To be honest, a suit was uncomfortable to wear.
Jiang Chen remembered he only wore it once during his graduation defense and two or three times during job interviews.
But Xia Shiyu, on the other hand, looked rather stylish in her beige business attire. Her silky black hair was tied up behind her head, the black-rimmed glasses were still on her nose, and her face was painted with light makeup. To be honest, he thought she looked better with a ponytail, but it also added a mature and professional vibe.
"Are you ready?" Xia Shiyu looked worriedly at his relaxed expression.
Jiang Chen shrugged and smiled. "Don't worry."
[This doesn't look reassuring.]
Although Xia Shiyu wanted to complain, seeing Jiang Chen's relaxed expression gave her a sense of security.
With that thought in mind, she let out a sigh of relief and nodded.
"Good luck."
"Of course." Jiang Chen smiled.
[What's there to be afraid of being pointed at by a camera? I've been pointed at by countless guns … although it's not something to be proud of.]
…
The public conference room on the first floor of Guanglu Building was packed with people.
Inside the semi-arc shaped conference room, the invited reporters were already seated, and the cameras were placed in the last row as per usual. Because everyone was seated according to their number, the conference room was relatively orderly.
But the media's enthusiasm for Future 1.0 still exceeded Jiang Chen's expectations. The 100-square-meter conference room was still a bit crowded.
The curtain was pulled open, and the camera flashes were projected.
Jiang Chen smiled and waved his hand. Looking at the symbols of CTV, Everyone Daily, and even the overseas BBC and CNN, his heart was beating like a drum.
[Fu * k, it feels different to be pointed at by a camera … even I'm starting to get nervous.]
Jiang Chen calmed himself down and read the opening speech in front of the expectant eyes of the media.
"First of all, I'd like to thank all the media for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend Future Technology's press conference. I believe everyone already has a certain understanding of Future 1.0. To not waste everyone's time, I won't elaborate on its functions here. The purpose of today's conference is to clarify the rumors and misunderstandings about Future Technology. So, in the most efficient way, I choose to give all my time to the media. Please speak one at a time according to the order of your seats. In order to ensure that every media outlet has a chance to speak, you are limited to one question at a time. "
Xia Shiyu, who was standing backstage, almost tripped. She stared in Jiang Chen's direction, completely dumbfounded.
Who would leave the problem to the media without saying anything?
If you didn't give a simple and comprehensive explanation in advance and someone asked a tricky question, would you be able to handle it?
The media was also taken aback. Jiang Chen didn't play by the rules and directly entered the media's Q&A session, which caught them off guard. They had seen no questions from the media, but they had never seen one omitting the most important part of the explanation.
Moreover, they spoke according to the seating arrangement, which made them, who were used to asking questions first, a little uncomfortable.
But Jiang Chen didn't care about so many rules and regulations. He would do it the most efficiently. Moreover, it was easy to offend people if you didn't consider it thoroughly during the roll call. Why don't you just line up and I'll answer the questions?
Needless to say, the local media reporters who often raised their hands for a period of time without being called out were quite grateful for Jiang Chen's actions. It didn't matter if your seat was at the back, as long as you had plenty of opportunities to speak.
Jiang Chen, on the other hand, was calm. As to why he did this, there was a certain degree of consideration.
In any case, you're only asking about safety and privacy. Even if I clarify, you guys will exploit the loopholes in my words and give me a good or bad review based on your preferences.
Okay, I'll let you guys ask first and I'll answer. Each media outlet only has one chance to ask. I won't speak first. I'll speak after you ask.
Jiang Chen knew that if he played his cards according to common sense, he would not be able to beat these old foxes. No matter how capable Xia Shiyu was, her draft would definitely have weaknesses.
However, the media reporters were indeed experienced. Although they were surprised by Jiang Chen's approach, they had already done their homework and prepared a lot of questions. The reporter in the first row stood up and asked the questions written in the notebook step by step.
"I'm a reporter from CTV. The safety of artificial intelligence has always been a controversial topic. Little White's safety is also the main focus of public opinion. Then Mr. Jiang Chen, will it really be like what people fear, a time bomb buried in the user's phone and threatening the user's information security? "The younger-looking man asked quickly.
"That's a good question, but first, I need to quote from our company's recent letter of commitment. Once the user suffers financial losses due to Little White's programming errors, we will fully compensate." Jiang Chen shrugged and continued, "Also, from the perspective of a designer, I can responsibly say that as long as it is a program, it will follow the settings of the code. So you don't have to worry about Little White doing anything that would harm the user, because I won't allow it. "
The room was filled with discussions and the sound of notes being taken. Then, the second person stood up.
