Chapter 49 Psychology

The mastery of any discipline is destined to be a long process.

Take mathematics, for example. People start learning it before school age, go through elementary, middle, and high school, and graduate from university, yet how many dare to say they've mastered mathematics?

The word "psychology" comes from Greek, meaning the science of the soul. With the development of science, it shifted from the soul to the mind.

It encompasses perception, cognition, consciousness, emotions, thinking, personality, behavioral habits, and so on. It can be said to be incredibly complex.

Thorough mastery is by no means achievable overnight.

It might not even be much easier than practicing martial arts.

In the following half month, in addition to practicing his fist techniques every day, An Qisheng spent his time in dreams studying this knowledge.

But it was only a preliminary exploration.

Only then did he deeply understand why Zhao Kaibo was so obsessed with artificial intelligence, because this was knowledge that would take him decades to master.

For artificial intelligence, it might only take a second.

"This is indeed a near-impossible mission..."

An Qisheng sighed in his heart.

Mastering psychology and understanding the subconscious is only the first step, and also the easiest.

The real challenge lies in mastering, influencing, and changing the subconscious.

"It's time to put the library on hold..."

Closing the last book he had brought, An Qisheng got up and put the books back in their original places one by one.

These days, his studies had mainly been focused on his dreams. At the library, he was just flipping through books.

Because as long as he had flipped through a book page by page, he could study and view it through his dream of "the past" self.

And books he had not flipped through, even if he was still in the library in his dreams, had no content.

This further confirmed to him that his ability was not really seeing the past, but seeing mental imprints.

Returning his library card, An Qisheng left the Xuan University Library.

.......

Inside a private room at the Xuanjing International Hotel, a white man in a sharp suit and gold-rimmed glasses looked down at his watch, his brow furrowing slightly.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Daniel, for keeping you waiting."

An Qisheng pushed open the door of the private room and smiled apologetically.

"There are still one minute and thirty seconds until our agreed time. Mr. An is very punctual."

Daniel stood up and shook hands with An Qisheng, speaking fluent Xuan language:

"It's rare to meet a Xuan country person like Mr. An who is interested in artificial intelligence. I am looking forward to exchanging ideas with you."

"I'm just a little interested in artificial intelligence."

An Qisheng smiled.

This Daniel was an expert in artificial intelligence research from the Empire of the Setting Sun, and also the last of the dozens of experts he had arranged to meet this time.

"What would Mr. An like to know?"

Daniel asked.

"I'd like to know everything."

An Qisheng answered honestly.

"As we all know, the three elements of artificial intelligence are computing power, algorithms, and big data. These three elements form the foundation of artificial intelligence and are indispensable."

Daniel organized his thoughts, trying to explain to this layman in simple terms:

"Artificial intelligence is not as powerful as ordinary people think. What is truly complex is the human brain."

"The human brain..."

An Qisheng nodded, he knew this point as well.

"For example, I pick up a glass and drink water."

Daniel reached out and picked up a glass:

"If we calculate this process using artificial intelligence, first, the eyes must obtain two bitmap images with a clarity far exceeding today's cameras.

After that, the nerve signal data is transmitted to the brain, simulating and calculating the spatial orientation of the cup relative to the person, and then calculating the steps of reaching out, stopping, shaking hands, picking up, moving closer, raising, drinking water, swallowing, and so on.

And in this process, it is necessary to mobilize six hundred skeletal muscles throughout the body, and trillions of skeletal muscle cells to contract and relax at each point in time, with corresponding order data.

The complex calculations involved in this, needless to say, right?"

Daniel pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose: "Such a simple act of drinking water is already an extremely complex calculation for artificial intelligence. And if we calculate the data when humans kiss, then it's simply an exaggeratedly terrifying amount of data..."

"This is the major bottleneck in the application of artificial intelligence."

"This is easy to understand."

An Qisheng nodded to show his understanding.

Artificial intelligence surpasses humans in some areas, but in other areas, it is far from reaching the human average.

"What else would Mr. An like to know?"

Daniel asked again.

"Mr. Daniel's knowledge is admirable."

An Qisheng tapped on the table, and the waiter outside the door brought in the dishes:

"Let's stop here for today. If I'm interested later, I'll contact you."

Daniel was a little surprised. He hadn't said much yet.

An Qisheng was very satisfied with this Daniel.

Compared to the few white men who were constantly making empty promises to him before, this Daniel was considered very honest.

Of course, whether they were honest or not, what An Qisheng needed to do was chat with them, have a meal, and then, in his dreams, fully accept their knowledge.

Compared to the gains, the cost could almost be ignored.

After a satisfying meal, Liu Xian came to An Qisheng's room after seeing the staggering Daniel off.

His mental state was very good, obviously having made good progress with Wang Anfeng.

"Thank you very much this time, Brother Liu."

An Qisheng expressed his sincere gratitude.

"It's nothing more than contacting a few white people, it's nothing!"

Liu Xian waved his hand, and then asked curiously:

"But these days, the experts you've met have different research directions, and many of them are research that has no potential for profit. If you want to invest, do you still want to set up a research institute?"

"Cast a wide net, maybe there's an opportunity."

An Qisheng didn't even blink when he lied.

The experts he had met these days were not limited to psychology and artificial intelligence. He had met experts in medicine, hypnosis, philosophy, physics, mathematics, and even history.

Of course, with Liu Xian contacting them for him, these experts were not those "experts" from the outside world, but all had real talents and learning.

Liu Xian shook his head, obviously not thinking he could find a hidden gem.

"Let's not talk about this. Brother Liu is in a good mood today."

An Qisheng changed the subject.

"I also have to thank Brother An for giving me Young Master Wang's contact information. This morning, I contacted Dr. Wang Zhixuan, and she has agreed to interview my daughter when she comes to Xuanjing for inspection."

Speaking of this, the gloom between Liu Xian's eyebrows dissipated a bit.

"Wang Zhixuan is coming to Xuanjing?"

An Qisheng's heart skipped a beat. Compared to the experts he had seen these days, Wang Zhixuan was a true expert at the forefront of artificial intelligence.

And also a *huajin* (transformation realm) great martial artist.

"Not only Dr. Wang, but it is said that many people from the Martial Arts Headquarters are coming together..."

As he spoke, Liu Xian's expression suddenly became solemn.

An Qisheng's heart jumped, and he also thought of something:

"Could it be that Mu Longcheng is coming?"