After the layoffs, I became a tech godfather

Chapter 232 Evaluation System
"Then our ability to fine-tune the model should be a priority, right?" He Gang took a step back and said with a smile.

"You've been waiting for me here, haven't you?" Hao Chengbai glared at him and said irritably, "We agree on prioritizing the research and development of the five-sense interconnection network. As for other things, as long as they are reasonable, we will definitely prioritize adjusting them for you."

"Currently, we only have one silicon-carbon fusion semiconductor factory with two production lines. There are four factories under construction with twenty production lines. So, if we expand to another twenty production lines this year, that should be about the limit, otherwise the production equipment won't be able to keep up with the demand."

"As for raw materials, such as silicon wafers, the changes compared to traditional semiconductors are not significant. We will quickly find suppliers and have Xiao Sha take charge of the relevant modifications. In this way, the production capacity of silicon-carbon fusion semiconductor chips should not be lacking next year."

Not lacking? He Gang smiled inwardly. He only believed half of Hao Cheng's words now. Expanding the factory and doubling the production capacity was definitely not a problem.

However, if you develop artificial organs today and AI neural networks tomorrow, who knows if the demand will double next year?
Judging from this, it's highly likely!

But what can be done? We can only fight! However, no matter what, Huawei still has a considerable advantage in the competition with Hao Cheng.

He Gang was also deeply moved: When we first started cooperating, we were just developing the HarmonyOS version of Xiaosha. At that time, both sides were on the same level, and this level was only the native HarmonyOS versus Xiaosha.

Now, although it is still a collaboration, Baiju Technology has become the dominant party.

Times have changed, and so much has changed in just six months.

However, the company chose to accept it calmly.

In fact, all the team members were excited and said: We want to see how high we can take the world's technology with Baiju Technology!
Even He Gang had the same thought at this moment, and he would stare at Hao Cheng's head in a daze from time to time: How can he have a brain? How can he have an idea one moment and a breakthrough the next, and in the end, it always turns out to be the right direction?

"What are you looking at?" As they walked, Hao Cheng noticed that He Gang kept staring at him, looking thoughtful as he looked. He immediately turned around and asked.

"Just taking a look!" He Gang was immediately taken aback, then smiled and changed the subject, "How was today's test conducted?"

"I won't look at the performance parameters yet. Let them test it slowly, and I'll check the data later. Today, we'll mainly look at the practical effects," Hao Cheng smiled mysteriously, "It's about giving Xiao Sha a new body and seeing the specific effects."

"Give Xiao Sha a new body?" He Gang was stunned for a moment when he first heard this, then he understood, but he was still a little surprised: "Could it be that Xiao Sha was originally designed for this kind of carbon silicon fusion chip, and the previous Xiao Sha was a semi-finished product?"

"wrong!"

"I knew it couldn't be this early..."

"It is designed for the next generation of micro-consciousness chips; the current silicon-carbon fusion chipset servers are just a transition."

"what!"

I was relieved when Hao Cheng said "wrong". How could he design a program for a chip that doesn't even exist?

However, before he could finish his exclamation, Hao Cheng's words silenced him again.

So, it's not just the next generation, Xiaosha is even designing chips for the generation after that.

"Micro-consciousness chips are the next generation, while carbon-silicon fusion can only be considered a semi-finished product."

"This is still a half-finished product!" He Gang realized once again that ordinary people and Hao Cheng were not only on different levels in terms of technology, but also in terms of their thought processes.

If it were any other manufacturer, transitioning from traditional semiconductors to silicon-carbon fusion semiconductors, they would need at least seven or eight generations, if not ten.

For example, if Intel had this technology, they could squeeze toothpaste for at least ten years!

According to Hao Cheng, this is the 0.5 generation at Baiju Technology!
"Don't consider this from a business perspective; we don't have time for that." After understanding He Gang's thoughts, Hao Cheng waved his hand directly: "What Baiju Technology needs to do is make further breakthroughs. Once the technology is launched into the market, how it develops is a problem for the technology itself."

He Gang fell silent. Everyone had always believed that Huawei's system was not like that of a company.

However, looking at it now, it's still a bit childish compared to Baiju Technology. This is simply "not considering the issue from a business perspective." What else can he say?

