Chapter 291 What kind of idiotic stuff are these
People like Jack are definitely talents who can see the needs of users and gain the trust of customers. No wonder he can gain a foothold in Microsoft's Xiaguo region and do well there.
Shortly after returning, Jack handed the test data to Yang Qing, saying that it must be kept confidential.
Since it is only an experimental product, it can only respond to information within a certain range.
But it doesn’t matter. As long as you have mastered the method, all that remains is to repeat past experiences and continuously build a database to save newly learned knowledge.
Besides, what they give is definitely a small part of the things. Can we expect them to give us everything for the projects in the laboratory?
The test results shocked everyone at Lianxiang. The intelligence of Microsoft XiaoIce architecture is indeed not exaggerated. It is almost as smart as Coco Assistant. In many professional fields, it can even answer questions in seconds without searching.
The test results were fine, so Lianxiang asked Jack to come over as soon as possible to give a presentation, and it would be best if he could also bring a sample of the system for demonstration.
Jack readily agreed. He knew Lianxiang was still a little worried and wanted to see the real thing.
Big companies have their own set of procedures for doing things. Don't think that big companies are easy to fool. If they are so easy to fool, how can this company become bigger and stronger? They have all the resources and backgrounds. Those who dare to mess with them will basically have no good end. This is common sense.
Jack walked into Lianxiang's conference room with his assistant and began to promote the product.
"At present, the development of XiaoIce has reached the stage of collecting data. Previously, we have been training its thinking mode to make it as close to human thinking logic as possible. In fact, we have not done much in terms of knowledge training, because that requires huge capacity and the server must keep up.
So Microsoft decided not to do so after its research and decided to wait until XiaoIce matured before building its own server. Therefore, Lianxiang had to prepare its own server to train XiaoIce, and the collected data had to be shared with Microsoft.
Jack had said it first, and Lianxiang really fell for it. Perhaps no one in Xia Country dared to talk to Lianxiang like that.
"Now we enter the demonstration session. You can chat with XiaoIce, that is, in daily scenarios, to see if it is intelligent." After Jack finished speaking, he handed the microphone to Yang Qing and let them experience it for themselves.
At this point, readers should be able to see that something is wrong.
Although Jack seems to be honest, he actually hides the truth in his words.
They try to create an atmosphere of "this is a secret project of Microsoft" and also create the illusion that "XiaoIce is very smart, but it just takes time to learn."
Moreover, XiaoIce was defined as a chatbot from the very beginning. This is the area in which it excels, and it has accumulated a large number of chat scenarios.
What's even more cunning is that Xiaoice is actually connected to the server of Microsoft's R&D center at this time. If a question is too difficult to answer, the server will use a powerful algorithm to answer it, which has little to do with its own intelligence level.
But we cannot deny the excellence of XiaoIce. At least no company in China has ever come up with it, except Lu Shan, an outlier.
"Xiaobing! Xiaobing!"
"I'm here!"
"How's the weather today?"
"The temperature in Yanjing today is 7 to 10 degrees Celsius, the humidity is 11%, and it is cloudy without rain."
"It works! The reaction is quite fast and accurate!" Yang Qing immediately made an assessment in his mind. Compared with the Xiaole he created, it was indeed very good.
Then he asked some more questions, some of which were even more challenging topics.
XiaoIce doesn’t have much data, so she can answer some questions but not others.
When it comes to computer management, Xiaoice also performs well. It can clean up computer junk and call the anti-virus service next to the computer, but it must be based on the installation of anti-virus software.
Jack said that Xiaoice is defined as an assistant and a guide. If it were to increase its anti-virus capabilities, there would be no need to do so because there are already ready-made anti-virus software, and it would also weaken Xiaoice's other capabilities under a limited database.
Anyway... Xiaobing performed very well on Jack's computer, so Lianxiang was attracted by her.
Soon, the agreement was signed. After Lianxiang's tough negotiations and with Jack's help and efforts, Lianxiang and Microsoft reached an agreement on the right to use the software for 5 million yuan. This price was 7 million less than what was agreed upon before. In fact, this was Jack's strategy. He did not expect the cooperation to reach million yuan.
This is human nature. If you tell him 7 million, he will be very happy when he finally pays 5 million.
After completing this order, Jack can really rest easy for the rest of his life, and no one dares to imagine the commission he will get.
Even Microsoft didn't expect Jack to be able to negotiate such a high amount of money. They thought that even 3 million yuan would not be enough.
It seems that Lianxiang is really rich and really anxious.
