After the layoffs, I became a tech godfather

Chapter 231 There could be no more exciting news than this, it's finally done!
The question immediately drew the attention of everyone present, and hundreds of eyes turned to the BBC reporter who spoke fluent Mandarin.

"Holy crap, how dare she ask that question? The gene database has just restricted access, and she still has the nerve to talk about sharing it? Are we offering it to you for your benefit?"

"Those who are not of our kind are bound to have different hearts. When dealing with these people who constantly talk about all of humanity, we must always be on guard. Otherwise, they might just trick us at any time."

"For example, some software and systems start by claiming to be open source and being built globally. We contribute a lot of content, and then one day they suddenly announce that they are closed, and then everything belongs to them!"

"Many of you may not know that before the BeiDou satellite, we had great faith in Europe and even planned to jointly develop Galileo. We invested billions of dollars in them for this. You have to understand that this was decades ago. This amount was not small. It could even be said to be the entire nation's effort."

"But what was the final result? They were unilaterally kicked out! And there have been countless times in collaborations with aerospace companies, human genome sequencing companies, and various medical fields."

"What? You want to talk to us about sharing like this? I'll give you a piece of my mind!"

Speaking of these past events, they are all filled with bitter tears.

In an era when the country's scientific and technological foundation was weak, China would readily accept any offer of these high-end scientific research projects from the West, and this approach proved consistently successful.

There was no other way. In that era, if you couldn't do it yourself, even if you knew there were pitfalls, you could only jump into them again and again.

This is both enduring hardship and forging ahead.

In fact, is there anything that can defeat the indomitable Chinese people throughout their lives? No!
Galileo, which caused us trouble, was subsequently delayed time and time again and suffered from frequent malfunctions, while our BeiDou, which came later, took the lead in covering the globe.

High-powered launch vehicles, space stations, lunar rovers, various precision industrial instruments, artificial intelligence...

Everything we have accomplished or are catching up with or surpassing on our own, especially with the application of Xiaosha's industry-wide model fine-tuning, which has brought another opportunity for breakthroughs to various fields. Now, we're talking about sharing again.

Let alone whether Baiju Technology can agree, no Chinese person could agree!
As for what paper, haha!

Regarding this issue, Zhang Lin and Hao Cheng had discussed it from the beginning. At that time, Hao Cheng only said one thing: In the current scientific research field, the system of scientific statistics and scientific evaluation of scientific papers based on the Science Citation Index (SCI) and Engineering Index (EI) is no longer suitable for the new era in which AI has become highly intelligent.

Of course, this is only one of the reasons.

The most crucial reason is that this system was founded by the American Institute for Scientific Information.

If it were ours, we might be able to salvage it and use it again, but since it represents America's system and interests, we have no choice but to eliminate it.

Although Hao Cheng didn't say it explicitly, that was the gist of it.

"I'll answer that question directly," Zhang Lin said bluntly: "All projects that are in cooperation with Baiju Technology are prohibited from being published in overseas or foreign language journals."

Upon hearing this, many people present were taken aback, because even if we did something, we usually like to be tactful when talking about this kind of topic. Unexpectedly, Zhang Lin said it so bluntly.

However, the viewers in the live stream were quite amused:

"It's a bit strange to suddenly switch things up like this. I thought it would involve a lot of back and forth, but it's so damn awesome! All research projects are prohibited from being published in overseas or foreign language journals. That's the right thing to do!"

"That's right. Ordinary results are fine, but when it comes to Baiju Technology and Xiao Sha is involved, how could we possibly allow you to publish in foreign journals? Not a single piece of data can be leaked. Those bastards definitely don't have any good intentions."

"They even go to the trouble of translating it into English and sending it to them, which makes them happy. This should be banned directly at the source."

"Okay! Putting aside whether this system is America's or a Western system, the impact factor itself is a huge loophole. Does a higher number of citations mean a higher impact factor? Does it mean the paper is of higher quality? This thing is too easy to manipulate, especially with AI!"

"But, I have a question, though I'm a little hesitant: what about graduation? What about getting a professional title? What about promotion?"

"When an old system collapses, a new one will soon be established. Just wait, Baiju Technology definitely has a solution."

