Internet moguls are being held hostage by the entertainment system!

Chapter 518 Ma Yun: Something feels wrong, I demand a replacement!
On the main stage, a large blue screen displayed the words "2019 World Artificial Intelligence Conference".

With the two white sofas in front of the stage as the central axis, the guest introductions are displayed on the lower left and right sides of the screen.

"Welcome to both of you. It's a pleasure to have you at today's meeting. Everyone is looking forward to this dialogue. Some keywords will be displayed on the big screen. Please click on the keyword that interests you to start the conversation."

As the host introduced them, Ma Yun, dressed in a suit and tie, and Elon Musk entered together from the side.

They shook hands before they started.

Chen Xiu sat in the audience, watching this scene, and thought to herself: He probably won't pat Musk's hand, will he?

As a result, when Ma Yun shook hands, he still patted Musk's hand on the back of his other hand, just like he had done when he shook hands with Chen Xiu earlier.

When the two sat down, Musk first glanced at Ma Yun, and only after Ma Yun sat down did he sit on the sofa.

Judging from her posture, Ma Yun is slightly more relaxed...

Musk: Where do we begin? What are your thoughts on AI?

"Let's start our discussion with AI."

Ma Yun used to be an English teacher, so her spoken English skills are still good.

Musk hesitated for a moment, seemingly organizing his thoughts.

"OK, in Chinese, does AI refer to the word 'love'?"

"I don't like AI being called artificial intelligence; I call it Ali Papa Intelligence."

Hearing the laughter around them, Chen Xiu turned and exchanged a glance with Pony Ma, both of them looking somewhat embarrassed.

From a conversational standpoint, Musk's connection between AI and Chinese characters to start a conversation is not problematic, but Ma Yun's response went a bit too far.

At the very least, Pony Ma would never publicly refer to AI solely as Penguin AI.

Musk's free hand seemed a little restless, but he quickly accepted Ma Yun's way of speaking and gave it his approval.

“I feel the same way. People generally underestimate the capabilities of artificial intelligence, thinking that AI is just like a smart person. In reality, artificial intelligence is much more powerful than that, and may be even smarter than the smartest person.”

After gaining recognition, Musk began to counterattack indirectly, using human dependence on mobile phones as evidence that people can adapt to AI-driven lives in the future.

He also used the analogy of whale vocalizations to illustrate the inefficiency of human language communication, while explaining that computer communication is faster and carries more information.

Upon hearing this long speech, Ma Yun's expression faltered slightly, and Chen Xiu's earlier reminder immediately came to mind.

He usually talks about grand narratives or inspirational ideals, which most people find very reasonable, but when it comes to how to put them into practice, they are completely confused.

This way of speaking is sufficient for dealing with television programs, but when it comes to specific theories and methods, the logic of the content becomes somewhat weak.

Unfortunately, Musk happens to be the kind of person who likes to be specific.

Ma Yun had a slight headache. As his thoughts raced, he knew he couldn't just leave it at that and replace Chen Xiu with someone else. He had to have a few exchanges with Musk to save face.

By the time Musk finished speaking, Ma Yun had already come up with a response.

“I’m amazed by your vision for technology, but it’s very difficult for humans to predict the future. 99.9% of our predictions are wrong. I care more about the present than the future.”

"Our research on Ali Baba AI focuses on smart urbanization, making everyone's life more convenient and enabling them to do everything without leaving home. At the same time, I believe that humans are much smarter than AI."

The conversation has been picked up.

Chen Xiu thought to herself, feeling that if Ma Yun continued to perform normally, he probably wouldn't think of her anymore.

"Jack seemed a little nervous."

Pony Ma's sudden remark made Chen Xiu look at him.

"Yes! It's very obvious; they've even straightened their posture."

Li Yanhong's second confirmation immediately turned the relaxed atmosphere on stage into a tense one.

Chen Xiu's heart skipped a beat, but she comforted herself in her heart: It's okay, Ma Yun is so good at talking, he can definitely fool Musk.

Ma Yun really wanted to fool Musk, but unfortunately, Musk wouldn't cooperate!

"OK! I don't agree with the idea that AI is smarter than humans."

Musk refuted Ma Yun's point of view without any subtlety, and then began to offer his own opinion.

"Let me tell you a fact: computer technology has only taken 40 years to develop to this point. From the initial single-player games with two blocks to today's gaming platforms where thousands of people can play games together, the progress has been enormous."

"I think AI will develop faster than computer technology. If you talk to people from 40 years ago about computer technology, they definitely won't understand it. So, future technology will surpass our understanding of it, which is almost foreseeable."

Ma Yun pursed her lips, her mind racing as she searched for a solution.

He felt that if the conversation continued on the topic of AI, Musk's arguments might become increasingly profound, and he might find himself unable to keep up with the conversation at that point.

No, no, I have to change the subject quickly.

