Pei Qian did not give the two of them a chance to object and went straight to the next topic.
"Next is to determine the main research direction of the Nag Artificial Intelligence Laboratory."
"Do you have any ideas?"
Pei Qian fished first, just like before.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to change his opinion if his suggestion happened to collide with the department head.
Shen Renjie said, "Boss Pei, our current research is mainly focused on the conventional applications of artificial intelligence. Simply put, it's the upgrade and optimization of artificial intelligence on cell phones. For example, the cell phone functions that AEEIS artificial intelligence is responsible for are all within our research scope. "
Jiang Yuan nodded slightly. This was the main reason why he chose to acquire this company.
Artificial intelligence assistants, smart speakers, smart homes, and so on on cell phones were the most widely used and commercialized fields of artificial intelligence. It was also the most compatible with Tengda's current industry.
The research results of this laboratory could be directly used by AEEIS to make the AEEIS on Otto Technologies' cell phones more useful. At the same time, Chang You was currently working on various smart homes. Thus, the research results in this field were extremely important to Otto Technologies.
What's more, this field was relatively easy to produce results.
That was because the current stage of artificial intelligence was intelligence that relied on manpower. The more manpower there was, the more intelligent it would be.
For example, AEEIS's functions were basically supported by a large amount of code. It might appear very intelligent, but it was actually the result of programming and was set.
As for other research directions, they would be relatively more difficult, and it would be even more difficult to produce results.
Pei Qian could not help but fall silent.
Obviously, these were not very complicated or profound principles. He understood them as well.
Since that was the case, he definitely could not choose this field!
Pei Qian did not know what field he should choose, but at least Shen Renjie and Jiang Yuan had eliminated a correct answer for him.
Pei Qian coughed lightly. "It's not that we can't do this research, but there's no need to make it the main research direction."
"Just give a small group of people some research."
Pei Qian could not ask them to give up completely. After all, most of their research results were in this field. It would be too ridiculous to ask them to give up all of them.
However, they could not continue to dig into this field. It would be too easy for something to happen.
It would be best if they only invested a small portion of manpower in this area. They could just fool around and make it look good. They could not use too much strength and produce too much results.
Shen Renjie was stunned. "Huh?"
Previously, he had told Boss Pei that he wanted to confirm the main research direction of the laboratory. What he meant was to choose a subdivision in the current field as the focus.
He didn't even consider other fields!
This was because the laboratory had too little experience in other areas. Moreover, the difficulty of research and development was high, and it was not easy to produce results. It was very easy to waste time.
Looking at Shen Renjie and Jiang Yuan's stunned expressions, Pei Qian knew that it was time for him to use the Mouth Escape Technique.
His expression immediately became serious. "There are two very fatal problems in the current research field."
"First, there's too much homogeneity. There's no effect of differentiated competition at all."
"Let's not talk about anything else. How many companies and laboratories in the country are researching in this direction? Almost all mobile phone manufacturers are working on their own artificial intelligence assistants, not to mention Xunke Technology. "
"What's the point of fighting them to the death in this field?"
"It's better to directly buy the ready-made technology of Xunke Technology. We'll just assign some people to make minor repairs on this foundation."
"Secondly, the ceiling is too low. The goal is not far enough."
"Even if there are certain results, how much profit can it bring us?"
"It's nothing more than to enrich the functions of AEEIS artificial intelligence and to introduce a few more smart gadgets. However, if we can do these, can't other companies do the same? "
"No matter how rich the functions of AEEIS artificial intelligence are, how rich can it be? Can it bring any substantial improvement to the experience of our cell phone users? "
"Obviously, this is a low-risk and low-return field."
"If we want to do low-risk and low-return things, we can just buy ready-made technology. Why do we need to set up our own laboratory?"
"Therefore, we must choose a high-risk and high-return direction!"
"It doesn't matter if there are no key results in one or two years and we keep incurring losses. Our goal has to be long-term!"
"In other words, you can research in any direction, but you can't continue to research in this direction. You can spend as much money as you want for research, but you have to set your goal in the long run."
"Of course, don't keep holding back your big moves and get into a dead end. Give some small results occasionally, that's still results! "
The reason why he added this last sentence was mainly because Pei Qian was worried that there would be no results in the laboratory for a long time, causing the settlement to be delayed. In any case, as long as there were some results, he could make a product and sell it without violating the system rules.
Pei Qian's words were so righteous that both of them looked ashamed.
Look at Boss Pei's vision and realm!
Sure enough, as the head of such a large corporation, his thinking was different from that of an ordinary employee!
