I am devoted to scientific research, but you want to trick me into having a love relationship?

Chapter 731 Building an AI Research Center
Xishan No. 1 Courtyard.

Outside the window, night had fallen, the white moonlight shone through the howling northwest wind controlled by the Siberian high pressure, and a beautiful layer of frost flowers formed on the glass.

Inside, two young people nestled on the sofa, enjoying the tranquility after a busy day.

Xu Qingzhou pinched the tender little feet and said, "In addition, I plan to cooperate with Michael Levitt to set up an AI research center."

"Is that the old professor I met last time?"

After reading through the experimental report and the next steps on the tablet, Song Yao thought to herself, "That's insane."

"Yes, I've talked to him quite a bit these past few days, and we've discussed the idea of ​​setting up a research center. He's very supportive."

Xu Qingzhou leaned back on the sofa, gazing at the ceiling to relax his mind.

Michael Levitt, with over 60 years of programming experience, is one of the few cross-disciplinary authorities spanning computer science, biology, and chemistry. He is particularly skilled in cross-scale modeling and can integrate physical, chemical, and AI methods.

In the fields of computers and AI, there are really few people who can compare to this expert.

"For example, the quantum sensing magnetic field monitoring system still involves AI predictive parameter tuning in the end, predicting the configuration change in the next 100ms and triggering the adjustment command in advance. The current prediction data does not meet my requirements."

If we're going to do it, we should do it the best we can.

What are your thoughts?

Song Yao nodded, fully supporting Xu Qingzhou's work, and deeply aware of the importance of AI. Many people say that AI will be the third productivity revolution after the steam engine and electricity.

Whether or not we can harness this power will determine whether humanity can enter a new era of digital civilization that balances efficiency and humanism.

She actually agrees quite a bit; AI can exponentially improve humans' problem-solving abilities, and with technological advancements, it may truly change human lifestyles like smartphones.

"We will collaborate with the Institute for Complex Systems and Multiscale Research at Fudan University to access computing resources from Stanford University or the Perlmutter supercomputer."

Xu Qingzhou's hand slid over the girl's fair calves, and at the same time, the girl's legs moved twice unconsciously.

He adjusted his posture to avoid being affected.

The institute now has a dedicated computer team, but it still lags behind in AI.

This place is extremely important; simply put, it's a strategic location that every military strategist must contend for.

Unfortunately, the United States dominates the world's basic AI algorithms, such as the Transformer architecture, or chip designs, such as GPU architecture, or system software, such as the TensorFlow framework.

Moreover, they have a monopoly on high-end chips.

Xia Guo has made relatively few original achievements in basic theories such as deep learning frameworks and algorithm innovations, focusing more on application layer optimization and mainly relying on US open source technology for improvement.

"Although there have been some improvements in recent years, the gap cannot be narrowed in a short period of time."

Technology is something that develops gradually and in a spiral. Except for someone like him who suddenly comes up with a big breakthrough, most things have to be achieved slowly.

In other words, it's a matter of quantitative change versus qualitative change.

For example, they formed an equipment research center with the School of Materials Science and Engineering and the School of Physics at Peking University, and have already invested 1 million yuan, but so far they have not seen any output.

When Xu Qingzhou first met Levitt at the banquet, he had this idea. He then sent an email to the old gentleman, and the two hit it off immediately and decided to get started.

"It's fine on my end."

"Alright, I'll have Lao Ji select some people in the next few days."

Levitt advocated for small teams, especially emphasizing young experts, which gave the institute a significant advantage, as most of its staff were young.

Song Yao shifted her position, leaning against Xu Qingzhou, and closed her eyes to rest. "International cooperation involves data security and the isolation of sensitive technologies. It also requires circumventing international regulations through non-military channels. I'll have Xue Zhishang and the others keep an eye on this." "Okay."

half an hour.

Song Yao slapped someone's hand away and stood up with a sour expression.

"You don't think you're just absorbing yang energy for nothing, do you?"

Xu Qingzhou lingered and smelled her fingertips, which still carried a faint fragrance.

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Song Yao paused on the way upstairs, clenched her fists and walked over. She thought that if she could just hold back, things would calm down, but if she took a step back, she would get angrier the more she thought about it.

"Wait, what are you trying to do? Domestic violence is illegal!"

December has quietly passed.

All the institute's projects are progressing in an orderly manner. The fastest progress is in the quantum sensing magnetic field monitoring system. The feedback mechanism has been completed and has entered the testing phase, with good results.

In the area of ​​superconducting system integration led by Academician Ren Nan, the nanobuffer cavity has completed a triple design of nanofluid enhancement, biomimetic pore structure, and extreme working condition adaptation.

Compared with similar fluid-thermal shock solutions, the efficiency is improved by at least 30%, making it basically the only engineering-grade solution to the fluid-thermal shock problem of superconducting magnets.

Meanwhile, good news also came from Li Yi's side. On the nanoporous tungsten film project, they had completed the design of the hierarchical gradient pore structure with the Institute of Plasma Physics, and were also advancing the research on the surface composite layer according to Xu Qingzhou's plan.

Xu Qingzhou was responsible for making technical adjustments based on the data Li Yi sent back, or helping to process the data and create several large mathematical models.

2021 1 Month 6 Day.

Institute of Plasma Physics.

Professor Xiao Chenghan looked at the data report that the testing center had just sent over and exclaimed repeatedly, "Wow, the results far exceeded our expectations!"

"Yes, I never imagined that nanoporous tungsten membranes could actually be made like this. Sometimes, I really want to crack open Professor Xu's head to see how he came up with these technologies that are beyond human comprehension."

Li Gang's tone revealed undisguised admiration.

All the current data indicates that Xu Qingzhou's proposal on nanoporous tungsten membranes is very promising.

"However, we don't hold the patents for the product," Xiao Chenghan said helplessly.

Li Gang sighed, feeling helpless. "Who knew Xia Guo would be so good? We thought they were just making empty promises, but now, in the blink of an eye, they've become our sugar daddy."

As per the original agreement, Xu Qingzhou was responsible for providing research funding and holding the patent, while Li Gang and his partners, as collaborators, had the right to use the patent first and share the patent fees.

"The outside world is generally not optimistic about Xu Qingzhou's nuclear fusion project."

Li Gang took a sip of tea, looked at the lab report on the table, and pondered, "But I have a feeling that what they made might really be extraordinary."

Regarding controlled nuclear fusion, the only thing the outside world knows is that Xu Qingzhou is working on a spherical tokamak; there is no other information available.

Initially, many people speculated that the Kyoto Institute for Materials Science was just throwing out a gimmick.

It's not shabby to earn money.

This is how a significant portion of the world's laboratories operate: first establish the concept, then attract investors, whether it will actually succeed is another matter.

But more than half a year has passed, and there is no information indicating that Xu Qingzhou has accepted the financing.

(End of this chapter)