Chapter 336: Thought 1 is unacceptable (3/4)
Ye Zishu thought about whether to add the sound collection function. The technical difficulty is very high on the one hand, and the main reason is whether it is worth it, because the cost will increase a lot.
The surveillance cameras in the previous life were basically not equipped with a sound collection system. It must be reasonable to do so. He believes that the main reason is that the technical difficulty is too high.
It is difficult for our ears to distinguish sounds, let alone electronic devices, which are too sensitive, and there will be a lot of noise, unlike humans who can automatically filter most of the noise through the brain.
If the equipment is not sensitive, it will not be able to collect sound sources from a longer distance, and it will not be much different from a deaf person, and its effect will naturally be limited.
Secondly, it is very difficult to match the image and the sound source. It is difficult to distinguish the direction and distance of the sound by a single sound collection device. A matrix arrangement is required to determine the source and direction of the sound through multiple sound collection devices.
This involves the coordinated processing technology of multiple sound collection devices. Although it looks very simple, it is actually quite difficult, and it is not something ordinary people can do.
For him, technology is not a problem. Through technical means, useless noise can be reduced, effective sound sources can be expanded, and they can be matched with images.
It's just that the price of such a sensitive sound sensor is definitely not cheap, and whether this processed sound can be used as a legal basis is also a question.
However, Ye Zishu thought about it, and felt that it would be a good thing for the technology accumulation of his companies to just get it out regardless of whether it was needed or not.
If the purchaser feels that the sound system is necessary, then it is better, because the purchase price will inevitably be higher, which can be regarded as providing more revenue for the enterprise.
If you think it is not necessary, just remove it directly, and only provide image processing technology, which can also achieve the desired effect, but the lack of sound provides additional clues during investigation.
The technology involved in sound processing technology is also very high. Among them, what Ye Shu cares most about is natural language processing technology, which can be said to be the highest technology level today.
Imagine that if the background intelligent system cannot understand natural language, even if the sound source is collected, the danger cannot be detected in advance, which is tantamount to doing useless work.
Therefore, the background intelligent system must understand the true meaning of language, and at the same time, it also needs to have the ability to understand various spoken languages and dialects, and even be able to connect a few words together for understanding.
Since he has the ability to understand Chinese, he naturally has the ability to understand the languages of other countries. Combined, Ye Zishu thinks this is a proper intelligent translation system.
to be honest,
He never thought of bringing out the intelligent translation system so early, because he felt that the market size might not be very large before that time.
But through this project, if he wants to achieve the best results, he must come up with a highly intelligent voice processing system, and the intelligent translation system is only a little further.
The front has been figured out, is there still a small step behind, so the intelligent translation system has entered his research and development task again, no matter how big the market is, the technical level is definitely the highest today.
Moreover, even the voice can achieve such a high level of understanding, and the translation of text is even easier, even much more professional than the translation of the professional eighth level.
Of course, it is impossible for an intelligent translation system to surpass top linguists, but how many top linguists are there in the world?
It can be said that the translation ability of this intelligent translation system exceeds 99.999% of the world's people, and there is definitely no problem.
It's just that after such a system is brought out, is it necessary for human beings to study other people's languages desperately? Just like our country, is it still necessary to learn English?
At least in Ye Shu's view, the necessity is greatly reduced. It can be changed from a major course to an elective course. It cannot be said that it is not taught at all. After all, English still plays a great role in the field of scientific research.
Chinese is pictographic and pictograph, while English is phonetic and coded, and most of the work in the scientific field is inseparable from coding.
This is why many equipment models and other places with coding features are used to writing in English, because English has a natural advantage in coding.
Therefore, in the field of science, it is impossible to completely eliminate English. English is an important tool in scientific research, not just a language.
As a scientific worker, he adopts an open attitude towards this matter. Anything that is beneficial to scientific research can be adopted. Every civilization has its own advantages and cannot be belittled blindly.
It is only used for coding work and does not require advanced knowledge of English. Just like the program written by a programmer, the screen is full of English letters, but it does not require the programmer to know much English.
Because most of these English letters are just a logical symbol, or a code, without any actual English language meaning.
If it is enough to achieve this level, then it is not necessary to take English as a major course, and it is enough to use English as an elective course with a relatively simple understanding.
As for professional English works, it is completely possible to use the intelligent translation system to translate them. In turn, it is also possible to convert Chinese into English.
Although he has thought so much, it is not something he can decide. It is just a very good personal wish for someone who has been fooled by English a lot.
After this intelligent translation system comes out, whether to cancel English is beyond his control, but it is certain that the discussion around English will definitely set off a wave in China.
Because many students have stumbled in English learning, although people with high IQs can learn everything quickly, learning English is definitely not a problem.
But people with high IQs are a minority, and most of them are people with ordinary qualifications. If you can focus on the courses you are interested in, will you have a greater possibility of success?
In the previous life, there were endless discussions about the abolition of English, but it was impossible to completely cancel the intelligent technology of the previous life. On the one hand, the technology did not meet the requirements, and on the other hand, we were not the top in the world, and we still focused on learning from others.
When our own technological development has formed a strong endogenous driving force, which is already dominated by self-study and supplemented by learning from others, the status of English will be greatly reduced.
Although most people do not use English in their daily life and feel that it is useless, in the field of education, our country has always emphasized fairness, and this fairness is fair opportunity.
The intelligent translation system is a heavyweight product for Phoenix Technology, and their internationalization of software development will be very easy to do in the future.
There are also many Internet companies under them. The intelligent translation system plays a greater role and is a magic weapon that can truly integrate the global Internet.
In fact, artificial intelligence that can understand natural language is already highly intelligent, and the scope of application is not just translation.
With artificial intelligence, a highly intelligent teaching platform can be built, and the whole process of artificial intelligence teaching is very suitable, at least for low-innovation teaching work.
New Oriental is doing this kind of work. If such an intelligent teaching system is handed over to New Oriental, then New Oriental may become the world's largest online education company.
There are 5.5 billion people in the world, and the school-age population is at least 1 billion. As long as 100 million of them become customers of New Oriental Online Education, then the annual income will be hundreds of billions of yuan.
You can charge a very low fee in China, but it will definitely not be very cheap abroad, because this is an online one-on-one teaching, and the price is right, but it is not in line with the law of the market if it is cheap.
Even this online teaching system is bound to a tablet computer, and a professional online education hardware platform is launched, and another income can be obtained from the hardware equipment.
Thinking of this, Ye Zishu felt that he was becoming more and more like a qualified businessman, but it was undeniable that the feasibility of doing so was very high and it was worth a try.
