After the layoffs, I became a tech godfather

Chapter 263 This is the future of humanity
Meanwhile, in the Baiju Technology office area of ​​the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center in Linzhou High-tech Zone, Hao Cheng was in his office, watching the entire assessment process unfold.

He wasn't focused on the final result, but rather on the "entire process of the development of this thing."

"Mr. Cheng," Cao Song knocked and entered, "I..."

"It's good that you're here. Keep an eye on things for me." Hao Cheng waved for Cao Song to sit down.

"Okay." Cao Song originally had something to ask for instructions, but it wasn't anything particularly important. Seeing Hao Cheng's serious expression, he simply sat down.

However, he himself was somewhat confused at the moment, especially after staring for nearly an hour, and there was nothing special about it except for all kinds of people, behaviors and choices.

So, a look of confusion slowly appeared on his face.

Hao Cheng noticed it immediately and shook his head slightly—his figure remained lonely on the road of perseverance. Everyone knew about this assessment, but no one knew that besides assessing the students, he was also assessing something more important.

"How do you feel about your abilities now?" Hao Cheng turned his head and asked, "Is there a big difference between here and when we were at our previous company?"

Although Cao Song was completely confused, he recalled that he used to work at the company, where he would just bury his head in his work and write code like a blind man trying to describe an elephant. In the end, he didn't even know what the project was like. His position was definitely at the very bottom. In other words, he was a "cow or horse" (a derogatory term for someone who is not qualified to work for others).

Looking at him now, he is still the same person, but his demeanor has changed dramatically. Even when he walks down the street, he gives off a completely different vibe.

Although he didn't know what Hao Cheng wanted to say, he still said seriously, "I'm no longer that hardworking 'ox or horse' anymore, but in terms of ability, I'm now mostly focused on managing one or a few projects."

"Going to the next level might still be a bit of a stretch." After saying that, he looked at Hao Cheng with a curious gaze. Of course, this curiosity wasn't about improving himself, but rather about finding out what exactly was going on in this situation.

However, Hao Cheng did not directly answer his question, but instead asked, "So what do you think of Xiao Sha's abilities now?"

Xiao Sha's capabilities are beyond question. In today's tech world, Xiao Sha is absolutely unparalleled. There's no other AI that can rival it, let alone compete with it.

In particular, with the continuous installation of 3D chips, Xiaosha has been provided with more comprehensive data and training. At its current level, it may even be possible for it to completely replace humans in some aspects.

"As for Xiao Sha, well..." Cao Song stopped after saying only five words. His head buzzed for a moment, and he realized that Hao Cheng didn't want to ask about his abilities or Xiao Sha's abilities at all. Instead, he wanted to explain what he was doing today.

"This..." Cao Song suddenly felt his entire mind go blank:

What is AI? The straightforward translation is artificial intelligence. However, for everyone, including everyone at Baiju Technology, and certainly Cao Song himself, at a certain point in time, this thing was defined in their minds as…

Cao Song racked his brains for a while but couldn't find a suitable word to define what he had previously thought of as AI. But at this moment, he glanced at Hao Cheng, and it seemed that the definition was about to change.

Seeing Cao Song's constantly changing expressions, Hao Cheng knew that Cao Song should have some understanding of his ideas about the evolution of AI.

"Give AI more power? Focus only on the result, regardless of the process?"

Cao Song's brain wasn't quite up to the task, let alone AI. Even now, in the projects he was in charge of, including Baiju Technology's own projects and several projects with Class C partners, he often had to personally delve into the progress and various aspects of the work.

I'm incredibly busy every day, and lately I've been working even more overtime than at my previous company, all because of this.

He didn't want to let go, but he was also a little afraid to let go.

"So, you can only reach the director level, and you have to work yourself to this extent to achieve that," Hao Cheng said. "Then, given your work style, what if I put you in my position?"
"Do you have three heads and six arms? Or can you be in multiple places at once? It's not that doing things personally is bad, but a broad perspective and a sense of the big picture are indispensable for improvement." Cao Song didn't really want to hear this, because it wasn't just about himself, but also about Xiao Sha's growth.

Developing AI's vision and big picture, and then its ability to complete a systematic task on its own, seems absurd no matter how you look at it.

Previous AI:

"Xiao Sha, Xiao Sha, help me look up some information."

"Xiao Sha, Xiao Sha, help me write a work summary."

"Little Sha, Little Sha, what did I do this morning?"

"Little Sha, Little Sha, help me make a plan. The requirements are..."

And, after Little Sand evolves again in the future:

"Xiao Sha, this year's independent enrollment selection is up to you."

"Xiao Sha, our Linzhou ranks ninth in GDP this year, and we need to be in the top five next year. You're in charge."

"Xiao Sha, from today onwards, this child is in your hands. You must at least get him into a 985 university."

……

"This is outrageous!" Cao Song couldn't help but exclaim.

"This is the future of humanity," Hao Cheng said, adding at the end, "Ordinary humans."

"But will this work?" Cao Song looked even more intently, because he knew what he needed to see.

"You'll see when you look at it. Have faith in Xiao Sha."

This is actually a very difficult task. Cao Song believes that Xiao Sha can do each step well, but doing each step well does not mean that he can do all the actions from beginning to end systematically. These are two different things.

Just like weather forecasting, predicting tomorrow's weather is not difficult at all. It's just a matter of calculating based on satellite cloud images. Even if there is an error, it will be within a very small range.

If you then use tomorrow's forecast to predict the day after tomorrow, the error will increase. And what about a year from now? That would be absolutely a pipe dream.

After experiencing too many variables, all predictions will become unreliable.

“That’s a bad example,” Hao Cheng smiled.
"It may be difficult to make a specific prediction of the weather on a certain day a year from now, but the pattern is very simple. The Twenty-Four Solar Terms were already fully established during the Qin and Han Dynasties."

"And let alone us, just look, the power of stereo chips and three-dimensional data is much greater than you can imagine."

(End of this chapter)