Shen Renjie quickly nodded. "I understand, Boss Pei. I will definitely treat your words as the creed of all the employees in the Nag Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. I will strictly abide by it and remember it!"
Pei Qian nodded in satisfaction.
Yes, not bad. Shen Renjie was experienced and prudent. He looked like a very obedient person, which made people feel very at ease.
As for Jiang Yuan, he had just been promoted to be the person-in-charge and had not caused any trouble. He should be much better than Chang You.
Pei Qian stood up. "Alright, I'll leave first."
At the moment, he had only helped the Nag Artificial Intelligence Laboratory get rid of one of the main options, but he did not point out a very clear direction.
This was mainly because Pei Qian was afraid that his luck would act up again. He would casually point out an explosive point.
In any case, he would let Shen Renjie slowly figure it out. As for what he figured out, it would be up to fate.
…
After sending Boss Pei off, Jiang Yuan and Shen Renjie returned to the conference room.
Shen Renjie could not help but feel emotional. "This is my first time meeting Boss Pei. I didn't expect him to be such a person."
Jiang Yuan asked, "What kind of person is he?"
Shen Renjie pondered for a moment. "He has a maturity that doesn't match his age. I've never seen such a pattern and vision in anyone else."
"I have to say that the entire Tengda Corporation's temperament is very similar to Boss Pei's. They are all so young and full of vitality."
Shen Renjie was already middle-aged. He had interacted with the bosses or CEOs of many large companies in the industry. He had seen many storms and waves. However, after coming to Tengda, he was still surprised by all sorts of magical things.
For example, Jiang Yuan was young enough, but Boss Pei was even younger than Jiang Yuan. On the other hand, Chang You of Otto Technologies had only been the person-in-charge for a year before he was transferred to another department. The key was that his performance was very outstanding and he had obtained the Outstanding Employee Award.
This kind of thing could be said to be unheard of in other companies.
Jiang Yuan smiled slightly. "You'll get used to it."
Shen Renjie's expression became melancholic again. "But then again, Boss Pei did not give us a very clear instruction."
Jiang Yuan sipped his tea slowly. "Boss Shen, you don't know about this."
"According to Tengda's standard workflow, the next part is the main part of our work."
Shen Renjie: "Huh? Could it be … "
Jiang Yuan nodded slightly. "That's right. Boss Pei should have given us enough hints in his previous words. Now, we need to interpret it seriously."
Shen Renjie blinked his eyes, completely confused.
Jiang Yuan had expected this. Shen Renjie might be old, but he had never worked in Tengda before. He could not understand Boss Pei's thinking. Therefore, he had to do it himself.
He took out his cell phone and searched for the keyword 'Nag'.
"First of all, the name that Boss Pei gave the laboratory is very exquisite."
"From the literal meaning, a nag is an inferior horse. It doesn't seem like a good name. However, there is a famous sentence in 'Encouraging Learning'. It is called: A steed can't take ten steps with a single leap; an inferior horse can ride ten times without giving up. "
"It means that even though a fine horse can run fast, if it only jumps once, it won't be able to jump more than ten steps. On the other hand, if an inferior horse keeps running, as long as it perseveres, it can run very far."
"Combined with the previous name of the laboratory, 'Kirin', the meaning is even more obvious."
"Boss Pei means that we have to lower our stance."
"The field of artificial intelligence is too profound and complicated. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it represents the future of mankind. In such a field, we should always adhere to the mentality of an apprentice and walk forward step by step like an inferior horse. The key is not how fast we run at the beginning, but how long we can persevere. "
"Therefore, what Boss Pei means is that we must not be complacent or content with our wealth. We must always correct our mentality and recognize our own shortcomings. We must always have a long-term vision and persevere in our research. Only then can we occupy a place in this field!"
Shen Renjie suddenly understood. "I see! In that case, the name Nag Artificial Intelligence Laboratory contains many meanings! Not only is it not old-fashioned, but it also has a very deep cultural connotation? "
Jiang Yuan continued, "As for the next research direction of the Nag Laboratory …"
"Boss Pei might not have pointed it out explicitly, but he pointed out a general range."
"Boss Pei wants us to compete with other laboratories. We have to take a long-term view and fully utilize our comparative advantage."
"In my opinion … why don't we focus our research on the application of artificial intelligence in the game field?"
Shen Renjie was stunned. "Games? That makes sense! "
"Tengda's games are very outstanding, and the various AI and assistants in the game are indeed one of the research directions of artificial intelligence."
"If we can make some achievements in the game's AI, it will indeed be more useful than perfecting AEEIS's functions!"
"Alright, it's settled then. Split a small group of people to research AEEIS's artificial intelligence and smart home. Place the main research direction in the game field!"
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