That morning, Zhang Hongbin and Xiao Yunxian came to the headquarters of Xingling Group together. Gao Jin enthusiastically greeted them to come aside for tea.
After a cup of tea, Zhang Hongbin got into the topic and asked, "Do you sell the artificial intelligence of Xingling Group?"
"I dare to sell it, but do you dare to use it?" Gao Jin retorted unceremoniously. Zhang Hongbin and Xiao Yunxian both frowned, not understanding why Gao Jin said that.
"Please make it clearer" Zhang Hongbin asked.
"Artificial intelligence is a project that is being researched and developed by countries around the world and by some high-tech giants. No matter which company takes the lead, it will not give up on its own research and development."
"Because only the artificial intelligence that you control is your own artificial intelligence."
"No matter how advanced your artificial intelligence is, I must use my own artificial intelligence. This is well understood by major companies and research and development institutions around the world."
"Because this project involves too much and involves too many confidential matters."
"Brother Zhang, don't look at the fact that the high-tech giants in the world have not spoken out. In fact, the artificial intelligence technology they have is not much worse than that of our Xingling Group."
"Let me give you an example. If Microsoft launches an artificial intelligence device, look at it. No high-tech giant will buy it."
“I won’t be relieved”
"You understand what I said?"
"If you really want to acquire my artificial intelligence project, yes, I will no longer be able to play with this project after selling it."
"One more thing, if it causes a chain reaction, don't blame me for not warning you."
Gao Jin said this very calmly. Some people couldn't figure it out and even thought of coming over and killing all my project teams. You don't even think about the chain reaction this would cause.
Guge also has an artificial intelligence project team, Microsoft also has its own manual project team, and other high-tech giants have their own manual project teams.
Have you seen the US government considering acquisitions?
It’s not that you can’t acquire it, but you don’t dare to acquire it. The artificial intelligence project involves too many interests and involves too many secrets, so much so that the acquiring department itself doesn’t feel at ease.
Looking at Gao Jin's thoughtful eyes, Zhang Hongbin had a sudden realization in his heart and understood what Gao Jin meant.
"I'm just asking. You don't have to have such a big reaction. To tell you the truth, the artificial intelligence technology of the relevant departments is no less than that of your Xingling Group." Zhang Hongbin found a reason to settle the matter.
After hearing this, Gao Jin smiled and made a helpless gesture. Zhang Hongbin picked up the teacup and drank the tea directly, without getting angry with Gao Jin. If he had been angry, Gao Jin would have been mad to death.
Xiao Yunxian saw clearly from the sidelines that he lacked Lao Zhang's thick skin and would have to work hard in the future.
In order to resolve the embarrassment, Xiao Yun spoke first, "Mr. Gao, we came here today to discuss matters with Mr. Gao about Starlight University. We hope that Starlight University can expand its enrollment."
"It would be best to add a new subject, artificial intelligence"
"Currently, there is a serious shortage of talents in artificial intelligence both domestically and internationally. Cultivating more talents in this area will also be beneficial to CEO Gao's artificial projects."
After listening to Xiao Yunxian's words, Gao Jin nodded. This idea already existed in Gao Jin's mind, but he just didn't know how to do it.
Unexpectedly, someone sent me a pillow today, and all the problems were solved.
"Mayor, I also want to expand, but this requires a lot of investment."
"Cultivation of talents in artificial intelligence is not that simple. It requires investing a large amount of money to purchase the most advanced equipment, and it also requires cultivating strong hands-on ability."
"The most critical issue is the faculty. Those researchers are not willing to sell their technology easily."
Gao Jin started to talk about the difficulties one by one. He said it was just a matter of words. It would cost too much. You can't let me invest alone. A large amount of money must be sponsored.
Zhang Hongbin and Xiao Yun first looked at each other. Xiao Yun first smiled bitterly, while Zhang Hongbin gave Gao Jin a look of contempt.
"Don't ask me so many questions. In one sentence, how much do you want?" Zhang Hongbin said directly. After speaking, he put the tea cup in his hand on the table and stared at Gao Jin's eyes.
"It costs about 300 million euros to purchase equipment. I also need to pay high salaries to the lecturers. As a prestigious international institution of higher learning, Starlight University cannot pay low salaries to artificial intelligence lecturers."
"Referring to the salary of an artificial intelligence lecturer at XXXX University in the United States, the minimum payment is $600,000 a year."
"The technical staff of our Xingling Group's manual project team must have higher technical skills than university lecturers. What they talk about is practical information, and their annual salary must be higher than 600,000 US dollars."
“Both of us will bear half of the lecturer fees respectively.”
"In addition to the equipment losses caused by the students' hands-on work, the annual subsidy amount will be increased by 50 million to make up for the losses."
Gao Jin looked into Zhang Hongbin's eyes and said this without any stage fright.
Zhang Hongbin and Xiao Yun were both stunned for a moment. Xiao Yun was first surprised by Gao Jin's lion mouth, while Zhang Hongbin was speechless at Gao Jin's shamelessness.
"You are so greedy, aren't you afraid that I will kill you?" Zhang Hongbin said directly.