But upon closer reflection, it really is true: apart from "Xiao Sha," which is unavoidable, Hao Cheng rarely inquires about any other products once they are released, unless there is a major upgrade.

This applies to boundless systems, robots, digital clones, and external memories.

But do you think these products don't sell well?

Obviously not!

Originally a children's robot, it has now become an all-around robot, and orders have already exceeded 100 million.

What does over 100 million mean? It's practically one Xiaosha robot for every ten people!

This directly led to a surge in the sales of second-hand and low-end mobile phones—because the products sold afterward were all five-CPU versions, requiring at least one low-end mobile phone to be used.

As for digital clones and external memory, the activation rate is as high as 30%.

This activation rate is based on population; three out of ten people have activated external memory.

This proportion is especially high among students, reaching over 98%.

Baiju Technology seems to have ignored this, never taking the initiative to promote it.

However, it seems unnecessary. A large number of media outlets, self-media, and brand fans are watching all the time. Relying solely on them, Baiju Technology's popularity has never waned.

There's absolutely no need for proactive promotion!

If there's anything new, even the slightest hint from Hao Cheng or Baiju Technology will immediately become known to everyone, regardless of whether they're paying attention or not.

In fact, these messages didn't even need to be revealed by Baiju Technology. For example, a hint of this was revealed at the post-operative press conference for the first AI organ patient at Linzhou University Hospital yesterday, and it's still trending on several platforms more than ten hours later.

First, there was the issue of AI-assisted artificial kidneys, which are of concern to special populations undergoing dialysis. Then, there was the issue of evaluating research findings within the scientific research system.

Zhang Lin confirmed one thing: all research projects utilizing Xiao Sha are prohibited from being published in overseas or foreign language journals.

Currently, there are numerous projects being conducted using Xiaosha. If we only consider domestic projects, it can be said that at this point, almost all of them rely on Xiaosha's assistance.

Not to mention the topics related to in-depth cooperation and strategic cooperation. The earliest of these projects have been underway for four or five months, such as the project at Linzhou University Hospital, which is already due to produce results.

So, not only netizens, but He Gang himself is also very curious about what kind of new scientific research evaluation system Baiju Technology wants to create.

"You asked this question?" Hao Cheng shook his head. "Isn't the answer quite obvious?"
"I have no intention of doing anything. People strive for higher positions, and water flows downhill. Observe the source of a few major rivers, and you will know that water will always find a suitable route to eventually flow into the sea. Why should we interfere?"

"Huh?" He Gang was a little confused by what was said. Huawei, as a partner, had known about the inability to publish in overseas or foreign language journals for a long time, but he had always thought that Baiju Technology was going to do something. Now Hao Cheng said that he didn't intend to do anything and wanted things to happen naturally.

"Then tell me, what is the purpose of scientific research?" Hao Cheng countered.

For other companies, the answer to this question would be obvious: achieve research results and solidify the competitive advantage of their products. But for Hao Cheng, the answer isn't difficult either: "Upwards?"

"You summarized it perfectly with those two words!" Hao Cheng agreed. "So, does it really matter where you publish your paper? If you're interested in this case from Linzhou University Hospital, you can find all the latest related information on the Baiju Technology website."

"The relevant theories and findings have already been published regularly and irregularly in the literature section of the official website, so what is the need to do anything special? Is it necessary to create a journal?"

I had heard before that Hao Cheng was an idealist and a bit stubborn.

Hao Cheng's explanation left He Gang speechless: "But we always need a quantifiable indicator. Even if technological advancement itself doesn't require one, evaluation is still necessary."

Hao Cheng certainly knew what He Gang was talking about. When they were collaborating with Linzhou University on chip development, they had already considered this issue and wanted to introduce a completely new evaluation system.

However, as of now, this evaluation system is only applicable to Wei Shujie's team.

As for why this evaluation system was not made public, Hao Cheng said, "Mr. He, I don't know if you've ever heard the saying, 'It's not a business deal if you're too eager to do something.' Strictly speaking, Baiju Technology doesn't need this so-called evaluation system, and neither do all of Baiju Technology's partners."

“We have our own criteria for evaluating whether someone is talented. But when it comes to the scientific research system, we can’t set standards. Don’t expect that if Baiju Technology develops something, Tsinghua University, Peking University, or the Chinese Academy of Sciences will recognize it.”

