94: From Technological Warfare to Space Empire

The beautiful vision instantly transported all three of them to a fantasy world.

But this was ultimately just fantasy and delusion. Ding An plopped back down on the edge of the bed, sprawled out in a starfish shape, and said with a hint of bitterness:

"Please, Lin Yu, have mercy."

"Can you tell me some things we can actually do?"

Liu Bo also sat down in the chair, hugged the back of the chair, and looked down at the floor:

"Yes, artificial intelligence and rockets are equally difficult to master. Europe and the United States are making great strides in the aerospace field, but they can't even figure out AI, and have been stuck in an industry winter for many years."

"No!" — Lin Yu's resolute words rang out.

"That's not the case. Artificial intelligence is different from rockets."

Lin Yu mentally completed the second half of the sentence: the rocket needs to be launched more than once, so forcibly creating a rocket with the help of a cheat code is neither very meaningful nor very meaningful.

But if it's used to create AI... he had asked the system about that before.

A pale blue light screen appeared out of nowhere in Lin Yu's field of vision.

It is clearly written above:

[Contemporary Artificial Intelligence Connecting the Artificial Intelligence Network of 2026]

[Construction requirements: Rosen Bridge Tunnel, Closed Timelike Curve Equalizer, Membrane Universe High-Dimensional Shuttle, Artificial Intelligence Network from 1994]

[Given that the host is a newborn infant from the Hoggian celestial body who has fallen into the Milky Way-Solar System-Earth-2026, when personally building the first scientific instrument, only 50% needs to be achieved; the remaining steps will be completed by this system.]

Please select the production direction.

[(Connecting to the 2026 Artificial Intelligence Network - Host Creation) - (Contemporary Artificial Intelligence - System Creation)]

[(Contemporary Artificial Intelligence - Host Creation) (Connecting to the 2026 Artificial Intelligence Network - System Creation)]

Looking at the system's immense power, Lin Yu felt a pang of regret for not testing the system's limits more when he returned from his previous journey, instead of foolishly replicating the satellite blueprints he had learned in school.

Now that I've tried it, even though the connected timeline is only the timeline where he existed, that's enough!

The beginner tutorial offers such benefits that it's possible to forcibly create a living, breathing artificial intelligence!

Only an idiot wouldn't choose the second one!!!

Artificial intelligence is not only the grand model of artificial intelligence that is well known in later generations. By 2026, it will actually be artificial intelligence in the field of artificial intelligence+.

The earliest artificial intelligence was simply computer programs used for learning and calculation. Before the emergence of large-scale models, the most famous artificial intelligence was called AlphaGo.

The artificial intelligence that Lin Yu wants to create is exactly this kind. It can be used to assist in calculations, process documents, and improve learning efficiency.

The lamps ignited a fire against the darkness, making the night in the Northern Hemisphere as bright as day as the sun returned from the Tropic of Capricorn to the equator.

Right now, Ding An and Liu Bo also vaguely saw a deep blue flame burning in Lin Yu's pupils, the flame of civilization.

"Artificial intelligence is entirely achievable."

Lin Yu said confidently.

In fact, the true foundation of artificial intelligence was laid in 1994.

The principles of artificial intelligence are both complex and simple.

The first AI capable of defeating top human chess players in a specialized field will be born in Russia in three years.

Artificial intelligence, simply put, is a machine that learns by mimicking the human thought process. However, it took a full century to develop how to make machines follow the theoretical path and achieve success, just like humans.

Before he traveled through time, artificial intelligence had become an essential assistant to various experimental groups, and he had also systematically studied the composition of artificial intelligence.

Therefore, he also learned that many of the algorithms needed for artificial intelligence in later generations had already been proposed in this era.

Examples include Bayesian classifiers for classification, backpropagation algorithms for AI self-correction, and convolutional neural network algorithms for extracting logic from features for image recognition.

These algorithms were developed in the 90s, and a significant portion of them were still in use 30 years later.

The reason why artificial intelligence could not be developed at that time was that it also faced two AI technology winters.

