After the layoffs, I became a tech godfather

Chapter 136: You've quit and are planning to come back? You're dreaming!

The idea of integrating AI into software and systems and using AI to replace humans to do some work is not new.

As early as ten years ago, Microsoft had similar ideas and even plans.

The emergence of large language models has accelerated this process, and the emergence of Xiaosha, especially the software concept of element-level AI and humans using it together, has pushed this idea to the extreme.

And Microsoft’s plan at this time is this: we cannot use Xiaosha, but we will use the AI capabilities of New Humans and integrate them into our own systems and software to make a simplified version of element-level application.

This may not be competitive in China where Xiaosha exists, but the world is big, not every place is called China, and not every place has Xiaosha.

The ban on computing power cards has directly restricted Xiaosha's expansion. In places like Europe and America, they have never eaten meat, so when they see this little bit of meat, they will surely cry out in dismay!
At least, it is much stronger than before!

This is probably what it means when there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey will become king.

OpenAI agreed to this and said that there was no problem with sharing as long as you paid for it. We spent a lot of money on training this thing, hundreds of billions of dollars or even trillions of dollars. We even invested all our family fortune, and ended up with such a semi-finished product. We spent a lot of money just on buying cards.

By the way, Nvidia has to sell its cards to us at a lower price, otherwise we won’t be able to afford them.

Just like that, after an emergency meeting, all parties competed with each other, and finally reached an agreement that everyone could accept.

“Are we just giving up on the Chinese market?”

After the meeting, Nadella updated the company's directors and executives on the situation. Christopher Young, Microsoft's director and executive vice president of business development, strategy and venture capital, asked this question.

"What else can we do if we don't give up?" Nadella shook his head helplessly: "If it's just a bunch of rabble, no matter how united they are, they can't move Microsoft at all.

"But, Xiaosha..."

Nadella did not comment on Xiao Sha, but even if he did not say that, the two syllables of "Xiao Sha" have long been worn out in the ears of these company executives. Everyone knows its capabilities. Nadella shook his head:
"Even if they are just a bunch of rabble, as long as we add Xiaosha, we will be no match for them!
"Retreat. All systems, software, including databases and services in China will be provided free of charge starting tomorrow!"

It was very difficult for Nadella to make such a decision, but there was no other way. Under the current circumstances, if he charged money, it would be even less likely that anyone would use the product. In this way, he could only pray that he could retain a little market share for future counterattacks!

Yes, Nadella is still thinking about counterattack.

When?

When America's own company creates an AI that is no less powerful than Xiaosha's.

He even thought that this day would not be far away. Isn't it just luck that we have discovered a method earlier? But as long as this method exists, won't we discover it sooner or later?
Nadella is confident.

"This thing won't be difficult," he then introduced the logic to the company's executives: "An ordinary Chinese cow and horse has discovered it, which proves this point.

"It's more likely to be a coincidence, but it was he who told us that there is such a way. So, we should pay attention to it, and the relevant teams must liberate their minds and not stick to the original circle. Only by stepping out can we make more discoveries.

"We can also offer a large reward to the world for ideas related to AI training. After all, there is strength in numbers. For this, you guys go down and come up with a specific plan."

Nadella even thought about trying to get close to Huang Renxun, a Chinese American, to see if he could learn some of the Chinese way of thinking.

After all, such a powerful AI training method was first discovered by a Chinese, so perhaps we can learn something from Huang Renxun. …

[Xiaosha reminds you that due to the major strategic adjustments in the technological direction of the industry's leading companies (alliances), you will receive a limited-time learning card X2 (45 minutes)]

"Huh?" At five o'clock, Hao Cheng was about to get off work when he suddenly received this message.

After opening the details and taking a quick look, I found that it was the content of an emergency meeting held by the New Liberal Party and the technology and software companies behind it, as well as the decisions made by Microsoft and the companies themselves after the meeting.

"That's a nice thought!"

Hao Cheng didn’t dare to say anything else, such as when China’s EUV lithography machine would be ready.

But you think that training an AI like Xiaosha only requires a little bit of luck and is not difficult at all, aren't you just crazy? Even if you ask me to train it now, I can't do it!
I have been studying micro-consciousness for so long, and every time I feel that I have gained a lot, but so far, it is still a drop in the bucket.

If Hao Cheng wants to do something, he has to start from the basics and move forward step by step!
Isn't it wishful thinking for this group of people to train an AI of Xiaosha's level just by luck?
Moreover, at five o'clock in the afternoon, Hao Cheng silently looked at the meeting place, California.

I silently calculated the time difference. It seems to be 2 a.m. in your place now? This is what I posted on Weibo yesterday. Did you organize a meeting overnight?

"And Microsoft, all free?" With this thought, Hao Cheng immediately understood what they were trying to do.

Systems and software are essentially data, and there is no cost at all to copy one. In the past, there were CDs or something like that, but now you can just download it from the official website.

Even if they withdraw from the Chinese market, the R&D expenses will not be reduced at all, so it is better to keep a certain share by providing free services as it is now. This is also Microsoft's usual operation, and the logic is exactly the same as before when it allowed piracy.

But, still thinking of counterattack? Haha!
You have quit and are planning to come back? You are dreaming! The domestic market will never give you such an opportunity!

Moreover, if it is free, you can keep a certain share? Isn't this too simple to think about?
"Xiaosha, what is the average unit price of Xiaosha Advertising Alliance now?" asked Hao Cheng.

[Today, the average income of users who watched ads was 1.26 yuan.] Xiaosha reported the current real-time data.

Xiaosha Advertising Alliance has passed the initial high-price period and has gradually stabilized. Although the income from viewing an advertisement is not as high as before, the average income is still above one yuan.

At this point, is there any big difference between paid and free?

Even if you buy the basic version of Office for a hundred or two hundred dollars, you won't be able to see it for more than a year if you see an ad every day.

With the Xiaosha Advertising Alliance, the software market is no longer what it used to be, and the boundary between free and paid is no longer so clear.

The monthly fee for one software is 30 yuan, and there are no advertisements.

Another software pushes one ad per day on average, and the developer’s income is actually about the same.

Moreover, this advertisement can bring more than one yuan of income to the user!
At this time, is there any meaning in offering it for free?

(End of this chapter)