Super Copy of Great Power Technology

The headquarters of Ruida Group is located on the edge of the Sixth Ring Road of Beijing. It consists of three main buildings, Ruida Headquarters Building, Ruida Network Building, and Ruida Research Building, and a Ruida Plaza covering more than 3,000 square meters. Today, Ruida headquarters is particularly lively. Reporters from traditional media such as television and newspapers, new media on the Internet, and some self-media gathered in Ruida Building to attend Ruida Technology's annual spring new product launch conference. Because there were so many people coming, the vehicles they drove filled up the underground parking lot and the ground parking lot. There were still a hundred or so cars left with no place to park. As a last resort, they had to open up an area on Ruida Plaza, put up a cordon, and use it as a temporary parking lot.

When Qiao Ruida drove his flying car over the Ruida headquarters, he saw a scene full of cars. Seeing that there was no space in the parking lot, Qiao Ruida had to slightly adjust the landing point and parked his flying car at Ruida Square. After getting off the car, he walked to Ruida Building.

"Mr. Qiao, you're here!" "Mr. Qiao, good morning!" Two security guards on duty at the gate of the headquarters saw their boss and hurriedly bowed to greet him.

"Thank you for your hard work. There are quite a lot of people coming for today's press conference. Please pay more attention when you are on duty. Do not let in anyone without an invitation letter or an appointment to avoid accidents." Qiao Ruida nodded and reminded the two security guards to strengthen inspections.

"Okay, Mr. Qiao, we will pay attention." Hearing the boss's reminder, the two security guards immediately perked up and looked at those who were walking towards the gate of the building. Strict inspections would begin from now on.

After entering the Ruida Building and asking two staff members, Qiao Ruida went straight to the outside of the press conference venue, opened the back door, quietly went to the back row, found an empty seat and sat down.

Sitting next to Qiao Ruida was a fat photographer, who was looking down at the monitor to make sure the recorded images were clear, unobstructed, and clearly distinguished. Hearing footsteps next to him, the fat man raised his head in his busy schedule to see which colleague was late for so long, arriving at the scene only halfway through the press conference. As a result, he saw a big shot, the real owner of the building - Qiao Ruida, who was so excited that he stuttered, "Qiao, Mr. Qiao, shouldn't you go to the stage to speak? Why are you in the back row?"

"Hush!" Qiao Ruida made a gesture to silence others, and then lowered his voice and said, "It is enough for President Zhao to be the main speaker at this press conference, so I will not participate. I am here now just to take a look at the situation on site and see if the new products released this year can bring surprises to everyone."

Fatty was also a big-hearted player. He lowered his voice and chatted with Qiao Ruida for a few words, and they quickly became familiar with each other. While checking the monitor, he chatted, "Speaking of the several new products released by Ruida Technology this year, they have improved performance and improved functions. But the only drawback is that these new products seem to lack some innovation and cannot give people a bright feeling. It is not as shocking as when Ruida laptops, Xingyao folding screen mobile phones, and 3D holographic projectors were launched in previous years."

Qiao Ruida nodded in agreement and said, "Mobile phones, laptops, tablets and other electronic devices have been around for many years. After countless R&D personnel and constant updates and iterations, they have become perfect. It is not easy to introduce new technologies and features to these old products while meeting the users' aesthetics and usage habits. On the contrary, it will become the norm and the safest choice to make some minor repairs and modifications to the previous generation of products, update the chip process, and add some memory and flash memory. As for the products that will make people's eyes shine, there are some, and they will be released soon. You should pay attention."

"Oh, it seems that netizens guessed correctly. The best product will definitely be released last. Let me see what kind of product it is. It is kept so secret that no news was leaked before the press conference."

At this moment, Zhao Hongcai, who was sitting on the podium in front of him, pressed the left button of his flying mouse, and the presentation PPT switched to the next one. Three huge holographic projections appeared in front of everyone, one of which was a pair of headphones, one pair of plain glasses, and a device similar to a motorcycle helmet. A shocking title appeared above the three holographic images, which was particularly eye-catching. That was the four big characters "brain-computer interface".

"I think everyone has heard of the name brain-computer interface. It refers to a direct connection created between the human or animal brain and external devices to achieve information exchange between the brain and the device. This concept has actually existed for a long time, but it was not until the 20s that phased results began to appear. Brain-computer interface technology is a revolutionary human-computer interaction technology. Its mechanism of action is to bypass peripheral nerves and muscles and directly establish a new communication and control channel between the brain and external devices. It achieves information transmission and control by capturing brain signals and converting them into electrical signals.

When you hear "brain-computer interface" (BMI), you may think you are in a science fiction movie and think it is a technology that can upgrade human capabilities. For example, connecting a person's brain to a computer and manipulating the machine at will through thoughts; or connecting people's brains with computers so that they can communicate with each other without language; and so on. In fact, the original purpose of brain-computer interface research is to effectively restore the patient's motor function and communication ability lost due to disease or trauma. It is a technology used in medical treatment, rehabilitation, nursing and other fields. The most widely used application is the cochlear implant. As of 2006, about people in the world have been implanted, helping many deaf-mute people to restore their hearing. Similar products include artificial retinas, smart prostheses, etc., which more or less apply some brain-computer interface technology.

According to the information I have learned, there are currently dozens of large and small research institutes and technology companies around the world that are conducting research on brain-computer interfaces, including Neuralink, founded by Musk, and the Ruida Research Institute under our group. This is a cruel scientific research competition. Everyone has invested huge amounts of money and manpower and material resources. In the single field of brain-computer interface, what matters is the inspiration of researchers and the luck. The company or research institute that first makes a breakthrough and develops mass-produced brain-computer interface equipment will become the ultimate winner and occupy the entire market. It will not only be able to earn back the research and development costs, but also continue to bring profits to the company. The loser will lose everything in one fell swoop, and all previous investments will go down the drain. It is not uncommon for a company to go bankrupt." (End of this chapter)