……

A post-operative press conference at the First Affiliated Hospital of Linzhou University was originally intended to introduce the case of the first patient whose decision-making was replaced by AI. However, anything related to Baiju Technology inevitably attracts nationwide attention.

The discussion extended from the patient's condition to the news of a second AI-generated artificial kidney, from the possibility of treating future diseases to the current scientific research evaluation system.

Everyone was having a great time, and the press conference, which was originally planned to last thirty or forty minutes, took a full hour and a half to end.

Any one of the pieces of information revealed here is enough to keep people talking for a week.

Major media outlets also quickly published detailed reports on the topic.

People's Daily Online's "Medical Frontiers" section directly featured the article "Your Kidney Is Coming Soon!" highlighting the progress of the second AI-generated artificial organ, the kidney, analyzing everything from the function of the human kidney itself to new materials and capabilities.

The report also highlighted the positive impact of the 100 million-unit glomerular biomembrane on long-term kidney dialysis patients, summarizing it in one sentence: you won't need to go to the hospital two or three times a week anymore, and you'll be just like a normal person.

Just like any other person, it's only six simple words, but for this group, from day one, it may have been a lifelong dream.

And now, it's almost a reality!
The group of people who had been following the development of the technology since they first heard the news were now moved to tears: "If this achievement can be completed within a year, based on 360 days, I will still need 120 dialysis sessions."

From 120, to 119, then 118...

A girl who was only twenty-two years old kept a year-long countdown in the notes section of her phone calendar. On the last day, she wrote four words: "New life!"

……

"New students?" Hao Cheng had been paying close attention to this press conference, and in fact, he had authorized Zhang Lin to release the answers to many of the questions.

Yes, they are new students.

People who go to the hospital three times a week, each time for several hours, spend half their lives sleeping and the other half in the hospital. Their lives have been disrupted and shattered.

If something can change all of this, what else could it be but a rebirth?
"Time is really getting tighter and tighter!" Hao Cheng's motivation for taking Xiao Shaza into the medical field stemmed from his own desire to quickly bring the industry onto the fast track to enjoy the benefits of technology and AI.

And this was for his own mother.

But the more they did, the more they realized that there were so many people in the world suffering from illness. They saved the dialysis patients and patients with various types of cancer. At this point, they started leaving messages and making prayers on Baiju Technology's official website.

Now, Hao Chengdu dares not look at it, nor does he dare to ask Xiao Sha to summarize the relevant information here for him; it's just too torturous.

In Zhang Lin's words, you were exactly like me when I first entered the hospital. Seeing the patients, you couldn't sleep at night. But over time, you have to learn to accept it. People who can't accept it can't work in the hospital. Even if they do, they'll drive themselves crazy sooner or later.

"If we do what we can and go all out to overcome the challenges we can achieve, we can say that we have a clear conscience," Zhang Lin said to Hao Cheng.

Hao Cheng's greatest skill is ostrich-like behavior—out of sight, out of mind.

If it weren't for today's press conference, he wouldn't have paid so much attention to the related news.

Looking at the crowd of people asking about the date, Hao Cheng couldn't sleep again.

"Why am I destined to be such a hard worker!" Hao Cheng tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. However, he had his own secret weapon: attending late-night classes.

In the past month or two, Hao Cheng has been busy. He works a 9-to-5 job during the day and has a two-day weekend, but he has never stopped studying in the late-night classes.

It mainly involves two aspects: one is the training of silicon-carbon fusion semiconductor chips and AI, and the other is intensive study of the medical field.

In the past two months, Hao Cheng has gone through all the basic courses of the five-year undergraduate program in clinical medicine. With the immersive effect of the late-night classes, he may not be better than most medical students, but at least he can now have in-depth exchanges with professionals in this field without any problem.

Today, the topic of his late-night class can be summed up in just two words: regenerative medicine!
What is regenerative medicine?
In short: Regenerative medicine refers to the use of biological and engineering theories and methods to recreate lost or damaged tissues and organs, giving them the structure and function of normal tissues and organs.

As the name suggests, it's very simple—what do you do when a person's organs are damaged or diseased beyond repair?

Resection, transplantation, and conservative treatment were the options available previously.

Now, there is another option: regeneration!
My kidney is having problems; I need to get another kidney!

