July 24th.
Bao Shan Industrial Zone.
A piece of equipment consisting of 108 large cabinets was transported by several trucks to the entrance of Xing Hai Technologies' third research and development factory.
After the shockproof door was opened, the outer shells of the cabinets and the spare parts were carefully moved out by the workers.
All of them were gently carried into the factory.
The supercomputer custom-made by Xing Hai Technologies had arrived.
The manufacturer was Shuguang Corporation.
The model of the computer was Shuguang TC9000. It used 28800 high-performance processors with a peak computing power of 7994
TFlop/s quadrillion times per second.
This computing speed was only 0.8% of the number one computer in the country, Tianhe-3E.
The performance of the M supercomputer, Summi, ranked number one in the world.
It could not even reach a computing speed of 100 billionths.
In Chen Jin's eyes, this TC9000 that he bought was simply rubbish.
Even so!
The computing power of this TC9000 was ranked number six in the Z country, surpassing the number one computer in the world, Tianhe-1.
In the world's Top 500 supercomputer list, this TC9000 could be ranked number 38.
It was definitely a real supercomputer.
As for its purchase price, it was 550 million. No bargaining!
"Xing Hai Technologies, I'll buy one!" Chen Jin waved his hand and placed an order.
Could a supercomputer be bought?
Of course.
In fact, companies such as Baidu, Ali, and Hua Yao had all purchased a number of supercomputers to build data centers, cloud platforms, and so on.
A considerable portion of the more than 200 supercomputers in the Z country that were ranked in the global Top 500 were purchased by private companies.
However, it could be said that Xing Hai Technologies was so generous to buy a supercomputer that was ranked number six in the country.
This was because most technology companies would not fork out so much money to buy a supercomputer directly. Most of them would go to a special supercomputer center and spend money to "rent" a supercomputer for a few hours of usage.
It was not cost-effective to buy a supercomputer directly.
Chen Jin did not spend $550 million on a supercomputer because he was rich. It was because it was more cost-effective.
The "intelligent learning program" that Xing Hai Technologies was going to develop could fully utilize the computing power of this supercomputer.
It might not even be enough!
Even Chen Jin felt that the computing power of the Tianhe-3E, the strongest in the country and the world, was too weak.
Unless the "Scarlet" that Alice had used in the Base of Operations was moved to Earth, with the "Scarlet"'s computing power of 100 trillion times per second, it would be more or less sufficient.
"Move Crimson to Earth? Alright, I'll dismantle the motherboard, CPU, internal memory, hard disk, and other components. After a few thousand trips, I can indeed move them to Earth and use them here. "
"However, it won't be long before my secret is found out, and I will be taken away by the mysterious department. I will be interrogated, investigated, or beaten. All in all, I won't be able to keep my secret.
"Something that is at least five or six steps ahead of Earth. Bringing it here is simply courting death."
Therefore, it was better not to save a single cent of the money that should be spent.
With the purchase of this TC9000, all the necessary research and development hardware for the Intelligent Learning Machine project could be said to be complete. They could start the research and development with full force.
Its performance was sufficient for the time being, because version 1.0 of the Intelligent Learning Machine was mainly targeted at primary school students.
In a technical discussion activity.
Chen Jin said,
"The Intelligent Learning Machine that I envisioned does not require it to be omniscient and omnipotent from the start. Instead, it is divided into several stages.
"The first stage is the primary school stage. For primary school students, they will be provided with a question-and-answer service for Chinese, Mathematics, English, and other subjects.
"The knowledge points at this stage are relatively basic and simple. They are considered entry-level knowledge. With the supercomputer that the company bought, after running the intelligent learning program, they may be able to learn all of this in just a few hours.
"The second stage is the junior high school stage. Compared to the primary school stage, the difficulty of the knowledge points at this stage is a notch higher. The changes are also more complicated. However, for the company's supercomputer, it will only take a few months of computing power.
