Chapter 1162 Nu Ma Artificial Intelligence Laboratory

Pei Qian didn't give them a chance to object and moved directly to the next topic.

"So, next is to determine the main research direction of the Nu Ma Artificial Intelligence Laboratory."

"Do you have any ideas?"

Pei Qian was still fishing as usual.

Otherwise, if his opinion happened to clash with the department head, it would be difficult to change it.

Shen Renjie said, "President Pei, our lab's research is mainly focused on the conventional applications of artificial intelligence. Simply put, it's about upgrading and optimizing AI on mobile phones, such as the mobile phone functions handled by Aeeis artificial intelligence. These are all within our research scope."

Jiang Yuan nodded slightly. This was the main reason he had chosen to acquire this company in the first place.

Artificial intelligence assistants on mobile phones, smart speakers, smart homes, and so on, are currently the most widely used and commercialized fields of artificial intelligence, and they are also the most closely aligned with Tenda's current industries.

The research results of this laboratory can be directly used by Aeeis, making Aeeis on Otto phones more user-friendly. At the same time, Chang You is currently tinkering with various smart home devices, so research results in this area are crucial for Otto Technology.

Moreover, this field is relatively easy to produce results in.

Because the current stage of artificial intelligence is, frankly speaking, intelligence that is built by manpower. The more manpower, the more intelligent it becomes.

For example, Aeeis. Behind its functions, there is basically a large amount of code to support it. Although it seems very intelligent, it is actually the result of program calculations, which are pre-set.

As for other research directions, they are relatively more difficult and harder to produce results.

Pei Qian couldn't help but fall silent.

Obviously, these were not very complex or profound principles, and he understood them.

In that case, he definitely couldn't choose this field!

As for which field to choose, Pei Qian himself didn't know, but at least Shen Renjie and Jiang Yuan had eliminated one correct answer for him.

Pei Qian cleared his throat. "Research in this area is not impossible, but it's not necessary to make it the main research direction."

"Assign a small group of people to research it casually."

Pei Qian didn't want to ask them to completely give up, after all, most of their research results were in this area. Asking them to give up completely would be too outrageous.

But continuing to dig deep into this field would definitely not work, as it would be too easy for things to go wrong.

It would be best to only invest a small amount of manpower in this aspect, fooling around casually, just enough to save face. It was important not to overexert themselves and produce too much.

Shen Renjie was stunned. "Huh?"

When he told President Pei that he wanted to determine the main research direction of the laboratory, he meant choosing a specific area within the current field as the focus of their efforts.

He had never considered other fields!

Because the laboratory had too little accumulation in other areas, and the research and development was difficult and not easy to produce results. It was easy to end up wasting their efforts.

Seeing the surprised looks on Shen Renjie and Jiang Yuan's faces, Pei Qian knew that it was time for him to use his great mouth escape technique.

His expression immediately became serious. "There are two very fatal problems with the current field of research."

"First, the homogenization is serious, and it doesn't have any effect on differentiated competition."

"Not to mention anything else, how many companies and laboratories in the country are studying this direction? Almost all mobile phone manufacturers are developing their own artificial intelligence assistants, not to mention Xunke Technology, the leader in this field."

"What's the point of us fighting them to the death in this field?"

"It's better to directly buy Xunke Technology's existing technology, and we can just assign a few people to make minor repairs and supplements on this basis."

"Second, the ceiling is too low, and the goal is not long-term enough."

"Even if we can achieve certain results, how much profit can it bring us?"

"It's nothing more than making the functions of Aeeis artificial intelligence richer and launching a few more smart gadgets. But if we can do these things, can't other companies do them too?"

"How rich can the functions of Aeeis artificial intelligence be? Can it bring any substantial experience improvement to our mobile phone users?"

"Obviously, this is a low-risk, low-return field."

"If we want to do low-risk, low-return things, we can just buy existing technology. Why set up our own laboratory?"

"So, we must choose a high-risk, high-return direction!"

"It doesn't matter at all if there are no key results within a year or two and we keep losing money. Our goals must be set more long-term!"

"In other words, you can research any direction, but you can't continue to research the current direction. You can spend as much money as you want on research, but the goal must be long-term."

"Of course, don't just focus on big moves and get into a dead end. It's still a result if you occasionally produce some small results!"

The reason why he added this last sentence was mainly because Pei Qian was worried that the laboratory would not have any results for a long time, leading to a delayed settlement. Anyway, as long as there was a little result, he could fool around and make a product to sell, without violating the system rules.

Pei Qian's words were righteous and confident, and the two of them showed ashamed expressions on their faces.

Look at President Pei's vision and realm!

As expected, the leader of such a large group company thinks differently from ordinary employees!