"I'm a reporter from Everyone Daily. Mr. Jiang Chen, in the area of artificial intelligence, our country's legislation is still in the blank stage. Then regarding the 'Artificial Intelligence Management Bill' that may be in the pipeline, what is Future Technology's view on this? "A middle-aged man stood up and looked at Jiang Chen.
[Everyone Daily? That's a bit troublesome …] Jiang Chen's thoughts turned quickly.
As the official media, he was the mouthpiece of the government. The meaning behind this question was not that simple. Was he testing me? Or was he hinting at me?
"Of course, Future Technology adheres to the principle of strictly abiding by laws and regulations. We will unconditionally abide by and support all bills issued by the government. Based on the specifics of the 'Artificial Intelligence Management Bill', Future Technology will coordinate with the government to adjust the artificial intelligence business in Hua. "
Jiang Chen's response was cautious as he expressed his support and cooperation, but he didn't mention a word about his opinion on the bill. He vaguely guessed that it was a matter of the legislative body's decision because the way to regulate artificial intelligence was almost completely blank in any country's laws. At the moment, the world's research on artificial intelligence was still in the exploratory stage. At least not a single one had truly reached the level of "basic artificial intelligence."
After hearing Jiang Chen's response, the middle-aged man sat down thoughtfully.
Then, a blonde beauty stood up.
"I'm a reporter from BBC. As we all know, artificial intelligence requires powerful hardware to support it. Take IBM's Watson for example, it requires 90 IBM servers and 360 computer chips to maintain its operation. But your company's Future 1.0 can run on a mobile device. How did you achieve this? "
BBC questioned from a technical perspective. From the reaction of the crowd, it seemed that a lot of reporters were also interested in this.
"I'm sorry, this is a trade secret. But I can reveal that the problem is mainly related to the database. The core of our 'software artificial intelligence' is not the hardware, and it doesn't require a lot of computing power. The key is only the database. It accepts external information and outputs the contents of the database. As long as the massive database is compressed, Future 1.0 can run on a mobile device. Obviously, we've done it. "
Jiang Chen confidently used Du Yongkang's theory to fabricate nonsense since he didn't have to worry about the experts debunking it. Because in the entire world, he was the only one, or more accurately, his team "achieved" such a creative breakthrough in the artificial intelligence field. The significance was similar to Bill Gates' Windows 1.0.
Database?
All the reporters' eyes lit up as they scribbled down the information.
"I'm a reporter from the Production News. Mr. Jiang Chen, the scientific community's exploration of artificial intelligence is still at a difficult stage. I don't know if Mr. Jiang Chen has the same magnanimity as Andy, who developed Android, to open the magical 'artificial intelligence database' to the world? " A short man in a suit and leather shoes stood up, bowed, and asked unhurriedly.
Jiang Chen's mouth curved up with a hint of mockery.
This is too shameless. For the scientific community? Magnanimity?
Based on what you said, wouldn't it be more meaningful to open up all the technology in your country?
But for the Nippon right wing media that was used to being shameless, it was expected that they would ask such a brainless question.
"I think this has a certain practical significance since it is for the sake of humanity. Then, to show your sincerity, perhaps you can convince your country's government to give up all armed forces? This will be a historic step in the advancement of human peace. I look forward to your magnanimity. "
There was a burst of laughter as a lot of reporters mocked the shamelessness of the Nippon. The short man glared at Jiang Chen with hatred before he sat back down awkwardly.
Jiang Chen shrugged and signaled the next reporter to speak. He had nothing more to say to a shameless person.
"I'm a reporter from CNN. I want to ask Mr. Jiang Chen, about your company's Future 1.0, is it really as confidential as you said? After all, your company's encryption of this software is as flawless as an egg. No one can verify its security from the perspective of a program. If 'Little White' can transmit information from users to your office computer, of course, this is just an example, but can you prove that it won't happen? "
It was a very sharp question that a lot of people were worried about.
For a cold program, even if its backdoor was wide open, people wouldn't think to question its security unless the problem was completely exposed.
But for a living program, even if the developer repeatedly stated that it was safe, people would still be suspicious because it was too similar to humans.
"I'm not the FBA. Why would I care about the user's privacy?" Jiang Chen laughed and shrugged. "Then let me give you an example. Based on 's report, the CIB and FBA directly connected to the servers of Microsoft, Google, and Facebook to track users' emails, phone calls, documents, videos, and other information. What do you think about this? "
"Does this have anything to do with today's question?" The CNN reporter's expression was slightly awkward.
