When I am reborn, I just want to be a top student

When the three of them sat down on the stage.

Wang Donglai's exceptionally young and handsome face instantly became the focus of attention.

After all, the human pursuit of beauty is rooted in our genes.

Think about it carefully: on one side is Jack Ma, on the other side is Masla, and in the middle sits Wang Donglai.

The difference in appearance between the three is so great that it's almost like comparing heaven and earth.

The cameras in the audience were all unconsciously focused on Wang Donglai.

After a brief greeting to the audience, the three began chatting.

According to online sources, speeches at such conferences are usually reviewed in advance.

However, the symposium of Wang Donglai and the other two did not follow this pattern; it simply limited the topics to a few.

Masla spoke first, saying, "I think future technological developments will surpass our cognitive abilities."

Jack Ma immediately responded, "I'm not a tech person; I'm a person who lives life. I've never thought that artificial intelligence is a threat or something scary. Humans are capable of learning and mastering artificial intelligence."

Musk paused for a moment, then said, "I've heard that AI means love, is that what it means?"

"I particularly dislike calling AI artificial intelligence; I prefer to call it Alibaba Intelligence."

Jack Ma glanced quickly at Wang Donglai and said this.

Wang Donglai naturally noticed Ma Yun's little tricks and was quite speechless, but he didn't say anything to criticize him.

Musk's eyes showed a hint of confusion. He looked at Jack Ma, then at Wang Donglai, and said with a forced expression, "I don't really like calling AI artificial intelligence either. Generally speaking, people underestimate the capabilities of artificial intelligence. They think it might just be like a smart person."

"In fact, artificial intelligence is much more powerful than this thing. It may be even smarter than the smartest people. What should we do in the face of such a situation? I don't know, and I'm not sure, but I hope AI will be a good thing."

"There's a Chinese saying: 'If you can't beat them, join their team.' That's what my company is about. Its goal is to get us into the AI ​​team. We're already connected to our phones and computers. We've become people with machine-like characteristics. Machines are like an extension of our lives. Without our phones, it's like we're missing an arm."

"Compared to the speed of human thought, current artificial intelligence is too slow. Assuming a computer has the computing power of several more service points, every millisecond is a huge improvement for the computer, but it may not mean much to us."

"Understanding human natural language is very short for computers. It's like the sound a whale makes. Information of at most a hundred bytes per second is too short and too slow for computers. Computers can have conversations with a digital throughput that is hundreds of thousands of times greater than yours. Robots would probably find humans extremely boring. I think machines are much smarter than humans. That's the difference between humans and computers that I want to talk about."

After Masla finished speaking, he subconsciously turned his gaze to Wang Donglai.

With just those two sentences, Masla had already lost the desire to communicate with Jack Ma and had seen through Jack Ma's true nature.

He wanted to have a more in-depth conversation with Wang Dong.

However, before Wang Donglai could speak, Jack Ma interrupted him, saying, "To be honest, I'm particularly surprised by your vision for technology. I'm not a high-tech person; I'm more about life. I think AI can open a new chapter for the world and society, allowing people to better understand themselves, rather than just the external world."

"It's very difficult to predict the future today, extremely difficult. More than 99.99% of predictions are wrong. Only a few predictions are correct. Why are they correct? Because of good luck."

"Alibaba has always invested in artificial intelligence. We founded the DAMO Academy and gathered top experts from around the world to conduct research and development."

"Many people are worried about artificial intelligence. I think they need to have more confidence in themselves. There are many problems that have no solutions today, but there will definitely be solutions in the future. We should have faith in the wisdom of future generations."

"I'm not a tech person, I'm talking about life. The future of AI is hard to predict. It's very difficult for people to make accurate predictions about the unknown future. We should have more confidence. AI is not a threat, nor is it something terrifying. Humans can learn and master it."

Jack Ma appeared very relaxed, leaning back in his chair with a confident expression.

Masla thought for a moment before speaking: "Based on my observation, there is a very obvious fact: the speed at which computers are advancing is astonishing. For example, when it comes to playing video games, if you look back forty or fifty years, you might have had a single-player game with two blocks, but now many people can play games together on one gaming platform. The progress is enormous."

"More and more games are becoming more and more realistic, and technology will continue to develop tremendously in the future."

"Human civilization has a history of seven thousand years. From a civilizational perspective, this history has been full of ups and downs. I am not a naturally optimistic or pessimistic person, but the development of future technology has exceeded our ability to understand it. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing."

At this moment, Wang Donglai, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up.

"The development of anything has its advantages and disadvantages. AI technology can improve efficiency, but it can also create many social problems."

"Just like when computers first appeared, many people thought that some complex tasks would take a long time, but with computers, it can be shortened to one or two hours, making everyone's work much easier."

"But that's not actually the case. On the contrary, people are having more and more work to do and working longer and longer hours."

"The technology itself is not the problem; it depends on how people apply it."

Wang Donglai only said a few words.

Jack and Masla nodded slightly in agreement.

The topic quickly shifted.

Whether Jack Ma realized something or not, he then asked Masla, "I heard you're going to Mars? I personally have no interest in Mars, because I just came back from it. I'm more interested in what's happening on Earth. Why is everyone so curious about Mars?"

Jack Ma is indeed a remarkable figure who, despite being a teacher, has built Taotian Group into what it is today.

They immediately retaliated.

