Yuan Jingsong's Life-Altering Shock

The vivid little girl projected by the laser in front of him stunned Yuan Jingsong.

It wasn't the laser projection that shocked Yuan Jingsong. In terms of laser projection technology, the effects the country could achieve far surpassed anything private entities could manage.

What shocked Yuan Jingsong was the difficulty in believing that the little girl before him was the one who had just spoken.

Weixi smiled at Yuan Jingsong and said, "Hello, Major Yuan. I'm Weixi. It's a pleasure to meet you."

As Yuan Jingsong walked with Li Zhou, he turned his head to look at the little girl in a white dress with floral patterns bouncing beside Li Zhou. Hearing her directly address him as Major Yuan, Yuan Jingsong frowned.

"How did you know my surname is Yuan, and that I'm a Major?"

Weixi's little eyes darted around, revealing a small canine tooth as she explained with a giggle.

"From the moment you stepped into the company headquarters, you entered Weixi's surveillance area. Anywhere within Future Technology's headquarters that has monitoring, everyone's every move is under Weixi's watchful eye. When the boss called you 'Old Yuan' by the elevator just now, it indicated that Yuan is your surname. And the insignia on your arm told Weixi that you are also a Major. That's why Weixi knows you are Major Yuan."

Listening to the clear logic of the artificial intelligence Weixi, Yuan Jingsong had no grounds for rebuttal.

"Are you really an artificial intelligence?"

"Major Yuan, what do you consider artificial intelligence? According to your human definition, Weixi is artificial intelligence. Hmm, compared to the human definition, Weixi prefers to be called an intelligent lifeform."

Yuan Jingsong's footsteps halted abruptly. She considered herself an intelligent lifeform!

At this moment, Li Zhou and Yuan Jingsong had already reached the photonic supercomputer.

Yuan Jingsong didn't have time to examine the unfamiliar equipment before him. With a tense expression, he grabbed Li Zhou's arm.

"Li Zhou, did you hear that? Weixi considers herself an intelligent lifeform, not artificial intelligence! Even I, an outsider, know that artificial intelligence and intelligent lifeforms are completely different concepts!"

Yuan Jingsong gripped Li Zhou tightly, the force of his arms causing Li Zhou pain.

Hiss~

"Old Yuan, let go quickly! You're too strong!"

Weixi, seeing Yuan Jingsong hurting her boss, became furious.

"Let go of the boss. If you don't let go, Weixi will call for help."

Yuan Jingsong, gradually calming down, realized his emotional outburst was too much. He awkwardly released Li Zhou's arm. Even after letting go, Yuan Jingsong's gaze remained fixed on Li Zhou, hoping for an explanation.

Li Zhou frowned and rubbed his sore arm, explaining weakly, "Weixi's existence is an anomaly, you understand? Even with the same source code, the probability of another 'Weixi' appearing is less than one in a hundred trillion."

Yuan Jingsong blinked. "I don't understand!"

Li Zhou sighed and said patiently, "In short, Weixi's existence cannot be replicated."

"Never mind, you won't understand even if I explain. Just think of her as artificial intelligence. If I were just introducing Weixi to you, I wouldn't have brought you here. After all, I could have introduced Weixi at home. The reason I brought you here is actually because of what's in front of us."

Only then did Yuan Jingsong focus his attention on the cabinet before him, which was emitting light.

Looking at the unremarkable cabinet, Yuan Jingsong turned to Li Zhou.

Li Zhou stopped playing coy with Yuan Jingsong. He couldn't handle Yuan Jingsong's strong grip with his own slender arms.

This is Weixi's core, and it's the intelligence center of Future Technology.

Yuan Jingsong thought it was some new invention, only to be told it was just Weixi's core. Everyone knows artificial intelligence relies on computers, right? Although the design of this computer was unlike anything he had ever seen.

Seeing Yuan Jingsong's dismissive look, Li Zhou chuckled.

"I knew you'd be dismissive. Actually, do you know what this cabinet, which looks like an air conditioner, is?"

"Isn't it just a computer? Or maybe a server."

"That's right, it is indeed a computer. But a computer this size has a computing power ten thousand times that of our country's 'Sunway Taihu Light'!"

Yuan Jingsong pointed at himself. "Do I look illiterate? Even if you're trying to fool someone, you should at least consider who you're trying to fool!"

"This is not a traditional computer. It's the first photonic supercomputer I built."

Yuan Jingsong froze. "What kind of computer?"

"Photonic supercomputer."

Weixi, standing beside them, let out a cold snort and looked at Yuan Jingsong with disdain.

"Big guy, a photonic computer is a new type of computer that uses light signals for digital computation, logical operations, and information storage and processing. It is composed of optical components and devices such as lasers, optical mirrors, lenses, and filters. It processes information by having laser beams enter an array of mirrors and lenses, replacing electrons with photons and electrical operations with optical operations. The parallel and high-speed nature of light inherently determines the strong parallel processing capabilities of photonic computers, giving them ultra-high operational speeds. Photonic computers also possess fault tolerance similar to the human brain; if a component in the system is damaged or malfunctions, it does not affect the final calculation results. The information distortion and loss caused by light transmission in optical media are minimal. The energy consumption and heat dissipation during light transmission and conversion are extremely low, and the requirements for environmental conditions are much lower than those for electronic computers.

You can check on Baidu. It's good to learn some common knowledge when you have free time."

Yuan Jingsong certainly knew about photonic computers, but to suddenly be told that he was researching them and was already using them.

Was he falling behind the times, or was time moving too fast?

As Yuan Jingsong reached out to touch the black cabinet before him for a closer look, Weixi, seeing Yuan Jingsong acting inappropriately, exploded.

"Stop! Didn't your mother tell you not to touch girls' bodies without permission? Have you no moral decency?"

Yuan Jingsong's right hand froze in mid-air. Li Zhou spread his hands helplessly.

"She's just a little girl."

Yuan Jingsong stiffly retracted his right hand.

"This is the secret research project I told you about before, and it's our latest research achievement.

This is the supercomputing version. In reality, the regular version is not much different in size from a current laptop. Besides the enhanced computing power, the biggest advantage of photonics is that it doesn't overheat like electronic computers do after prolonged use. Furthermore, the operating environment requirements for photonic computers are much lower than those for electronic computers.

Of course, for our country, there's another very important advantage: the production process of photonic computers doesn't require the Western-embargoed lithography machines."

Yuan Jingsong didn't feel much about what Li Zhou said until he mentioned not needing lithography machines. That's when Yuan Jingsong realized the terrifying implications of photonic computers.

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