After determining the direction, Chen Nian immediately thought of Wang Jiancheng.
In this year, the concept of AI has not really taken root in the hearts of the people. As one of the first researchers to test the waters, Wang Jiancheng, at least in terms of understanding of AI, must surpass other domestic scholars of the same level.
In addition, he already has two projects on hand, Baize and Yujing. If the two are combined into one, aren't they the prototype of Zhanlu?
Although Yujing 02 is mainly developed for unmanned wingmen, in the process of continuous iteration, it has already begun to possess the prototype of "mission-oriented" commands.
In the latest test, the Rainbow-9 wingman can even complete a series of actions from target priority judgment, combat plan formulation, tactical action execution, multi-unit coordination, etc. according to a simple command.
If the code and functions of the Zhanlu command system can be superimposed and part of the existing computing power is optimized, the "new equipment" needed by the army will likely achieve results beyond expectations.
Thinking of this, Chen Nian immediately dialed Wang Jiancheng's number.
It was already past 9pm, but the phone only rang twice before it was picked up.
Wang Jiancheng, who was opposite, said in a surprised tone:
"Senior, why do you have time to call me?"
Chen Nian did not answer, but asked:
"What are you doing recently? I heard that you started your own business?"
Wang Jiancheng smiled and replied:
"It's not like I'm just messing around."
"My company hasn't even been registered yet, and I haven't decided what to do yet."
“But now my income is stable, so I’m not in a hurry.”
"By the way, I have iterated Bai Ze to the third version. Now it is much smarter than the first version you saw. Do you want to give it a try? I will send it to you later?"
As soon as he talked about his achievements, Wang Jiancheng's tone became uncontrollably excited. Listening to his words, Chen Nian couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
This is probably the mentality unique to people who regard research as their hobby.
"Send it to me and I'll look at it later."
"However, I have something to tell you now, and it happens to be related to AI. Are you interested?"
"Of course! Come and listen."
"I plan to further develop based on the previous Yujing 02 and make some functional expansions. If you want to join, come to me in Chengdu."
"We will discuss the specific details after you arrive."
On the phone, Chen Nian did not explain it directly. Although this project has not been approved at all, and there is no "confidentiality requirement", the principle is to minimize information and avoid unnecessary trouble.
Wang Jiancheng, who was opposite him, agreed without hesitation. Before he even hung up the phone, he had already started to turn on his computer to look at the tickets.
"I'll probably fly there tomorrow morning. Senior, you don't have to come to pick me up. Just tell me your address and I'll go directly to you!"
"No, someone will pick you up."
Chen Nian answered immediately.
After confirming the meeting, Chen Nian hung up the phone, and Wang Jiancheng sent over the third-generation Baize application file just as he said on the phone.
Chen Nian opened it curiously and was surprised by the new interface of this thing.
It stands to reason that in many film, television and literary works, everyone likes to make AI look like a girl, as if it is some kind of conventional rule, but Wang Jiancheng's brain circuit seems to be different from that of most ordinary people.
Bai Ze's image is not a girl, not an animal, not even a cartoon, but a computer.
A computer that occupies half of the screen and is designed to be extremely exquisite and realistic, even simulating desktop effects, looks like an infinite matryoshka doll.
The interaction method has not changed, it is still text Q&A, but the problem is that the UI is really weird.
Every time Chen Nian types, he feels as if his soul has left his body and gone to the back of his body, looking at himself in front of the screen.
This reminded him of a movie he had watched before, called Hackers from Another Dimension, and he felt a little bit horrified.
He really couldn't understand Wang Jiancheng's bad taste, so he directly found the source code and deleted the part that interacted with the UI.
It finally looks normal now.
However, when he started testing the functions of the third-generation Baize, he suddenly understood Wang Jiancheng's intention.
