After the layoffs, I became a tech godfather

Chapter 97: Continuous rhetorical questions, Xiaosha can’t solve it!
Is AI the future?
70% of experts will tell you, yes.

So when will the future come?
Baiju Technology tells you, right now!
Before Xiaosha came along, this issue was still controversial and some people would think it was still a long way off.

Whether it is ChatGPT or Sora, whether it is a self-driving logistics vehicle or Carrot Run, it is amazing, but after the surprise, people do not feel that there has been any earth-shaking changes in their lives.

In fact, most things are still in the stage of hype or in a few industries.

The only thing that has truly been industrialized and replaced most of the manual labor is actually intelligent customer service.

Others, whether it is text image generation, video generation, article polishing and expansion, including code AI, etc., still play more of an auxiliary role.

But the appearance of Xiaosha directly accelerated the entire process.

AI seemed to have become omnipotent in an instant.

All along, the voice of “The wolf is coming, the wolf is really coming this time” has never stopped.

The appearance of Xiaosha directly gave them a "perfect" proof: "Come and see, such a strong AI will replace all of you sooner or later!"

After two rounds of "Operation Clear and Bright", and with the Xiaosha Index, which is backed by a precise tracing algorithm and is being watched all the time, no one would easily try to stir up trouble, spread rumors and lead the trend.

However, these normal discussions will definitely not have any impact, and many people are indeed very concerned, and many more people have the same concerns.

Experts who hold this view and provide popular science education and live broadcasts every day are gaining followers very quickly.

On TikTok, an account named @AI专家×教授 has only been live streaming for a month, but its number of fans is about to exceed one million.

Eight o'clock in the evening, this is the time for his live broadcast every day.

"Today, we continue to answer questions from netizens. Something big is happening today!"

@AI expert × professor was dressed very formally today, wearing a suit and tie. He even decorated his study room to look like the same curved broadcasting station as CCTV, and held a stack of papers in his hand.

It's just that the room is too small and looks a little funny. It looks more like an interrogation chair in a police station's interrogation room than formal.

The big thing he was talking about was the AI light entrepreneurship concept, process, participation method, guidance materials, project evaluation method and related support policies announced by Baiju Technology today.

At the same time, Linzhou also issued a "Notice on Issuing the Measures to Accelerate the Recommendation of AI Light Entrepreneurship and Other Digital Intelligent Industries Support".

"Okay, what questions do netizens have about this matter? Let's take a look at today's netizens' comments." @AI expert × professor said: "Let's take a look at this [What is light entrepreneurship? To put it nicely, it's just freelance work. To put it bluntly, it's called vagrants.]

“Hahaha, no comment on this! Let’s look at the next one [Professor ×, do you think the concept of AI-enabled entrepreneurship can solve the problem of people’s jobs being taken away by AI in the future?]”

"I believe this question must be of great concern to everyone in the live broadcast room, so I will analyze it with you in detail. If you haven't followed me yet, please follow me. At 8 o'clock every day, Professor × will analyze the latest AI frontiers for you!

"Also, link number one of the live broadcast room, the smart sweeping robot can scan the position from end to end, and it can provide one-stop home cleaning. It's really powerful! If you need it, you can also go and take a picture! Link number two..."

After a bunch of product ads, Professor × cleared his throat and began: "As for this question, I will give you a direct answer: Baiju Technology cannot solve it, and no one can solve it. The general trend of the times is rolling forward, and any so-called response and action is like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!
"We can see from history that every advancement in productivity... the Industrial Revolution..."

Professor × talked a lot, from productivity to the Industrial Revolution, to people smashing textile machines at that time, etc., as if he was very knowledgeable.

But they are so busy showing off their knowledge that they forget one thing: when people look at history now, they will not put themselves in the shoes of those who "smashed" the textile machines, nor will they empathize with them. What people see are the various benefits that the Industrial Revolution brought to people 200 years after this incident!
Was the Industrial Revolution wrong? Should people stay in the era of human-powered spinning and never move forward? That's impossible! No one likes to live the way they did two hundred years ago!

Professor × may have also realized this problem, and quickly changed the subject. He said:
“It is true that AI represents technological progress, and it is also true that the future will be bright, but this process requires sacrifice and a price. Just like those textile workers were the price of that era, you and I will become the price of this era.

“As for AI startups, it sounds easy, but how do you start a business? Is it suitable for everyone? Are there rules? What are the costs? How do you evaluate whether a project is suitable for you and the industry? What if it fails?”