On the surface, it is about the issues between Mars and Earth, but in reality, it is about first stating its current attitude and then criticizing Masla's visionary approach to setting Mars as a goal.

Earth represents the present, Mars represents the future. The two have a huge disagreement on this point.

"Do we really need to take action regarding Mars? I haven't considered aliens. Where are aliens? That's the question. Why find aliens? Some people say they've encountered aliens, that aliens are in Area 51. I want to say, don't be ridiculous. If there are aliens, I would definitely know."

Jack Ma didn't stop, pressing on while the iron was hot.

Despite Jack Ma's aggressive attitude, Masla remained remarkably calm.

"I think we need to understand the nature of the universe more deeply to ensure that we can move to different planets to live. This is not because I think Earth is hopeless, but it is possible that even if we do our best, something beyond human control could happen to Earth, external forces or internal events could destroy civilization or threaten us enough that we have to move to another planet to live."

"In other words, for the first time in Earth's 45 billion-year history, it is now possible for life to leave Earth and live elsewhere; it was not possible before."

"But this window of opportunity could be long or short. Assuming it's short, we need to seize it as soon as possible. That's my point of view!"

Jack Ma reacted quickly and immediately said, "Seizing the future of Earth is not so easy. I admire your courage in developing Mars, but Earth is equally important. There are many people around me who are doing their best to improve Earth's development."

“Just like a project I promoted before, Ant Forest, as a public welfare tree planting project, we have invested a lot of human and financial resources in this project, and this project will continue, even if Taotian Group changes its chairman.”

"Getting back to the topic of developing Mars, sending a million people to Mars is a great vision, but I still think we need to pay more attention to the development of the seven billion people living on Earth and make the planet more sustainable. I'm not a fan of Mars. It's like climbing to the top of a mountain and taking one more step down to get to Mars, but you can't come back."

"I feel like going to Mars is like never coming back, and I don't like climbing mountains, but if there were an elevator that could take me directly to the top of the Himalayas, I would definitely go and see it. People spend a lot of time on Earth, no matter how long human civilization has lasted, a million years, or half a million years, but each person only has a maximum of a hundred years to live on Earth. We can't solve all the problems of the future, but we must be responsible for the future."

"We need to pay close attention to how our lives can develop to be better. If we can use artificial intelligence to better understand ourselves, then we can better improve the world."

"Humanity needs warriors who look up at the stars and strive for them, and we also need heroes like you, but we also need heroes like us working on Earth."

Masla's expression changed slightly, and he said repeatedly, "I also support Earth, that's without a doubt."

"When humanity becomes a multi-planetary species, human society will likely achieve greater development than Earth. From a resource perspective, for example, how much money do you need to invest in medicine, or how much in lipstick? We certainly won't spend a lot of money on cosmetics, although I support cosmetics and think they're good. But I think using 0.5% to 1% of Earth's GDP for multi-planetary life research doesn't require too much investment. I think this is a wise investment for the future."

"For example, using Tesla's new energy electric vehicles to solve the problem of sustainable energy development, and using batteries and solar energy as power solutions, can partially solve the problem of sustainable energy development."

“I am honored that Tesla can take root in Shanghai. The Tesla China team has done a great job. The Shanghai Gigafactory project is very impressive to me. I also look forward to Tesla making great progress and development in Shanghai.”

"I believe that after this, the whole world will see a great example of how an innovative company can achieve better development in China. This is very enviable. I salute everyone. China is truly amazing."

"Before coming to China, I had never seen such rapid development anywhere else. I can be certain of one thing: China is the future, and China's future is very promising."

"Just like the emergence of Galaxy Technology, even in the Bald Eagle Federation, I often hear about the various breakthroughs Galaxy Technology has made, such as the successful launch of Galaxy Aerospace's rocket and the construction of a huge space station in space. I am very impressed and curious about this."

After Masla finished speaking, he turned his attention to Wang Donglai.

It must be said that Masla definitely did his homework beforehand.

Otherwise, he would never have said such a thing.

Even the eloquent Jack Ma was at a loss for words when faced with these remarks.

"Speaking of which, I actually need to thank you."

"Spacex gave me a lot of inspiration, and it was seeing Spacex's bold attempts that gave me this idea."

"Human beings need to be down-to-earth, but they must not forget to look up at the stars."

"What we stand on is the present, but the starry sky above us represents the future of all humankind."

Wang Donglai noticed Masla's gaze, so he grabbed the microphone and began to speak.

Masla was clearly dissatisfied with Wang Donglai's brief statement, so he continued, "I've heard that your company is preparing a lunar exploration program? Perhaps even a manned lunar landing?"

Wang Donglai was not angry when Masla announced the company's internal strategic goals on this occasion.

Because its release will not affect Galaxy Technology's technological research and development.

I had already considered the possibility of it being exposed when I was reporting to my superiors.

Therefore, there was no particularly strict secrecy surrounding the target within the company.

"Indeed!"

"In a while, we will conduct our first lunar exploration mission."

Wang Donglai immediately gave his approval.

Immediately, the media reporters below became incredibly excited, flashes went off continuously, and all their cameras were focused on Wang Donglai.

This is a breaking news story!

"This is truly exciting. Has your company considered exporting the Hercules rocket engine you have developed?"

"Or, when does your company plan to commercialize its space rockets?"

Masla's eyes flashed, and then he asked a question. (End of Chapter)