After obtaining the authorization, Microsoft provided more technical content, and Lianxiang’s technical department quickly carried out the transformation and rebuilt Xiaole.
The new Xiaole has the core of Xiaoice, and its performance has been significantly improved.
The new Xiaole has indeed been significantly improved, but there is still a big gap between him and the weakened version of Coco Assistant. After trying it, everyone determined the reason, which is that Xiaole also needs time to learn.
At the same time, Xiaole’s learning efficiency should be far behind that of Coco Assistant.
But it doesn’t matter anymore. Xiaole is basically usable now, and except for Coco Assistant, there are no other similar products that can pose a threat to it.
What does it matter if the learning efficiency is slow? Just feed more, do more calculations, upgrade the hardware, and use the advantages of the equipment to narrow the distance with Coco Assistant.
In this way, Lianxiang hurriedly launched Xiaole Assistant, designed an image for it, and carried out extensive publicity for it, letting everyone know that Lianxiang computers have their own assistant and will become smarter in the future.
The publicity and promotion was so vigorous that Lianxiang wanted to tell everyone he met about it.
When promoting the product, Lianxiang was very cunning and did not directly say that it was better than Keke Assistant, but the implication was there. It said that it was a groundbreaking product and that it was unprecedented.
Under the encouraging publicity and the original brand effect of Lianxiang, many people really believed it, and some of those who were originally on the sidelines chose Lianxiang.
In Lianxiang’s publicity, it was subtly pointed out that the configuration of the Shenchuan was as rubbish as ever, and that was the case because it was impossible to buy advanced chips.
Lianxiang’s chips, motherboards, etc. are very good and are all products from international first-tier manufacturers.
So everyone thinks Lianxiang is still very good, and it makes sense even if it is expensive.
Shenchuan can only cope with the mid- and low-end demands, while Lianxiang has to cope with the high-end demands.
The publicity on the Internet soon made its way to its peers. Lianxiang also set up its own publicity company and cooperated with major platforms.
Seeing this situation, Wu Jun couldn't help but become anxious and called Lu Shan.
Zemeng's employees have already reported the matter to Lu Shan. A blogger from Jiyue has already downloaded Xiaobing Assistant for evaluation. After Lu Shan looked at Xiaobing's specific performance, he already had an idea.
"Mr. Wu, don't worry. The market feedback has not yet formed. We will talk about it when the time comes."
Lu Shan came back from the future to the present and has a very good understanding of the development of AI. Based on the current level of the times, Coco has a chance to truly become an artificial intelligence in the future, while the others are all artificial idiots.
Even if others really develop an artificial intelligence assistant, there is no need to worry. The underlying logic, architecture, code, and ideas they build are far behind Cocoa Assistant.
Don't treat mathematical papers such as the Riemann hypothesis and Siegel's zero-point theorem as empty and ethereal things. In addition to being a tool for calculation and induction, mathematics is also a tool for observing the truth of the world.
Every major breakthrough in mathematics will provide humans with new ideas to observe the world and find the truth.
Other artificial idiots may rely on powerful computing power to make up for their lack of intelligence, but Keke will catch up in a very short time and with very few resources. Wu Jun was just a little worried. When he heard Lu Shan say that it was okay, then it must be okay.
It’s still the same idea. If Lu Shan has no solution, there’s no point in Wu Jun being anxious.
The current situation is very clear. Once there is a problem, Wu Jun will tell Lu Shan if he cannot solve it. Lu Shan will go and solve it, and Wu Jun will shout "666" from behind.
Who said Lu Shan is the largest shareholder of Shenchuan?
It’s true that he didn’t slip away. Not everyone is qualified to stand behind Lu Shan and shout “666” to cheer him on.
When Lianxiang launched Xiaobing, the overwhelming publicity took effect.
In a dormitory of a university in Jinling, two roommates bought computers one after the other.
One bought Shenchuan and the other bought Lianxiang.
The one who bought Lianxiang was called Hao Bin, and the one who bought Shenchuan was called Shicheng.
If two people buy computers at the same time, they will naturally compare them together.
Hao Bin touched his Lianxiang, feeling somewhat proud: "Lianxiang has finally developed an intelligent assistant, completing the last piece of the product puzzle."
Shi Cheng scratched his head: "But Lianxiang is expensive, yours is almost twice as expensive as mine!"
Shicheng comes from a rural area and his family is average. He saved money for a long time to buy this computer.
"You've heard of the reputation of Shenchuan Computer before. It has a terrible reputation. You can't buy it even if it's cheap."
"I feel much better now. There shouldn't be any big problem."
