhao Ziming gave up after persuading several times and concentrated on logistics.

In Liu Shuhe's words, keeping simple can keep people's spiritual enjoyment threshold at a very low level.

The so-called spiritual enjoyment threshold is the threshold at which people obtain satisfaction through consumption.

When you spend a lot of energy and money on consumption, your threshold of enjoyment will soon rise-the house needs to be bigger, the food needs to be better, the travel needs to go to more advanced places, the cosmetics need to be more expensive ...

These will destroy a person's concentration, and when your life is very simple and easily satisfied, you can devote more time and energy to the things you really have passion for.

Zhao Ziming was ashamed after hearing this. He himself went further and further on the road of enjoyment. In addition to maintaining a passion for beautiful women, he couldn't afford much interest in general eating, drinking and playing.

Even for beauties, the threshold has increased a lot, and for ordinary beauties, they are basically forgettable.

If there is no special feature, it can't attract attention at all.

This may be a genetic defect. He can't control his lower body. Zhao Ziming doesn't want to wrong himself. Since he has this ability, he doesn't have to hold back.

Liu Shuhe concentrates on research and is talented. Under his leadership, Blue Lab has made outstanding achievements. His representative works:

"DeepObjectCo-segmentation viaSpatial-SemanticNetworkModulation based on spatial semantic network modulation collaborative object segmentation"

"RobustConditionalGANfromUncertainty-AwarePairwiseComparisons generates a confrontation network based on robust conditions of pairwise comparison sample annotations"

"Few-ShotKnowledgeGraphCompletion Knowledge Graph Completion Based on Small Sample Learning"

"SafeSampleScreeningforRobustSupportVectorMachine Fast Data Screening Algorithm for Robust Support Vector Machines" etc.

It has won unanimous praise at home and abroad, and even unpublished research results have been spied by many countries and institutions.

Zhao Ziming specially set up a service team for him. Needless to say about food, clothing, housing and transportation, there are even health doctors who conduct fecal and urine tests every day, always paying attention to physical indicators to ensure health.

"Mr. Zhao."

"Book and sit down."

Liu Shuhe was still the same as usual, with Erlang's legs tilted and leaning on the sofa, looking big.

"The Skynet system will be completed soon. Do you have any ideas on the next step?"

"Smart city," Liu Shuhe answered casually.

Zhao Ziming nodded.

This is the direction that the two of them previously determined.

The Skynet system solves public security issues. With it, it can maintain social stability to the greatest extent and reduce crime, but it cannot improve the quality of life.

According to statistics from the United Nations, in 1950, there were only 30% of the world’s urban population, but by 2050, as many as two-thirds of the world’s population, or about 5 billion people, will live in cities.

In the process of rapid urbanization, various problems such as land, space, infrastructure, and insufficient natural resources have arisen. The traffic congestion and pollution problems that can be seen everywhere are one of the most direct consequences.

The introduction of smart cities, through the use of artificial intelligence technology, integrates various systems and services of the city, improves the efficiency of resource utilization, and optimizes city management and services, which can effectively alleviate most of the incidental problems.

"What's wrong? Is it difficult?"

Liu Shuhe is puzzled, smart city is not just a gimmick, there are already concrete projects.

The intelligent transportation system introduced by Japan, this system aggregates the real-time data of the entire urban transportation system.

The most direct effect is that when driving in Tokyo, there is an obstacle in front of the driver, and the driver cannot see another car is approaching at the intersection. At this time, the sensor installed on the car or on the road will issue an alarm to remind the attention. Come on.

Because of this system, the number of car accident deaths in Tokyo has been reduced by half.

Zhao Ziming: "The construction of a smart city requires a huge amount of capital investment, which is borne by the government alone. I am afraid that it will not be able to bear it. It is necessary to introduce enterprises to participate to reduce the pressure, but we may not be able to rely on our family alone. About ten companies have the provincial government as the major shareholder. If we want to go this way, we must prepare in advance."

Bill Gates has just announced an investment of 80 million US dollars to build a 100 square kilometers smart city in the desert of Arizona.

According to this cost, 9.6 million square kilometers needs astronomical figures.

Liu Shuhe is confident, "I don't have any problems here."

The implication is that there is no need to worry about software technology.

But smart cities are not only driven by software, they are the integration of information technology with infrastructure, buildings, daily necessities, and even the human body.

Smart cities are not castles in the sky, but are actually an upgraded version of traditional cities. The ultimate goal is to make the city more friendly, less polluting, more efficient, lower cost of living, and more suitable for living.