"The third stage is the senior high school stage. The knowledge points will obviously increase, and they will be more difficult and complex. They will start to touch upon some esoteric and difficult content. If the company's supercomputer were to learn them and achieve a 100% mastery, I'm afraid that it would take at least three years.
"The fourth stage is the university stage. Needless to say, there are at least thousands of different majors in universities. If we don't increase the number of supercomputers in the company, I'm afraid that we won't be able to completely master the knowledge points at this stage even after ten years.
"The last stage is the 'omniscient and omniscient' stage. At this stage, Xing Hai Technologies can announce to the public that we have mastered the knowledge of the entire world. Our 'Omniscient Learning Machine' or 'Omniscient Program' will bring earth-shattering changes to the world!"
"In the future, if people encounter any questions that they don't understand, they can ask the 'Omnipotent Learning Machine' at any time. No matter what technical difficulties you encounter in the field of brainpower, you can consult our 'Omnipotent Assistant.' The 'Omnipotent Assistant' will solve the problem for you within a short period of time.
"So, do you still think that the product I'm making is just a simple learning machine?
No, it's not at all!
What I'm making is a knowledge base. It's an omniscient and omnipotent 'brain.' It's a 'tool' that can eliminate brainwork in the future.
The so-called learning machine is just a side product. Compared to the ultimate products of this project, the learning machine is not even worth mentioning! "
After listening to him.
Boom!
All the technicians were stunned.
All of them were shocked by the scene described by their boss. They were shocked by the ambition in his heart!
They started a heated discussion.
"President Chen's idea may become a reality. As long as the computing power of the supercomputer is strong enough, we can master the knowledge of the entire world!"
"It can't be done. Knowledge is endless. It's impossible for a computer to record it all. Let me give you a simple example. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9. There are 362 of them.
880 types (9!). There are thousands of words in the dictionary. There are more combinations than atoms in the universe. A supercomputer can't master all knowledge. It doesn't even have the medium to store knowledge. "
Another young man retorted, "You're completely wrong! The knowledge of the world has its surface form, but there are also axioms hidden deep within. This is especially true for science that is particular about logic. Its essence is the arithmetic of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It's the Pythagorean law, the three laws of mechanics, chemical reaction equations, and so on. These formulas and laws are the essence of the world! As long as we master these essences, it's equivalent to mastering all knowledge. "
"Yes, He Fei is right. It's said that the world's knowledge, excluding the recorded liberal arts knowledge, is purely scientific and technological knowledge. The knowledge accumulated by humans over thousands of years can be filled in a small room."
"No matter how many changes there are, the fundamentals are still the same. This world is not as complicated as you and I think."
Technical Director Song Bo Jun also nodded. "That's right. The learning process of the intelligent learning program we're working on is to grasp the 'essence.' It's to grasp the laws of physics, mathematical formulas, and language grammar. Then, it'll be able to draw inferences about other cases from one case and master them through a comprehensive study. It's not a simple exhaustive study. That's why it's called an intelligent learning program.
Everyone nodded.
The man who felt that it was impossible also nodded and said, "I understand."
The young man, He Fei, said, "President Chen, Director Song, as long as we can create the intelligent learning program, a learning machine will not be a problem. Learning machine 1.0 for primary school students can be created in half a year! Primary school level knowledge is too easy. "
"Yes, it's so easy!
It's so easy! "
"We can do it. We can definitely make the intelligent learning program! The intelligent learning machine can be created with 100% certainty! "
Song Bo Jun's eyes shone with fiery confidence. He waved his hand and said, "Let's go back to our respective workstations. I'll lead all of you to create the intelligent learning program within a month!"
With a whoosh, everyone returned to their respective workstations.
The hundreds of programmers of the "Intelligent Learning Machine" project were fully energized and threw themselves into work.
After understanding their boss's ambition, Song Bo Jun's project team was filled with enthusiasm and strong confidence. This turned into a drive to work hard.
Chen Jin nodded in satisfaction at this scene.
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