The main reason is that they took the wrong path and plunged headlong into research on neural networks that require high computing power.

What high-performance computing machines were there in the 90s? In later generations, even the simplest 3060 graphics card was more than a thousand times more powerful than the Galaxy II supercomputer at the time!

Therefore, relying on algorithms with high computing power to create artificial intelligence is basically a dead end.

Unfortunately, almost every country in that era pursued this research direction, only to suffer disastrous failures that plunged the entire industry into a period of decline.

However, for Lin Yu, a time traveler, the AI ​​winter from 87 to 94 was not frightening at all.

Because he knew that future generations had already experienced that artificial intelligence was feasible!

If you can't do something that requires computing power, then use something that doesn't!

Just a few years later, using only the most basic Bayesian classifier algorithm, the US and Russia were able to develop a youth version of artificial intelligence!

He not only wants to do it, but he wants to do it on a massive scale!

If you can create a small AI system in this era that can be judged by the system, it can directly connect to the AI ​​network in 2026 and take off from the spot!

By then, the learning and thinking abilities of artificial intelligence will be secondary; what he truly desires is to bring back the fruits of 30 years of human scientific and technological civilization to present-day China!

Without further hesitation, Lin Yu pulled out the small blackboard that everyone usually used to discuss things from under the dormitory bed and began to explain the relevant concepts in the field of artificial intelligence to his two roommates, word by word.

Liu Bo and Ding An initially frowned, as if listening to gibberish, but then they gradually came to understand, though they only half comprehended it.

When Lin Yu finally got to the most interesting part, the two began to clap their hands repeatedly, exclaiming in amazement. Even the jade toad hanging in the sky seemed to bestow two rays of moonlight upon them.

When the clear moonlight shone through the window, the three of them suddenly realized that the clouds had cleared, the snow had stopped, and the moon was high in the sky.

Lin Yu picked up the cooled water from the table, intending to moisten his throat, when Liu Bo brought over the kettle and filled it with water for him.

"Lin Yu, you're amazing! I never imagined you were not only so skilled in satellite technology, but also had such a profound understanding of artificial intelligence! I feel like even the professors from the next department can't compare to you!"

Liu Bo looked at Lin Yu with a hint of admiration. His eyes, though still bright under the incandescent light, were surrounded by dark circles.

"Tell me again, tell me again!"

After pouring out the water, Liu Bo couldn't wait to pick up the blackboard.

But looking at the densely packed small characters on the blackboard, there wasn't much room left to write anything more.

Liu Bo gritted his teeth and finally pulled the freshly knitted cotton quilt from the bed:

"The blackboard is full; it would be a shame to erase it. There's still so much I didn't understand earlier, and I'd like to review the writing on the blackboard again. Luckily, I happen to have two bottles of ink for practicing calligraphy. Mr. Lin... Mr. Lin, please use my blanket to write!"

Seeing Liu Bo suddenly throw the snow-white quilt on the ground, Lin Yu quickly sat up from the stool, picked up Liu Bo's quilt from the ground, and patted off the dust.

Meanwhile, Ding An, equally weary, was pulling Liu Bo along.

"Hey, that's enough already. Lin Yu is willing to talk, and you're really willing to listen. Are you trying to force me to become his student now?"

Hearing Ding An say this, Liu Bo realized that he was just taking advantage of Ding An's knowledge for free, and even trying to force Ding An to teach him, which was indeed a bit unfair.

So he quickly took the blanket from Lin Yu, scratched his head, and said apologetically:

"I'm sorry, Lin Yu, that's not what I meant. Thank you for saying so much tonight."

Lin Yu glanced at Liu Bo's spirited yet undeniably tired face, but didn't take it to heart, replying jokingly:

"I'm fine, but you two can't even hold on? You have a little knowledge, so just say it. What era are we living in? Are you still clinging to that old-fashioned, secret wisdom?"

"I might need your help later on. We're one of the four closest friends who studied together, why be so distant?"