Professor ×’s style, continuous rhetorical questions, has always been very effective in outputting emotions, and many people fall for it.

But today, something doesn't taste right.

When he said, "You and I will become the price of the development of this era," many people resonated with him, but the following question backfired and even directly exposed:
"I thought Professor × was very objective and rigorous, and he was indeed like this in the past, but what happened today? Aren't all these rhetorical questions in the charter of Baiju Technology? Has he read it? If he hasn't even read it, then what are you talking about!" "Yeah, it's all emotional output. What if you fail? Cold dish! What's the cost? A mobile phone, at most a computer, so what? Did you go bankrupt? If you can't afford a mobile phone for 10,000 yuan, can't you afford one for 800 yuan?
"The issue of evaluating projects is the core of Baiju Technology this time. After Xiaosha's professional capabilities have been enhanced, he has a strong focus on employment and entrepreneurship. In addition, this time the boundaries of AI capabilities have been extended, and six major entrepreneurial categories and classic examples have been summarized.

"Let's not talk about whether this will work 100%. Even if it doesn't work, you can't just make a blind comment without even looking at it!"

"That's right. I noticed something was wrong at the beginning of today. You found a netizen to comment, secretly belittling light entrepreneurs as unemployed vagrants, and didn't comment. You picked the comments yourself. You don't have to comment if you don't want to. Why are you pretending to be so pretentious?"

It is extremely difficult to establish a character, but it only takes a moment for it to collapse!

The people in the live broadcast room witnessed Professor ×’s collapse.

It's not his fault. Today's negotiation with the sweeping robot manufacturer was too much and the talks lasted too long. He really didn't even look at the information prepared by his assistant. He just knew about an AI light startup. This concept was not first created by Baiju Technology. It has been popular in America for a long time and he has heard about it.

So I just applied it directly.

His fans, who are worried about AI replacing their jobs and who usually think about AI-related issues, are not easy to fool. Professor × himself has also learned a lot and deliberately approached and catered to the concerns of this group of people, and then "customized" these views.

Is this his real thought? In fact, it doesn’t matter at all. His views will be determined by his audience. Only in this way can he “gather” like-minded people, maintain traffic, and then seek benefits.

Seeing the fans falling down, Professor × panicked: This is all money!

"I'm not in a good state today and my emotions are a little out of control. Sorry everyone, I'll go off the air first." Professor × quickly apologized and then went off the air to understand the situation.

……

"There really are such complete measures and methods!"

Although Professor × is not a real AI expert, he has been researching it for such a long time and has been able to pretend not to be exposed. In fact, he has learned something, although not much, which is about the level of writing a novel at Qidian.

But this level is definitely enough for Douyin live streaming - after all, Douyin has audiences at all levels, so it is enough to attract a group of people who match your style.

But I never expected that I would accidentally overturn the car today.

Why exactly? Professor × studied it for half an hour, but he was still a little confused. He couldn't see it clearly given his level of knowledge.

After all, judging from the processes, methods, cases, etc., what Baiju Technology provides is still very reasonable and seems to be successful.

But is it really that simple?

There are no outsiders here, and this is not a live broadcast. Professor × is really considering this issue seriously.

……

Not only Professor ×, but also the relevant information of AI light entrepreneurship caused an uproar as soon as it was released.

Everyone has long witnessed how powerful Xiaosha is, but the idea that AI will not only not replace people's jobs but will also create more jobs has overturned people's past perceptions of AI and also overturned the judgment that 70% of experts have been warning that "the wolf is coming."

"Why is this so hard to understand?" Someone came out to explain: "If you can't figure it out, it proves that you are in the mountains. If you jump out and look at it, this is completely in line with common sense. The Industrial Revolution was also a subversion of tradition, right? Tell me, did it replace people's jobs, or did it create jobs?"

"It was created, but it was also replaced. Although there were many creations, those who were replaced must be miserable. I know that people in the future will definitely be happy, but where are we going?"

"If Baiju Technology is a capitalist, we will indeed be as miserable as the spinners. But let me just say, is it? This is the fundamental difference! Industrial machines belong to the capitalists, and the profits they create also belong to them.

"But now, at 16 yuan a month, it is not an exaggeration to say that Baiju Technology has shared this more advanced tool. It belongs to each of us, and so does the value it creates.

"I don't rule out the possibility that some people will be miserable indeed. It's you who are still worrying about the future when others have already taken action!"

(End of this chapter)