Initially, Hao Cheng had discussed this issue with Wei Shujie, and Linzhou University had made an exception to allow Wei Shujie to no longer be subject to the "publish or perish" policy.

However, if one wants to overturn the entire field, a whole host of academic cliques are just waiting there.

Although Baiju Technology wasn't afraid of them, but—

"Why would I bother arguing with them? I could have gotten a new breakthrough with that time!" Hao Cheng shook his head.

"However, you also prohibited the use of Xiao Sha's research topics to publish high-scoring SCI papers both domestically and internationally." He Gang seemed thoughtful.
"So you mean, you can run your own academic cliques in your own fields, we won't interfere, do whatever you want. But you're starting independently here, doing your own thing?"

“That’s right!” Hao Cheng said matter-of-factly. “Actually, some people and even organizations have been contacting me privately, saying that they want to work with us to build a scientific research evaluation system and jointly dismantle the existing Western evaluation system.”

When Hao Cheng talked about this, he shook his head. He had a high opinion of the few professors and academicians he had actually come into contact with in the field of scientific research.

However, there is always a group of people who do nothing but think about using their control over resources and discourse to endorse their authority and then seek various private gains.

They thought that by using the pretext of dismantling the existing Western system, Baiju Technology would get involved, and then they could smoothly grow by using Baiju Technology's capabilities and influence to solidify the new system, while they themselves would remain "academic cliques".

Hao Cheng would definitely not listen to their nonsense.

Nonsense, dismantling the Western scientific research evaluation system is of course the top priority, but in Hao Cheng's eyes, the harm caused by this group of parasites is no less than that caused by external forces, and the second thing to do is to deal with this group of people.

“So…” He Gang seemed to understand Hao Cheng’s thoughts: “The foundation of this evaluation system has already existed, and that foundation is Xiao Sha!”

“That’s right!” Hao Cheng said, “Don’t forget, Xiao Sha can handle the evaluation system, and Baiju Technology doesn’t need to take the lead in anything.”

"Whether a scientific research result is innovative, how innovative it is, and what changes and improvements it can bring to the current level of science and technology—if Xiao Sha does the math, isn't that more reliable than the so-called impact factor, which is essentially based on the number of citations?"
“白驹科技内部，对于一项成果的评价是基于五个维度的：1、前瞻性。2、实用性。3、创新性。4、超出现有科技的水准或程度。5、学科广度和实现复杂度。

"So why are these people or organizations contacting me or Baiju Technology? Why not just let Xiao Sha do the evaluation in a fair, just, and transparent manner?"

He Gang smiled and thought to himself: Nonsense. If we use the open Xiaosha, then there won't be any loopholes to exploit. For those people, what difference is there between true fairness and openness and death?
None of the schools or research institutions have taken the lead in this regard. It's not that they haven't thought of it, but rather that they haven't done it due to various considerations.

Therefore, Hao Cheng said that going to great lengths to get something is not a business deal.

"I think it'll be soon!" He Gang smiled.

The first batch of collaborative projects has already begun to produce results, and these researchers definitely have a need for promotion and evaluation.

Since there's no paper published, will the school grant me a promotion? Will they give me a chance to advance? They definitely need to give me an answer.

You won't give it to them? Hehe! You think the talent who can cooperate with Baiju Technology has anywhere else to go?
Give it to me? What are the standards? Xiao Sha's evaluation system!

If Baiju Technology were to bring up this, it would definitely cause a huge backlash. Don't think that Baiju Technology is so great; those academic cliques in China have considerable influence.

In the end, Baiju Technology will definitely win, but Hao Cheng doesn't have the time or inclination for that.

However, if the system itself does it first, then there is no problem at all.

And just then, the catfish arrived—

Just as Hao Cheng and He Gang were heading to a special packaging factory, Pengcheng University issued a public announcement:

Any researcher who undertakes a scientific research project with Baiju Technology, regardless of rank, education, or achievements, will be directly promoted to a higher professional title upon joining Pengcheng University, in addition to being provided with the necessary research conditions.

Those whose research achievement index exceeds 5 will be directly promoted to professor (researcher) within six months.

……

The evaluation system that Baiju Technology has internally developed has been revealed to the public for the first time.

The first to try something new – Pengcheng University.

(End of this chapter)