My heart is having problems, I need to regenerate a heart!
If your liver is having problems, regenerate a liver!
Does it sound fantastical? But the theory is actually quite simple.

Moreover, this concept is not a late-night class, meaning it is not something that will only appear in the future.

This idea was proposed long before people discovered the secret of cell differentiation.

Now, in 2025, regenerative medicine has become a discipline, and many medical fields are researching this issue and have already achieved some results.

However, if it's an organ, like the heart, that's incredibly difficult to regenerate a heart!
Inducing cell dedifferentiation? And then differentiating them into functional cells and tissues?
That is true, but it is not just that.

The late-night classroom now has a concept of "AI-guided differentiation".

If you don't quite understand the term "guide," many people should be familiar with the word "mold."

Some liquid is poured into a mold, and after it solidifies, you can get the desired shape.

Guiding differentiation is like an "invisible mold" for the process of cell differentiation.

This "invisible mold" is created by AI performing large-scale data calculations to supervise the cell differentiation process in all scenarios and throughout the entire process, thus imposing an invisible constraint to ultimately form the desired tissues and organs.

If this succeeds, it will be far more advanced than the current artificial organs, such as the stomach and kidney—both of which involve a great deal of artificial materials.

Of course, this method of regeneration currently only exists in theory, and no animal experiments have been conducted yet.

……

Nothing much was said that night, just valuable information.

Hao Cheng got up early the next morning and organized the relevant information. He put what he could into his mind into his mind, and recorded what he couldn't into his notes.

"This is a new direction. I'll have to find an expert in the relevant field to discuss it with later!" Hao Cheng shook his head. These things are still too advanced. At present, we can't even do related animal experiments—AI's computing power is simply not enough.

Fortunately, silicon carbide semiconductors are already in the tape-out stage!
"This thing is the foundation for solving all problems!" Hao Cheng muttered. He had accumulated quite a lot of things, all waiting for the new chip.

"Buzz buzz buzz~ Buzz buzz!"

There's an old saying that goes something like this: nothing can withstand being talked about too much. And here it is!
After three long and two short beeps, the semiconductor lab sent the latest message through Hao Cheng's assistant, Xiao Sha: the tape-out was successful, and testing of relevant attributes and performance can begin at any time.

"Okay, proceed with the relevant tests as planned!" There couldn't be more exciting news; it's finally done!
……

In the initial phase of the Linzhou Frontier Technology Exploration Demonstration Zone (Linxi New Area), a brand-new chip factory is rising from the ground. However, the chips are not being produced here; the factory's equipment is currently being installed and debugged, which will take a little longer.

"I hope it goes quickly, quickly, even faster!" Hao Cheng sighed as he drove to the airport and passed by this place.

Four hours later, at a secret production base in Shenzhen, the first batch of mass-produced silicon-carbon fusion semiconductors were manufactured and packaged.

Hao Cheng also wanted to know as soon as possible what the situation was with the chip fabricated at the factory, so he rushed over as soon as he received the relevant news.

At this moment, He Gang is still accompanying it.

"Mr. Hao, how is the production capacity planned?"

He Gang's seemingly joking question immediately triggered Hao Cheng, who blurted out, "What do you want to do? Let me tell you, stop! Don't even think about it! Don't even entertain the thought!"

"What's wrong with me? Why shouldn't I have any thoughts? What thoughts did I have?" The two were very familiar with each other, and He Gang knew immediately that things were over for the time being, so he tried to cover it up.

"You can have whatever thoughts you want. Let me be frank with you: before the second and third factories go into production, all production capacity must be prepared for the upgrade of Xiaosha and various fine-tuning models. There is no possibility of anything else."

"Even if all five phase-one factories are in operation, it might not be enough. For mobile phones and computers, let's stick with traditional chips for now; that should be sufficient for the time being, right?"

"Wouldn't that take a year or two?" He Gang asked.

"Yes, so for chips like CPUs and graphics cards, you can continue iterating on ordinary products! We should consider silicon carbide fusion semiconductors at least two years from now!"

Good grief, our side is all waiting to use chips, and they are all life-saving projects. At this time, we definitely can't get any production capacity.

(End of this chapter)