"Of course it does. What I want to say is that whether or not it violates privacy has nothing to do with the program itself. Because even artificial intelligence doesn't have any concept of interests. Even if you want to uninstall it that has been with you for many days, it will smile and wave goodbye. The only person who would try to pry into other people's privacy is another human being. And I, here, promise that I will never do that! As long as I am the president, Future Technology will never do that! "
Jiang Chen stared into the reporter's eyes and said with determination.
The room erupted in applause.
Jiang Chen raised his hand to signal silence and gave the time to the next reporter.
Jiang Chen also answered the following questions fluently. He said what he could, made up what he couldn't, and used trade secrets if he couldn't. It was only in terms of acting that Jiang Chen had always been confident in himself.
Later, the media also asked a lot of questions such as "When will the overseas version go live?" "Will Future consider bringing in venture capital?" and even "Does President Jiang have a girlfriend?" These were questions that were completely boring to the core.
But these questions were easy to answer as Jiang Chen answered with a series of answers such as "I'm researching a specific time," "I don't think so," "Not yet."
Some of the more interesting questions were like "Does the name Future Technology have a deeper meaning?"
To this, Jiang Chen used a half-joking tone to answer, "Because my team and I are as far-sighted as Future Technology."
There was another sensitive question. "Will artificial intelligence be used in the military field?"
To this, Jiang Chen's answer was clear. "Social artificial intelligence only has social functions. It can't calculate the trajectory of artillery for you. That would depend on high-performance computers and experts. Unless you're worried that your soldiers are bored lying in the trenches and want to find someone to chat with them. "
It was because of his straightforward attitude that he won the favor of the majority of the reporters.
Of course, there were also media outlets that had the opposite attitude. For example, the short guy from the Production and Economics News was there with a vicious look in his eyes as he thought of ways to smear Jiang Chen's name.
But who cared? At least Jiang Chen didn't care.
Or rather, who would care about what a media outlet that only knew how to distort the truth said?
In the final speech and applause, Future Technology's first press conference came to a successful end.
…
"I didn't expect you to be so good at improvisation." Xia Shiyu looked at Jiang Chen walking towards her and nodded, gratified.
"Haha." Jiang Chen raised his head and laughed narcissistically, then proudly raised his eyebrows at her. "Did you just realize? I've always been this cool. "
"… Can't you be more civilized? You are a public figure." Xia Shiyu scoffed.
[Public figure?]
Jiang Chen, who realized the problem, had a bitter smile on his face.
[Fu * k, does that mean I have to be careful in everything I do in the future? How can I enjoy life then?]
"I'm not going to be pointed at by a camera when I leave the house, right?" Jiang Chen scratched his head and asked.
"…" Xia Shiyu stared at Jiang Chen speechlessly for a while before she sighed. "The public figure here refers to your every action and word that represents the image of the company. If you do something uncivilized in public, it will directly affect the public's impression of our company. If it's recorded and uploaded online, it may further escalate … Why are you looking at me like that? "
"I just feel that you care more about Future Technology than I do. I'm very pleased." Jiang Chen grinned at Xia Shiyu.
"…" Xia Shiyu was once again speechless.
The only thing that hadn't changed was that indifferent look.
Jiang Chen shrugged out of boredom and prepared to change out of the uncomfortable suit.
"Right." Just as Jiang Chen was about to leave the backstage, Xia Shiyu suddenly stopped him.
"Mhmm?" Jiang Chen turned around and looked at Xia Shiyu, confused.
"Mhmm, out of consideration for the company's reputation. Of course, I don't want to interfere with your private life, but do you really not have a girlfriend? " Xia Shiyu didn't look in Jiang Chen's direction but stared at the empty space on the side. Her right index finger subconsciously twirled around her hair as she asked in a calm tone.
Jiang Chen was stunned, his expression was indescribably strange.
"What if I do?" He probed her with a probing tone.
“！”
[My hair is going to be torn off by you!]
"But in reality, I don't have one," Jiang Chen immediately added.
"…"
[Is this a smile?]
At this moment, even if Jiang Chen was dumb, he understood …
"Ahem, if that's the case, then I don't have to worry. But for your private life, you still have to be careful, because if the news of you being single is reported as something serious, there may be some people with bad intentions … Mhmm, just be careful. "
Jiang Chen looked at Xia Shiyu's rarely talkative expression, his expression was indescribably strange.
"Could it be … you like me?"
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