[(́ ́ ́ ́ ́ ́)]
The drone, controlled by Xiao Ai, floated around Lu Zhou. It swayed up and down, left and right, and it spun in circles.
Lu Zhou speculated that this strange posture was probably a unique way of acting coquettishly, but it was a bit hard to understand.
Lu Zhou looked at Xiao Ai, who was making noise next to him. He coughed lightly and spoke.
"Stop messing around, let me figure out how to use this thing."
This wasn't a toy for children to play with. It was the only commercial quantum computer in the world that could be used in the industrial field. It wasn't the kind of experimental computer that had just surpassed the early classical computers.
If it broke, he wouldn't be able to afford the loss, even human civilization wouldn't be able to afford it!
Xiao Ai: [But, Master … I'm afraid you'll break it! QAQ]
"No way!"
Lu Zhou suddenly realized that the system didn't even give him an instruction booklet. After a few seconds of awkwardness, he coughed and asked, "Do you know how to use this thing?"
Xiao Ai: [No! But once I go in, I definitely know how to use it! 0v0]
Xiao Ai: [Also, it saves you the trouble of installing the system! 0v0]
Is it really that nutty?
Seeing how confident Xiao Ai was, Lu Zhou thought for a while and finally made a decision.
"Then I'll leave it to you."
Information science wasn't his strength.
Even though his information science level increased, the subject level didn't equate to knowledge. It only determined the speed of knowledge acceptance in the field and a very abstract analysis ability. If he didn't spend a lot of time learning, his current programming skills would be the same as when he was an undergraduate.
Writing some small programs wasn't a problem, but for a cutting-edge field like a quantum computer …
If he didn't put in a lot of effort, he wouldn't even know where the door was.
Xiao Ai: [Leave it to me! (́ • ́ • ́) و]
Almost as soon as this line of text appeared on the screen, the VGA logistics vehicle and the mechanical arm on the wall began to move.
First, the computer case was moved from the central open space of the laboratory to the side of the wall. Then, the mechanical arm attached to the wall moved up and down. After identifying the various power cables and power conversion interfaces of the computer case, it quickly connected them to the correct location.
Lu Zhou's heart skipped a beat as he watched the operation. He was afraid that this guy would break his "new computer".
Fortunately, what he was worried about did not happen.
Xiao Ai was obviously more cautious about her new home. After she finished installing the case, she even used her "hands" to build a cooling rack with a water and air cooling system. She then carefully placed the case on the rack.
Xiao Ai: [Master, Master, the installation is complete! It's time to witness a miracle ~ φ (≧ ω ∀ *) ノ]
Lu Zhou: "Cut the crap and turn it on."
The signal light on the case flashed, and the connected screen quickly lit up.
However, even though the screen was lit up, it was still dark and there was no movement.
Lu Zhou stared at the dark screen. If it weren't for the bouncing text box in the upper left corner, he would have thought that this thing was dead.
Lu Zhou looked at the drone floating next to him and asked, "That's it?"
"… That's it?"
Xiao Ai: [Yeah? It's already done? 0v0]
Lu Zhou: "… Is there no desktop?"
Xiao Ai: [But this is a command-line operating system … Of course, if Master wants, I can design a graphical operating system for Master … Wait a minute, Xiao Ai suddenly felt a wave of energy gushing out. Σ (° △ ° | | |)]
The text flashing on the screen suddenly stopped. Lu Zhou paused for a second and quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
"What's wrong?"
"Xiao Ai!"
Just as he finished speaking, the case of the quantum computer suddenly emitted an azure blue light.
Looking at this amazing scene, Lu Zhou's eyes couldn't help but widen. However, he soon discovered that the light did not come from the quantum computer, but from an illusion in his field of vision …
Or rather, the system.
Less than half a second later, a translucent dialog box popped up in his field of vision.
[Congratulations, User, "artificial intelligence" technology branch upgraded.
[Current level: Level 3]
"Artificial intelligence" technology branch!
It's upgraded here!
Lu Zhou was excited.
The last time he upgraded was when he just came back from Princeton. Even though he helped Xiao Ai move once, he didn't seem to meet the upgrade conditions.
But level 3 requires a quantum computer to upgrade!
Isn't this upgrade condition a bit too harsh?
He reached out his index finger and clicked on the translucent dialog box. The collapsed dialog box quickly unfolded and listed the requirements for upgrading to level 4.
[Upgrade condition: Collect enough data from human social behavior.]
The upgrade condition for level 4 didn't seem to be to continue to improve computing power, which made Lu Zhou feel relieved.
This was already a quantum computer sent by a higher civilization. If he helped Xiao Ai move to a new house, even if he really developed quantum computer technology, he wouldn't be able to find a "bigger house" in a short period of time.
However, this "collect enough data from human social behavior" is a bit too abstract, right?
Do I just have to register a few social media accounts, watch the group chat, and then quietly wait for the loading bar to load?
Lu Zhou looked at the empty progress bar and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Suddenly, Xiao Ai, who had been silent for a long time, finally reacted. The drone stopped in mid-air and floated in front of Lu Zhou.
Xiao Ai: [Master, I'm done. (∀ ∀ ∀)]
Lu Zhou reached out and waved his hand in the air, dispelling the translucent dialog box. He then looked at Xiao Ai, who had a "shy" look on her face.
"How do you feel after the upgrade? Are there any changes? "
Xiao Ai: [I feel like I've become smarter! (́ • ́ • ́) و ́]
Lu Zhou: "…"
I don't know if it's an illusion.
I feel like …
It's a waste to give such a good thing to this guy?
…
Because the computer couldn't be disassembled, Lu Zhou's enthusiasm for this "Transcendence" X-1 quantum computer decreased by half. After he gave it to Xiao Ai, he left the laboratory, took the elevator, and went straight to the dean's office on the top floor.
Lu Zhou sat in front of his desk and thought that since he was already here, he might as well deal with the backlog of documents. Therefore, he pulled out the documents submitted by various research institutes from the filing cabinet.
Just as he was about to flip through the books one by one, there was a knock on the door of his office.
Lu Zhou closed the document in his hand and threw it on the corner of his desk.
"Come in."
Yang Xu, the director of the Institute of Computational Materials, pushed open the door and walked in.
Lu Zhou paused for a second when he saw how excited Yang Xu was. He then smiled and asked.
He then smiled and asked, "What's so exciting?"
"Of course it's great news!" Yang Xu walked to Lu Zhou's desk and smiled. He placed the report in his hand on Lu Zhou's desk and said, "Remember the carbon-based chip project we launched two years ago?"
Lu Zhou's heart thumped, and he immediately sat up straight in his office chair.
"There's a result?"
"There's more than a result …" Yang Xu looked at Lu Zhou and took a deep breath. He then said excitedly, "We already did it!"
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