The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 562 Are you okay?
"Hello, thank you. Thank you very much, Hello, thank you."

Liu Hua was humming and groaning in the lab by himself. While the lab was still staffed but the equipment was already installed, he was ready to give it a try.

Let's first create an artificial intelligence with a kind of artificial stupidity.

He immediately thought of the Xiao Ai smart speaker. Back when artificial intelligence was just starting to be launched in China, he bought a Xiao Ai smart speaker and treasured it like a precious gem. It was truly amazing.

Of course, this product was highly praised by many users in the market. Later, many smart speakers and smart home appliances were released one after another, so it was no longer so novel.

However, the Xiao Ai speaker remains an absolute bestseller, not because of the product itself, but because of that catchy song, "Are you OK?"
As Liu Hua sang "Are You OK?", he thought of his grand-apprentice. Life's twists and turns are truly amazing.

In his previous life, Boss Lei was someone Liu Hua could only look up to. In this life, he had become Liu Hua's grand-disciple, and every time he saw Liu Hua, he was extremely respectful. Thinking of this, Liu Hua couldn't help but put his hands on his hips and grin foolishly.

Redeeming this AI with its artificial intelligence-level stupidity isn't expensive; you can get it for just 8,000 points, considering it's only in the early stages of AI development.

Liu Hua then started rubbing a small AI smart device with his left hand in the laboratory.

The program was readily available hardware, so it wasn't difficult to develop it manually. Liu Hua completed the Xiao Ai smart speaker in just one week.

The only downside is that you can't find "Are You OK" right now. Lei Jun hasn't caught the wave yet; he's not the one who's flying high.

"Xiao Ai, play me a sweet and tender song."

The smart speaker didn't respond for a long time. Liu Hua slapped his forehead and said, "I'm so stupid. This thing is no different from a newborn baby. Its head is empty. What's the use of talking now?"

Developing artificial intelligence is like raising a child. Giving birth to a child is one thing, but raising it to adulthood is another.

In its early stages, artificial intelligence is like raising a child. You have to keep teaching it. Only when it accepts knowledge can it avoid becoming like an artificially disabled person.

Liu Hua hadn't really taken care of his own children much; he was quite busy with work at the time, so Liu Feifei was the one who took care of them.

After teaching for three days, Liu Hua was on the verge of a breakdown. He had an impulse to pick up a hammer and smash it down hard to destroy the evidence, as if Xiao Ai had never been born.

When Liu Feifei got home from get off work, she noticed that Liu Hua looked listless, so she asked curiously, "What have you been doing at work lately? Why are you so listless every day?"

"Taking care of children."

Liu Feifei's gossip instincts kicked in: "Take care of a child? What kind of child? You have a student who got married and had a baby, and you're asking them to help take care of the child."

Liu Hua shook his head: "Am I the kind of person who takes care of children?"

"Then why are you bringing a child?" Liu Feifei asked in surprise, "You didn't have someone else outside, did you, and had another child?"

Liu Hua was speechless. After seeing his wife stare blankly for a while, he said, "Am I that kind of person? We've lived together for half our lives. When have you ever seen me cheat on someone?"

"Then what kind of child are you taking care of?"

Liu Hua waved his hand: "I created a mentally challenged child in the lab, and I have to teach him little by little. I'm a bit overwhelmed. I've never taught Guodong and Qiaotong like this." "A child created in the lab?" Liu Feifei asked curiously: "Is it that kind of clone? I heard that you can't use cloning technology to create people directly. It violates ethics and is illegal."

“It’s not a real child, it’s called artificial intelligence,” Liu Hua explained. “It’s like a computer. When it was first created, there was no data, so people had to teach it little by little and train it with data models. It’s the same principle as teaching a child.”

Liu Feifei said with a smile, "Back then you were busy with work, so I took care of both kids. Now you know how tiring it is to take care of children, right?"

"Okay, I know. I'm not crawling or moving around much yet. I can only imagine how much trouble you had when you were taking care of Guodong and Qiaotong. Fine, let's go."

Liu Feifei said with a smile, "Why don't you bring this back and I'll teach you? I can raise two kids, so I should be able to teach you about that artificial intelligence."

Liu Hua waved his hand: "I brought him back to cheer you up. It's no problem. You can't teach him well by yourself."

"Then why don't you produce more, and let more people teach?"

This is a classic case of a single sentence startling someone in a dream. Sometimes people are prone to going to extremes and getting stuck on trivialities, and Liu Hua is one of those people.

When he made Xiao Ai, he subconsciously thought it was just a practice piece, not something that could be presented in a formal setting, so he didn't think about producing or selling it.

Now, if you think about Liu Feifei's words carefully, and realize that the sales are not for money but for training the AI ​​model, then this is something that can be done.

However, two problems still lie ahead for Liu Hua: if you want your products to sell, you need to have a selling point.

Currently, this AI-powered smart speaker has no selling points whatsoever. First, it's not intelligent enough, and second, it's too expensive. In today's world where most people aren't very wealthy, it's possible that young people who are interested in this kind of artificial intelligence are too strapped for cash to spend several hundred yuan on such a thing.

However, money was no problem for Liu Hua. He paid out of his own pocket to have 10,000 made by a contract manufacturer and distributed them to students at Tsinghua University and Peking University.

There is also a training tutorial for these students to help train the AI's intelligence. Those who make outstanding contributions during the training process will be awarded scholarships ranging from 10,000 to 50,000 yuan.

Liu Hua originally wanted to award academic credits. However, the school refused, because this wasn't even an elective course, so how could it be awarded academic credits?
Although college students are innocent and naive, they have a strong thirst for knowledge and a desire to explore. Ten thousand smart speakers don't mean that ten thousand college students are tuning and training them.

Each dormitory has anywhere from two to four people, meaning that on average, there are 30,000 college students constantly training AI.

The results are amazing. In less than a month, the AI ​​has already shown the intelligence of a four- or five-year-old.

The students from Tsinghua and Peking Universities had a blast, making students from other schools extremely envious, who also wanted to train AI.

There are only so many smart speakers available, and Liu Hua spent several million yuan on these ten thousand.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology quickly discovered this matter and, after thorough evaluation, determined that it was a consumer-grade AI application.

Furthermore, the Air Force was also very interested in this. So, the government allocated 40 million to mass-produce these smart speakers and distribute them to students in various universities for training purposes.

(End of this chapter)