Digital conglomerate alone will definitely not work.

This is what Zhao Ziming is worried about. If he cannot serve more than 20 provincial-level companies at the same time, the proliferation of technology is inevitable. At that time, countless companies will step on the group's technology to climb up.

It can be said that the "smart city" is a great opportunity. If it is done well, the digital group will soar to the sky, and no one can take it. It is not a dream to become a consortium that transcends the country.

If you don't do well, countless interest groups come in. It's hard to say whether ants will kill elephants, but if you use your own technology to train your competitors, you feel aggrieved.

Zhao Ziming: "Why don't it be like this, first promote Shanghai to conduct a smart city pilot program and accumulate experience."

Liu Shuhe is optional, "You can think of starting from traffic congestion. The Japanese side announced that it will realize unmanned highway driving in six years. We haha, I don't know when the unmanned vehicles on SAIC will go offline."

Zhao Ziming can't answer this question. It's hard to say about state-owned enterprises. Autonomous driving is not their focus. There is technology and capital, but other factors have to be measured and considered.

"Since it is to be done, it is naturally a package plan. In addition to transportation, there are also garbage disposal and insufficient land resources. These must be resolved.

Liu Shuhe remembered one thing, "What do you say about the data security of residents? Skynet has already caused such a big controversy. The next step is the ubiquitous sensor, I'm afraid..."

The public will inevitably worry about:

Will the laboratory make money by tracking people's daily behavior?

What data will be collected, to what extent will it involve the personal level, and how will these data applications be used?

Who can get these data?

These problems are the focus, and a little carelessness is a big trouble.

Zhao Ziming smiled without answering.

Data security is a problem abroad. Although it cannot be discussed publicly in China, there are ways to avoid it.

The European Union has introduced the most stringent General Data Protection Regulation GDPR in its history. Companies that violate the regulations can be fined up to 4% of global turnover, or 20 million euros.The United States has also adopted strict measures...

Liu Shuhe knew what he meant when he saw the boss's appearance, and took advantage of the general situation to fight the controversy, so he didn't say anything.

"There is another problem. Smart city is an open platform, involving participants in administrative organization, urban construction, taxation and other aspects. How to cooperate is a big problem. If this is not solved well, I am afraid that technology and function will be separated. The original intention is out of touch with the actual residents’ experience."

Zhao Ziming: "This is naturally led by the government, and we only provide technology and part of the funds."

Liu Shuhe nodded, and then said, "That's good, let's not mix up this kind of thing."

Zhao Ziming smiled.

He naturally knows the minds of his subordinates. The problems that cannot be solved with technology are big troubles. If he can avoid them, he must avoid them.

In the past, it was difficult to monitor the operation of the city in real time by relying on manpower alone, let alone make timely adjustments.

Artificial intelligence can monitor and control real-time data in every corner of the city, making the operation of the city smoother.

However, this world is always human, not artificial intelligence. There are many unprepared problems, and sudden difficulties are endless.

The real strong are not afraid of any challenges, dare to face any difficulties and turn dangers into opportunities.

Why Liu Shuhe's technology is much better than his boss, but Zhao Ziming's reputation as the father of artificial intelligence is the answer.

Everyone is afraid that I am greedy, and it is in the process of dealing with trouble that he can exert his influence and penetrate deeply.

In Liu Shuhe's view, smart cities are just an upgraded version of "Skynet". Based on the current status quo, we will carry out technical updates and explorations, and use existing resources and hardware to achieve the most economical and effective urban intelligence. .

But in Zhao Ziming's eyes, it was different, with great horror hidden behind him.

Once a smart city is built, can a future utopia that is completely computer-controlled and everything organized, can it be far away?

The tree-shaped city in "Three-body" that respects humans and provides decision-making information support, the smart city with a dominant nature in "Black Mirror", and the ubiquitous information order discipline in "Brave New World", which one is it future?

This kind of history is created in the hands, the future is chosen by oneself, and the feeling of fate being choked, there is a shudder just thinking about it.

King of the World, Lord of Azure, Earth Federation...

With Zhao Ziming's calmness, he could not refuse its temptation.

An opportunity for complete detachment lies in front of us, a choice to go left or right, a separation between oneself and the world,

It may be a contest between democracy and autocracy, or a entanglement between sinking and detachment. Zhao Ziming will not be reconciled unless he walks on it himself.

I will live up to the people without me!

(End of the book)