"I can't get any of this money. What are you using to hold me back? Air?" Gao Jin retorted directly. For a moment, Zhang Hongbin didn't know how to refute.
This sentence is difficult to refute, because none of the money really fell into Gao Jin's hands. The facts are all there, and Zhang Hongbin cannot tell lies with his eyes open.
"The national conditions are different. They are developed countries. We cannot use their salary structure as a reference." Xiao Yun first said something from the side, and Zhang Hongbin immediately nodded in agreement.
"You get what you pay for. Either we, Starlight University, don't do it. Since we have opened this course, we must cultivate practical talents."
"To be honest, I don't want to delay the research and development progress of the manual project team. There are so many universities across the country. It doesn't cost much to let them open courses."
"You must have confidence in those elite personnel"
Gao Jin said these words with a smile on his face, which made Zhang Hongbin and Xiao Yunxian feel extremely disgusted. My sister, if other universities can shoulder this important task, do we still need to come to you?
It’s not like I’m so full that I have nothing to do.
Xiao Yun was embarrassed at first, but Zhang Hongbin didn't have so many worries and started to bargain with Gao Jin.
Don’t you earn an annual salary of $600,000 just by talking?
I will repay you 60,000 RMB directly. If you dare to ask for a high price, I will pay you back.
The old man and the young man argued for a long time and finally reached an agreement.
Starlight University will expand its enrollment this year, tentatively to 250 people, and will treat artificial intelligence as a separate subject.
If you want to learn about artificial intelligence, you must have certain computer knowledge. You should study computer knowledge in the first two years and start learning artificial intelligence after two years.
Alternatively, current junior students in the Computer Science Department of Starlight University can switch to Artificial Intelligence and study alone for another two years.
Among the 250 expanded enrollment quotas, 200 are for domestic students and 50 are for international students.
Rizao Market provided a one-time financial subsidy of 300 million to Starlight University, and the annual subsidy amount will be increased by 20 million to account for equipment wear and tear.
"I won't talk to you next time, let Guan Hongsheng talk to you," Gao Jin said unhappily.
After hearing this, Zhang Hongbin smiled and said, "No matter who you ask to come over to talk, the result will be the same. Every penny must be used on steel blades."
The matter came to an end and the three of them relaxed. Gao Jin picked up the phone and called Sonia, asking Sonia to arrange a place at noon. He wanted to have a drink with Zhang Hongbin and Xiao Yun first.
Zhang Hongbin and Xiao Yun first wanted to refuse, but Gao Jin stopped them. The reason was that they hadn't seen each other for a long time and wanted to have a drink together to bond.
This excuse made the two of them unable to refute. One of the tasks given above was to establish a good relationship with Gao Jin.
The two of them took out their phones and started arranging work. Since they had dinner with Gao Jin at noon, they would definitely drink less, so they had no choice but to ask for leave in the afternoon.
After chatting together for dozens of minutes, the three of them left the Xingling Group together and went to the private restaurant they had reserved for dinner.
The meal was relatively relaxed. After three drinks, Zhang Hongbin began to ask Gao Jin about the development of artificial intelligence abroad. After all, Gao Jin was relatively well-informed.
Listening more can provide a reference for future decisions.
"Brother Zhang, currently all countries around the world have invested a lot in artificial intelligence projects, and they all have specialized departments responsible for this matter."
"The routes taken are also different, but they are similar. They are all pursuing the creation of the most basic neural network programs and independent thinking logic programs."
"As far as I know, the progress of technology giants is higher than the research and development of relevant departments. After all, these technology giants have relatively strong technical foundations and do not have so many complicated things."
“Currently, in terms of neural networks, ancient songs are well-deserved number one in the world.”
"Alpha Dog, you know, has swept the two major arenas of Go and chess many years ago."
"What is AlphaGo doing now? He no longer cares about these competitions. He has been competing in the online game world many years ago."
"Absorb data and grow through learning in online games"
"Don't look at the fact that no relevant information has leaked out in recent years, it's because they deliberately blocked the information."
"This time the third-generation Starlight mobile phone is launched, are you anxious when you see Guge or Weiwei?"
"No, those giant companies are not anxious at all. Guoguo is anxious because it has no internal artificial intelligence project and was caught off guard by our expansion of artificial intelligence to mobile phones."
"The current Alpha Hook is truly version 2.0. Our Protoss Group's artificial intelligence project team is still in version 1.0, and its overall strength is one level behind its counterpart."
"To make up for this gap, it cannot be done in a short time. We need to constantly absorb various data to grow."
"I still have a long way to go"
Gao Jin said this with emotion, which surprised Zhang Hongbin and Xiao Yunxian. They did not expect that the artificial intelligence technology of foreign companies was still higher than that of Xingling Group.
Simply unbelievable!
"How long will it take for Guge's artificial intelligence project to be commercialized?" Zhang Hongbin asked with a frown.
"I don't know, there are too many factors involved and cannot be analyzed."
"I just know that their technology in neural networks is very strong, at least five years ahead of our Xingling Group." Gao Jin said this with great certainty.