Shen Renjie hurriedly nodded. "I understand, President Pei. I will definitely take your words as the creed of all employees of the Nu Ma Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, strictly abide by them, and always remember them!"

Pei Qian nodded with great satisfaction.

Well, not bad. Shen Renjie was mature and steady, and looked like a very obedient person, which made people feel very relieved.

As for Jiang Yuan, he had only been promoted to head of the department for a short time and hadn't caused any trouble, so he should be much better than Chang You.

Pei Qian stood up. "Okay, I'll leave first."

He had only helped the Nu Ma Artificial Intelligence Laboratory eliminate a major option, but he hadn't pointed out a very clear direction.

This was mainly because Pei Qian was afraid that his European Emperor attribute would act up again, and he would casually point out a flashpoint.

Anyway, let Shen Renjie slowly figure it out himself. As for what he figured out, it was up to fate.

...

After sending President Pei away, Jiang Yuan and Shen Renjie returned to the conference room again.

Shen Renjie couldn't help but sigh, "This is the first time I've met President Pei. I never expected him to be such a person."

Jiang Yuan asked, "What kind of person?"

Shen Renjie thought for a while. "He has a maturity that doesn't match his age. I've never seen this kind of pattern and vision in anyone else."

"I have to say, the entire Tenda Group's temperament is very similar to President Pei's. They are all so young and full of vitality."

Shen Renjie was nearly middle-aged and had dealt with many big company bosses or CEOs in the industry. He had seen many big waves. But after coming to Tenda, he was still surprised by all kinds of magical things.

For example, Jiang Yuan was young enough, but President Pei was even younger than Jiang Yuan. And Chang You, the former head of Otto Technology, was transferred to other departments after only one year, and the key was that his performance was very outstanding and he had won the title of excellent employee.

This kind of thing could be said to be unheard of in other companies.

Jiang Yuan smiled slightly. "Just get used to it."

Shen Renjie's expression became melancholy again. "But then again, President Pei didn't give us a very clear instruction."

Jiang Yuan slowly took a sip of tea. "President Shen, that's where you're not aware."

"According to Tenda's standard working process, the highlight of our work is yet to come."

Shen Renjie: "Ah? Could it be..."

Jiang Yuan nodded slightly. "That's right. President Pei should have given us enough hints in his previous remarks. Now we need to carefully interpret them."

Shen Renjie blinked, completely confused.

Jiang Yuan had expected this. Although Shen Renjie was older, he hadn't worked at Tenda before, so he couldn't get President Pei's train of thought. Therefore, he still had to do it himself.

He took out his mobile phone and searched for the keyword "Nu Ma." (Inferior Horse)

"First of all, the name that President Pei gave to the laboratory is very particular."

"From the literal meaning, Nu Ma is an inferior horse, which doesn't seem like a good name. But there is a famous sentence in *Encouraging Learning*: 'A thoroughbred horse can leap ten steps, but an inferior horse can travel ten cart-lengths; the merit lies in perseverance.'"

"It means that even though a thoroughbred horse runs fast, if it only jumps once, it can't jump ten steps. And if an inferior horse keeps running, as long as it perseveres, it can also run very far."

"Combining it with the laboratory's previous name, 'Qilin' (Kylin), the meaning becomes even clearer."

"President Pei means that we should lower our stance."

"The field of artificial intelligence is too profound and complex. It is no exaggeration to say that it represents the future of mankind. In such a field, we should always maintain the mentality of an apprentice, and like an inferior horse, take one step at a time. The key is not how fast we run at the beginning, but how long we can persist."

"Therefore, President Pei means that we must not be complacent, we must not be content with small gains, we must always have the right attitude, recognize our shortcomings, and always have a long-term vision and persist in research, so that we can occupy a place in this field!"

Shen Renjie suddenly understood. "I see! In that case, the name Nu Ma Artificial Intelligence Laboratory contains many meanings! It's not only not tacky, but also has a very profound cultural connotation?"

Jiang Yuan continued, "As for the Nu Ma Laboratory's next research direction..."

"Although President Pei didn't explicitly point it out, he did point out a general range."

"President Pei asked us to compete with other laboratories in a differentiated way, to have a long-term vision, and to give full play to our comparative advantages."

"In my opinion... why don't we focus our research on the application of artificial intelligence in the field of games?"

Shen Renjie was stunned for a moment. "The field of games? That makes sense!"

"Tenda's games are very outstanding, and the various AIs and assistants in the games are indeed one of the research directions of artificial intelligence."

"If we can achieve something in the AI of games, the effect will indeed be greater than improving the functions of Aeeis!"

"Okay, let's decide on that. We'll assign a small group of people to research Aeeis artificial intelligence and smart home fields, and put the main research direction in the field of games!"