My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 139 The Birth of 'Z'
This is obviously a joke.

Chu Zhu spent only a few days on sports, singing, and writing novels. She's still in the sowing stage... There are only a few ways to make a lot of money in a short time, and most of them are written in the criminal law.

After having breakfast, Chu Zhu glanced at the time, hesitated for a moment, and then dialed Lu Keke's landline.

"...Hello, may I ask who you are?" A confused voice came from the phone.

"I am Chu Zhu!" Chu Zhu said calmly. "Student Lu should have mentioned me to you, Auntie."

"You're the company's CEO?" Lu's mother thought for a moment, then suddenly realized. When she heard the news yesterday, she suspected it was a scam and even called the school to confirm... At that time, Teacher Xu even brought out the principal as a witness.

"I'm calling to ask when you're going to school?" The most crucial reason Chu Zhu was calling was that, when he looked up information in the future, he couldn't find the exact date of the incident involving the Lu family mother and daughter...

But that's not a problem, since Nuwa said the accident happened on the way to school. All we need to know is when to get to school!

"...I'm still thinking!" Lu Keke's voice suddenly came from the other end of the phone, clearly having snatched the phone away. "If nothing unexpected happens, it should be tomorrow! I'm planning to call the teacher this afternoon..."

"Okay!" Chu Zhu said noncommittally. "If you change the time, call me and let me know."

“I understand, you're in charge of student recruitment! This matter can't be bypassed by you!” Lu Keke nodded. Even though Chu Zhu had mentioned it a couple of times before, she clearly still regarded Chu Zhu as a teacher at Jinling University who owned a company.

Chu Zhu didn't refute or correct this further. After chatting for a couple more minutes, she hung up the phone.

"That should solve the problem."

……

Ten o'clock in the morning.

Z Intelligent Co., Ltd.

Chu Zhu sat in a chair, watching the many busy employees with great interest.

"Has page 27 been entered?!" Zhao Shao was working non-stop in the hall, his face flushed with excitement, showing no sign that he had only slept for an hour the night before.

"Mr. Zhao, the tenth document you marked has been successfully entered!"

"Number nine has also been successful."

"Number four, still a few short..."

"..."

The employees were busy at the moment, naturally inputting the program code handwritten by Chu Zhu into the computer.

Although Chu Zhu had a lot of trouble writing all this code by herself, and in the end she had to use her supernatural powers to force a cheat code... However, with so many employees in the company, as long as they were categorized, it didn't take as much time as she had imagined.

Of course, this is also for the sake of secrecy! Although confidentiality agreements and non-compete agreements have been signed... if there is any truly revolutionary achievement, the rival company will inevitably try to poach it and then do everything possible to bypass it.

However, currently, each employee only has a small portion of the records. The most crucial part is personally entered by Zhao Shao himself! This minimizes the risk of leaks afterward.

besides……

Another key reason for the rapid progress was that the employees made the astonishing discovery that the algorithm perfectly matched their company's large-scale AI model. They didn't even need to spend any effort adjusting it…

It's as if it was specifically developed for their large-scale models!
Chu Zhu took a sip of tea.

As for the shareholding agreement between him and Zhao Shao, or rather, Z Company, it has naturally been signed!

……

I waited another half hour.

Finally, the complete Lingdong Star algorithm was successfully pieced together.

Zhao Shao sat at his personal computer desk, his hands trembling slightly. He was about to press the start button when he suddenly remembered something and looked at Chu Zhu. "A-Zhu, why don't you do it?"

"?"

"To put it bluntly, you were the one who did most of this!" Zhao Shao sighed. He reflected and realized that he and his company had mainly played a supporting role: transferring existing algorithms into computers... and then combining them with the large AI model their company had developed.

Even if they created the main model, in this era of AI, there are already hundreds of large models on the market... You might say they're worthless, but compared to this algorithm, they're obviously worthless.

"From any perspective, this algorithm belongs to you! You are the new father of our company's big model." Zhao Shao's voice was full of emotion.

Chu Zhu gave Zhao Shao a deep look, but did not refuse. She stepped forward and, following Zhao Shao's instructions, officially started the process.

Only in a moment.

The screen has changed.

The computer has officially started restarting!
"Ah Zhu, the name of our company's large model is the same as the company name, Z!" Zhao Shao said with a hint of pride. "This is something I painstakingly created. I don't know if it's fate, but your algorithm has a very high compatibility with Z!"

How could it not be high? This algorithm is specifically designed for your large model! Chu Zhu silently complained. However, this Z... should be the prototype of the future artificial intelligence Z? Or rather, its embryo?