Compared with the simple questions and answers and information collection of the first generation, the third generation Bai Ze can begin to understand and execute some simple instructions from the user. After obtaining computer permissions, if Chen Nian issues the command "Download so-and-so music", it will You can find the browser by yourself, type the extracted keywords into the search engine, and automatically crawl and download the web page.
In the same way, if Chen Nian asks it to process certain files, it can execute it quickly.
This means that Baize has gradually evolved from the most basic "conversation robot" to an "assistant".
Its understanding is improving and its actions are becoming smarter. It can be said that it has become the smartest personal assistant Chen Nian has ever seen in this era.
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Of course, compared to the flashy assistants of later generations, there are still some shortcomings.
But it can be seen from the design concept of this AI that Wang Jiancheng is really made of this material.
Letting him participate in the Zhanlu project is definitely the right choice.
After turning off Bai Ze, Chen Nian thought for a moment and began to analyze Zhanlu AI.
This time, the information he received was not much. It only took more than half an hour for all the code and design logic to be transmitted.
But when Chen Nian started to actively check and output the information, he discovered another embarrassing problem.
The environmental data that Zhanlu needs to call does not exist yet.
In other words, he can type the code directly using C#, but the code may not be usable.
If he wanted to adapt it to the current command system, Chen Nian had to modify and downgrade the code first.
never mind.
Chen Nian closed the computer he had just opened and thought to himself:
Let's leave it to Wang Jiancheng. After all, in terms of coding level, I am still far behind him.
However, the algorithm information needed by Zhanlu can be prepared in advance, which can save a lot of time for the project.
After spending more than two hours until midnight, Chen Nian finally completed Zhan Lu's overall framework and first draft of the design. He immediately called Chen Guo and asked to start the project.
Although Chen Guo was surprised by his speed, she didn't hesitate much.
Therefore, before Wang Jiancheng arrived, the personnel framework of the Zhanlu project team was confirmed.
The next step is to wait for everyone to be in place, and then Wang Jiancheng will take the lead and complete the system.
At the same time, Chang'an.
Bloomberg's investigation into Chen Guo finally made a breakthrough. Using Liu Hai as a springboard, he successfully obtained all the customer information and customer visit records from when Chen Guo was still at Senas a few years ago.
Through these records, he determined that it was absolutely impossible for Liu Hai to have no impression of Chen Guo as he said.
Because in his records, Chen Guo is not only a key customer, but also his number one customer!
He had spent a lot of time getting close to Chen Guo, and even tried to use the relationship between Chen Guo's students to get closer. Although these efforts failed, the point is that in these records, Bloomberg obtained a well-hidden secret. Deep details.
That is, Chen Guo's social activities dropped sharply after the end of 2003.
Before that, he would participate in activities organized by some companies from time to time, and strive for jobs for his students at these activities. At the same time, he would also pull in some small projects and hand them over to his graduate students.
But this kind of thing, which is common among university professors, came to an abrupt end in an extremely sudden way.
This is very unusual.
Even if Chen Guo is really tired of socializing, she should gradually reduce the frequency.
There is only one explanation, and that is that his confidentiality level has changed.
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This is consistent with the official announcement of "participating in J-22 research and development work", but there is another contradiction:
Time is too short.
It's impossible for him to join the project just a few months before the J-22 test flight, right?
There must be other reasons.
The most likely reason is that he joined an organization that requires extremely high levels of confidentiality.
Only then does everything make sense.
After sorting out all the clues, Bloomberg breathed a long sigh of relief.
Now, all the evidence matches up.
He could almost confirm that this legendary organization existed and that Chen Guo was a member of this organization.
This is already a major progress - in the next step, as long as you continue to mobilize resources to dig deeper into Chen Guo's information and sort out all his interpersonal relationships, you will definitely get the answer you want.
I'm very close to the finish line
He no longer cares about what his boss is going to do to this organization. He just hopes to be the first to complete the task and then return home and retire comfortably.
Thinking of this, he immediately called his assistant.