Ma Yun thought to himself, then put the microphone to his mouth: "Let's talk about Mars. I heard you want to send a million people to Mars?"

"Yes! That's exactly what I want to do. I think we need to understand the nature of the universe further to ensure we can live across planets." Musk seemed even more excited when talking about Mars than when discussing AI.

Ma Yun, who had already put her foot down, nervously tapped the air, and the idea of ​​replacing her began to take shape in her mind.

People who knew Ma Yun well, such as Pony Ma and Li Yanhong, noticed his nervousness and then started communicating with Chen Xiuyi from both sides.

“Pony, Jack is even more nervous.”

"Yeah, it's not like this is the first time he's done this."

When was the last time?

"He was completely outmatched by Charles when they talked about physics."

Pony Ma smiled with narrowed eyes. The Charles he mentioned was none other than Zhang from Sohu, the top-ranked academic among China's internet moguls.

Chen Xiu's eyes flickered slightly as she thought: If we let Lao Zhang from Sohu talk to Musk, it would really be a unique conversation.

Unfortunately, Lao Zhang started enjoying life early on, and Sohu became a second-tier internet company in China. He probably didn't even attend this AI conference.

Pony Ma and Li Yanhong were in the audience, while Ma Yun began her introduction on stage.

"To be honest, I admire your courage in developing Mars. However, I am more concerned about the development of more than 100 billion people on Earth than about sending 70 million people to Mars."

"I'm more concerned with environmental issues than with the rockets you're researching. Mars is too far away for me, while Earth is right here. We need to maintain an interest in outer space, and we also need to work hard on Earth to improve our lives."

“We have different focuses and it’s hard to find suitable topics to talk about. Maybe I can find someone who shares your interests and invite them up to talk to you about those topics.”

Chen Xiu was startled, her eyes widening as she stared at the stage.

Pony Ma and Li Yanhong were also surprised, but they immediately realized what was going on when they saw Chen Xiu's reaction.

Pony Ma: "Mr. Chen, you've made plans with Jack?"

"I just reminded him to prepare properly, I didn't expect him to actually change the person."

"That sounds very much in line with his style of doing things."

Li Yanhong added fuel to the fire from the sidelines, the corners of his mouth curving into a smug grin.

Musk, who was on stage, looked a little surprised. After hesitating for a moment, he shrugged at Ma Yun without much concern.

"OK! If it's someone you recommended, why not!"

"Don't worry, you know him."

When Ma Yun said this, he looked unusually relaxed. Then he waved to the host and explained to Musk the foreign aid he wanted to invite.

Musk understands Chinese, and when he learned that the foreign player was a foreigner, he smirked slightly.

The host who was called up was probably also encountering this situation for the first time, and it took him a long time to process Ma Yun's arrangements.

"Thanks to Mr. Ma's recommendation and Mr. Musk's approval, we need to invite another guest to the stage to continue the discussion. Please welcome Mr. Chen Xiu, Executive Director and Chief Strategy Officer of Douyin."

After speaking, the host closed his eyes in despair, thinking to himself that Ma Yun had been too frivolous and hadn't given the event arrangements enough importance...

The unsuspecting onlookers were also quite surprised by the last-minute replacement.

Many people thought about it for a moment, and then considered that Chen Xiu was not only a Tesla shareholder, but also an investor in OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company founded by Musk. Perhaps he could actually come up with something different.

Thinking of this, applause began to appear sporadically from the audience, then grew louder and more unified, and finally most people started clapping while looking around.

Seeing this situation, Chen Xiu, who already knew she had no choice but to go, didn't hesitate any longer. After getting up from her seat, she went straight up.

Upon arriving on stage, Chen Xiu first noticed Ma Yun's relaxed smile, and then met Musk's teasing smile.

Ma Yun greeted him warmly, and when handing over the microphone, she whispered, "I owe you a favor."

He is indeed a person of great taste.

Chen Xiu nodded almost imperceptibly, shook hands with Ma Yun, watched him leave, and then turned to negotiate with Musk in English.

"Elon, let me do it. You don't mind, do you?"

"No! I've wanted to have a serious talk with you for a long time."

Musk stood up and reached out his hand to Chen Xiu.

After a polite handshake, Chen Xiu went to the sofa where Ma Yun had been sitting, gestured for Musk to sit down, and then sat down herself.

Picking up the microphone, Chen Xiu felt that before she could start talking, she needed to explain things to the other people in the audience first.

“I was a little surprised that this happened. It’s probably because I know both Mr. Ma and Elon Musk and have talked to them about AI-related topics, so Mr. Ma thought of asking me to share some personal thoughts.”

After explaining in Chinese, Chen Xiu turned to Musk and seamlessly switched to English, saying, "OK, Elon, shall we start from the beginning, or continue with the topic we were just discussing?"

"Let's continue from where we left off! After we finish talking about Mars, we can go back to AI, and then talk about other things."

(End of this chapter)