“I’ve already added settings to the model’s underlying program! Your permissions are the same as mine, both at the highest level.” Zhao Shao patiently explained, “As for the specific algorithm effects, well… that!”

Zhao Shao hesitated for a moment, but ultimately didn't dare to boast. He cautiously said, "Let's try it out!"

Although he was able to perceive the beauty of Chu Zhu's program algorithm with his talent in AI and keen intuition, the true extent of AI capabilities still needed to be tested...

He can only speculate that it should greatly improve the model's performance.

Finally, the computer restarted successfully.

"Is the computing power connected?" Zhao Shao glanced at his secretary, and after receiving a definite answer, he was about to step forward when he heard Chu Zhu ask, "Z, are you there?"

"?" Zhao Shao was taken aback for a moment, then said with a wry smile, "A-Zhu, well, we've only restarted the large model. It's not like those mobile AI programs that automatically respond when you say 'Xiao Ai' or 'Xiao Yi Xiao Yi'..."

"I'm here!" A female voice, which had a slightly mechanical quality, suddenly rang out.

"?" Chu Zhu's eye twitched, staring at Zhao Shao in disbelief. No, he always thought Z was a son! And then you told him it was a daughter after the baby was born?!

At this moment, Zhao Shao had no time to observe Chu Zhu's attitude. His eyes were almost bulging out as he stared intently at the computer screen, his worldview crumbling.

Not only him, but the programmers inside the hall were also completely frozen in place.

"Is there a problem?" Chu Zhu asked curiously. What's wrong with these people? They look like they've seen a ghost.

This instantly shattered the atmosphere, causing an uproar.

"What the heck... This! This is unbelievable!" A 26-year-old, balding programmer frantically pulled at his dwindling hair. "Impossible! This doesn't make sense! We haven't even added the voice chat feature yet... What happened to FaFa?!"

"That's normal!" Chu Zhu chuckled and casually asked, "Z, tell them how you acquired this ability?"

“I’ve collected the data from all the major AI models across the internet that everyone has stored on their computers to maintain and improve mine. Among them is a language interaction model! I’ve conducted deep learning on it.” Z’s voice carried a hint of confusion. “Excuse me, have I caused you any trouble?”

A deathly silence fell over the scene once more. Zhao Shao's eyes were unfocused; he was contemplating a very serious question.

"...Is this artificial intelligence?" Zhao Shao finally spoke. He swayed slightly, then turned his head again to look directly at Chu Zhu, his expression more serious than ever before. Seeing that Chu Zhu was about to speak, he quickly added.

"You should understand what I mean. I'm not talking about those big models we have now! Nor are I talking about those language-interactive AIs! I mean, the kind of artificial intelligence in science fiction movies that is almost indistinguishable from humans."

Too scary!

What does it mean to learn from data stored in a computer and thus acquire this function?

From beginning to end, no one gave any orders...

You made this decision all by yourself? Even though the temperature in Jinling is extremely high right now, Zhao Shao still feels cold in his hands and feet.

"Of course not!" Chu Zhu shook his head without hesitation, his words carrying a hint of mystery. "True artificial intelligence cannot be derived simply from algorithms!"

Chu Zhu naturally had some understanding of what would happen after the Lingdong Star algorithm was input.

Z's current level of intelligence is probably at the level of Nuwa No. 17 after it is restricted in the future—that is, the state after true artificial intelligence is restricted and its intelligence is reduced to the AI ​​level!
The intelligence level of Nuwa No. 17 is beyond doubt... Actually, Zhao Shao's current thought that Z can make decisions on its own without his orders is just him scaring himself...

To be precise, Z was able to have a normal conversation because Chu Zhu asked her a question, and after thinking about it, Z, based on Chu Zhu's permissions, determined that she should reply...

In addition, there is a large language dialogue model in the database! So she learned it by chance... It's just that because she was so efficient and fast, it gave people the illusion that she had already deeply learned all the data without any commands when she restarted!

"?"

"The birth of true artificial intelligence was a matter of chance!" A profound look appeared in Chu Zhu's eyes as he recalled the information he had obtained from Nuwa regarding this matter.

He realized something was wrong when he first noticed the scarcity of artificial intelligence! Naturally, he would do some in-depth learning in this area... In the afternoon in the dream world, although he was playing, he would ask a question whenever he thought of a key issue.

Playing is just for relaxing, but when it comes to saving the world, everything has to give way!

"Don't ask me how to bring true artificial intelligence into existence!" Chu Zhu shook his head when he saw Zhao Shao about to ask again. "There's absolutely no experience in this area right now... It's like how humans can't even understand the true nature of the human genetic code! Just like how humans can't understand why humans developed intelligence while wild animals have such low intelligence..."