Afterwards, the two sent all the sorted information back to the country and quietly waited for the next instructions.
In this process, Bloomberg is still continuing his reasoning.
But unfortunately, the deeper the reasoning goes, the scarcer the clues become.
From his perspective, before coming into contact with the key clue of Chen Guo, Huaxia had done more work of cover-up and camouflage. They were unwilling to go to war, nor did they want to expose themselves in a subtle way.
In this case, you can still find a loophole.
But after coming into contact with Chen Guo, everything changed.
Someone slashed him in the back, abruptly cutting off all contact.
There is no doubt that this is a firewall.
When the tracker reaches this point, he is already very close to the truth, and the high wall also indicates the preciousness of the truth, but there is no way to climb over the high wall.
Bloomberg couldn't help but sigh.
Perhaps this is my limit.
And I have done enough.
On the other side, in a slightly dim office, several Chinese intelligence officers gathered together.
The fat man sitting in the middle looked through the latest report and said with a frown:
"The other party's progress is faster than we imagined. Not only Chen Guo, but also Lei Gang and Lin Yongming, the first group of people who came into contact with Chen Nian, have been targeted."
"One thing they have in common is that they have all participated in the J-22 project."
"I have to say that the current situation is not good for us."
"We can't take the initiative because that would provide them with evidence of the existence of Spark."
"But if they continue to investigate, we cannot guarantee that Chen Nian's identity will not be exposed."
"After all, in the initial stage, our confidentiality measures, including his own, were not in place."
"The only good thing is that at that time in 2003, a series of digital means including surveillance were not yet popular. Even if the other party wanted to investigate, it would be very difficult."
Hearing this, everyone in the office nodded.
Then, a man in a suit in the corner said:
"We have already assessed the risk. Based on the other party's current investment in manpower and resources, the probability of finding Chen Nian is very low."
"On the other hand, even if they can really identify Chen Nian, it is basically impossible to realize his importance."
"Our identities are well done. Basically, it can be said that Chen Nian in Xinghuo and Chen Nian in Chengdu are two people."
"Actually, even some of our internal staff don't know what Chen Nian means to Xinghuo."
"They only think that Chen Nian is a rare genius and an important researcher in the Spark Team."
The fat man nodded and did not answer immediately.
In fact, what the man in the suit mentioned is the most important disguise to ensure Chen Nian's safety.
Absolutely no one can imagine that so many very long-span projects are created by the same person. It is precisely because of this that their focus will be on the "organization" rather than the individual "individual".
After thinking for a moment, the fat man continued:
"So this is also the focus of our decision-making at this stage."
"Everyone knows very well that there is only one core that we need to protect, and that is Chen Nian."
"In fact, when sufficient resources have been invested in the early stage, it is not that critical whether the Spark Team exists and whether it is made public."
"So, here's the problem."
"Should we directly close the net and indirectly admit the existence of Spark, thereby completely eliminating the possibility of the other party continuing to approach Chen Nian, or should we wait and see what happens and bet that they can't investigate?"
"This is not an easy choice. I hope everyone will think carefully before answering."
After the words fell, everyone in the office fell into silence.
A few minutes passed before the man in the suit spoke again:
"I advocate closing the net."
"Here, I don't discuss which option is more reasonable, I only discuss the consequences."
"We can bear the consequences of Xinghuo's exposure, but Chen Nian's safety must not be threatened."
"Sometimes, taking the initiative to expose is actually better to hide."
Hearing his words, the fat man nodded solemnly.
Then he took the lead and raised his hand.
And with the hands raised one by one in the office, the fate of many people who are still active in China has been decided.
Two days later, Bloomberg was arrested in his office.
When he saw the certificate presented by the secret service officer in front of him, there was no fear in his eyes, only relief.
"So that organization exists?"
Bloomberg asked.
The man opposite didn't make any move and just replied:
"You'll find out soon enough."
(End of chapter)