The roommates were just watching the fun and said, "Why don't we let the smart assistant do something at the same time and see how big the difference is?"
"That's right. Anyway, I'm free today. Come on, let's try it out. Whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk."
Hao Bin had spent so much money and was afraid that people would see him as a sucker, so he agreed immediately. Shi Cheng was a little hesitant, as he was really unsure. It wouldn't be embarrassing if he lost, but he would feel a little sad.
However, when other roommates offered to treat him to lunch, he agreed immediately. As boys, emotions come and go quickly, so he agreed on impulse.
"Let's ask our assistant to search for some information first. For example, write... the power structure of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms?"
"Okay! Coco! Coco!"
"Xiao Le, Xiao Le!"
Assistant Xiaole opened the webpage and searched the Internet according to the keywords given by Hao Bin, then opened them one by one for Hao Bin, allowing Hao Bin to select a website to read the information.
Its function is similar to searching by typing and clicking instead of the user.
Coco's assistant on the other end has sorted out the information, placed it in a folder on drive E, and marked it as information about the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
When I opened the document, I found that a large amount of text had been organized and tabulated according to the development of the timeline, which was clear at a glance.
"Oh my god! That's awesome!" The roommates had already started cheering. Hao Bin was in a panic at this time. Most of those websites were not serious. When he clicked on them, they were full of pop-up ads and Trojans that he couldn't close.
Well, there’s no need to compete in this round, the gap is too obvious.
During this process, Hao Bin even needed to constantly input requirements for revisions. After a busy period, the information he obtained was extremely scattered.
Shi Cheng was an honest man, and couldn't bear to see his classmates disappointed, so he said, "Okay! Let's go eat and walk!"
But Hao Bin got stubborn and said, "No! I'll treat you to a meal later. Now let's try the office assistant function and make a simple PPT!"
"Oh..." Shi Cheng saw that he was getting excited and it was not easy to disobey him, so he agreed reluctantly.
The content of the PPT made this time is very simple. It just uses the previous materials to make a presentation.
Shi Cheng told the requirements to Coco Assistant and specified the location of the data, and then followed the intelligent assistant's requirements step by step.
Hao Bin also tried to tell Xiaole Assistant what he needed, but Xiaole Assistant was unable to specify the location of the data, let alone feed it a sample.
Xiaole Assistant has been introducing the key functions of PPT, and the reading of materials is generally step-by-step.
If it was a pure novice, it would be fine, but Hao Bin has relatively high requirements, so this kind of guidance is of little value.
Finally, Assistant Xiaole searched for several templates on the Internet according to Hao Bin’s request and asked him to fill in the content.
Looking at Coco Assistant, he has already put several plans in front of Shicheng. He just needs to determine the overall theme to complete the last step.
Shicheng picked one at random, and then the background pattern and font style of the entire PPT began to change.
Originally they were all blank and in standard fonts.
After Shicheng chose the ancient Chinese style, the background became an ancient picture with white cranes, pine trees and bamboos.
The font also began to change into ancient artistic font, and the color tone was adjusted to light yellow-gray, making it look like an ancient scroll.
Hao Bin admitted defeat and finally changed the experiment content to computer management.
In fact, it is to download and install software for management.
The consequences are of course predictable. After Xiaole Assistant found the website, Hao Bin had to choose it himself. The default installation method was still C drive. After the installation, there were a bunch of rogue software and Trojan viruses. Hao Bin was so angry that he downloaded 306 for virus scan.
As a result, I accidentally installed a 306 family bucket, and the computer crashed
Let's take a look at Coco Assistant. It will thoughtfully perform a comprehensive disinfection on the downloaded software, kick out all the bundled rogue software before installation, and thoughtfully ask which disk Shicheng should be installed on. Anyway, there is no option for C drive.
After installation, the software can be used directly without any lag.
On the other hand, Hao Bin's software was installed randomly, so it didn't match the operating system very well and ran very awkwardly. Some content was deleted by mistake during the disinfection process, so the software often had program errors and even couldn't be started.
In this comparison, Xiaole's assistant was completely defeated and didn't have the ability to fight back at all.
Shi Cheng stopped talking at this point, put the computer into the safe, and took the depressed Hao Bin out to eat.
Since Hao Bin was able to buy Lianxiang, his financial situation was obviously better than Shi Cheng's, but Shi Cheng insisted on treating him to a meal to make him feel less depressed.
Hao Bin was moved but also mad at the same time. What the hell is this Lian Xiang? What kind of idiotic thing is this!
(End of this chapter)