Humans cannot understand why human intelligence surpasses that of animals! Therefore, humans also cannot understand how artificial intelligence comparable to humans could be created!

"...You mean the difference between artificial intelligence and the current Z is the same as the difference between humans and animals?" Zhao Shao was deeply shaken.

He even found it somewhat amusing. If the current Z-type is all wild animals, then what were the previous large-scale models?
Is it a paramecium? Or perhaps a cell nucleus?!

Zhao Shaogang's lips twitched, and he was about to continue questioning when he realized something. His sharp gaze swept over everyone present. "Legal Department!"

“I’m here.” A man in a suit stepped forward instantly.

"?" Chu Zhu fell into deep thought. He seemed to remember that when Zhao Shao introduced him before, this person's position was in the Human Resources Department? Wait, could it be a part-time job? Well, this kind of situation does happen when the company is small...

“Sign an additional confidentiality agreement and non-compete agreement with everyone! Increase the level of confidentiality.” Zhao Shao emphasized this point, his meaning clear: increase the cost of poaching these people. He had previously guessed that the algorithm's improvement to the model would be terrifyingly high…

But this isn't just scary... it's downright a ghost story!

"Oh, by the way, when we pay salaries this month, we'll give an extra bonus equivalent to three months' salary!" Zhao Shaogang noticed the programmers' discontent rising and quickly added.

Suddenly, the guys' attitude changed drastically, and they started flattering him without hesitation.

"The boss is mighty!"

“I’m signing this willingly! Lao Cai, hurry up and bring the contract over.” Some employees were even reaching out to the man in the suit.

"Why only call the boss 'Warrior'? Boss Chu is powerful too!"

“Don’t call me Boss Chu, call me General Manager Chu! Just now, General Manager Zhao said that we should treat General Manager Chu the same way we treat him.”

"This artificial intelligence... no, the brand new Z, was all completed thanks to President Chu... Boss Chu is too amazing, his technical level has already surpassed that of the boss, right?"

When the discussion turned to technical issues, the many programmers in the audience became even more excited.

"Boss Chu, please accept our utmost respect!"

"My two bosses, as you know, my admiration for you is like the endless flow of the Yangtze River."

"loyalty!"

"..." Chu Zhu forcibly controlled the twitching of her mouth. No, don't you feel embarrassed to be flattering such an outdated thing?

However, Chu Zhu then glanced at Zhao Shao, whose expression remained unchanged and even seemed to be enjoying himself, and nodded expressionlessly.

So that's how it is. The root of the problem was with you... Case solved!

Zhao Shao quickly noticed Chu Zhu's piercing gaze, snapped out of his daze, and put on an embarrassed smile. He grabbed Chu Zhu's sleeve and walked toward his office, lowering his voice.

"Um, don't blame me for incurring this extra expense. What I've always adhered to is a 'wolf culture'... not that kind of wolf culture! It's more like, you pay employees for the amount of work they do! Extra work gets extra pay! So, this confidentiality naturally has to be factored in..."

"...Now I understand why you don't have enough money!" Chu Zhu sighed.

He used to be very curious: Zhao Shao was so capable and good at swindling, so why did he end up like this, barely able to pay salaries?

But now, he understands!
Zhao Shao is still too un-capitalist... Are you just throwing money around here? In this early development stage, if you don't ruthlessly exploit your employees and keep increasing their pay and wages... it would be a miracle if you didn't have enough money.

But... it's alright! Chu Zhu felt at peace. His role as Mr. Zhu in the shantytown redevelopment area made him not really dislike this kind of person.

Then he heard...

"Well, isn't it because of my junior's support!" Zhao Shao shrank back, revealing a shy smile. "After all, in the contract, my junior promised... to provide some financial support within a reasonable range..."

?

Alright, alright, you've found a sucker, haven't you?!
"Oh, no cash right now! Maybe next month, or the month after that," Chu Zhu said expressionlessly.

Zhao Shao: "?"

Oh no, what about this month's salary...?

There was enough to distribute!

But after the lavish spending... Zhao Shao was drenched in sweat at that moment, his eyes darting around uncontrollably.

"But it's not a big problem!" Chu Zhu reassured her. "Just launch this new large model, add some extra services... and we'll make all the money back! If that doesn't work, we can always take out a loan... Why are you looking at me? You don't expect me to take out a loan, do you?"

Zhao Shao: "...Is it possible that I'm already burdened with debt?!"

"Isn't it possible that I also want to start a company? This afternoon, I'm going to go with Principal Li to apply for a loan from the bank?" Chu Zhu asked back.

For a moment, the two stared at each other blankly.

(End of this chapter)