Chapter 2966 Iconic Products

Many people lose their fighting spirit after experiencing a huge failure or a huge success.

Sam Altman's entrepreneurship was said to have failed, but this was only a failure compared to the great goal in his heart. In fact, he sold the company for $43 million, and the business brought him $10 million in personal income. He suddenly turned from a college dropout into a wealthy man.

Then he accepted the invitation of the well-known investment fund YC to invest and became a big CEO!

This life is simply too successful.

Many young people with less experience are easily lost in the halo of success.

At this time, some people with industry status, influence and personal charm are needed to provide certain guidance, so as to rekindle fighting spirit and start a new journey.

In the previous life, this "mentor" was Elon Musk.

Musk is really good at fooling people.

He co-founded OpenAI with Sam Altman. Musk has a lot of shares, but Altman, as the founder, chairman and CEO of this company, did not even have a single share. He participated in it completely out of passion, love, feelings, faith, ambition to achieve great things, and the will to change the world. He really did it for love.

Because he did not hold shares and lacked actual control, he was almost fired by the board of directors.

This time, Zhou Buqi wanted to be the mentor and provide Sam Altman with such an opportunity.

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "We have a product called Rokid-go, a small program for playing Go, do you know it?"

Sam Altman said respectfully, "Of course, it's shocking. Although I don't know much about the artificial intelligence industry, I know that this product has guided the complex artificial intelligence industry in the right technical direction. I can't play Go, but I have read some papers and related technical analysis. I think the transformation of artificial intelligence computing power from CPU to GPU is a great initiative, and it will even change the development process of human history!"

This is the effect Zhou Buqi wants.

Rokid-go has spent a lot of money in recent years.

But there is no commercial benefit.

The greatest value is the brand value, which has earned Ziweixing International huge reputation and credibility in the technology industry, and has won the support and welcome of technology professionals around the world. The concept of artificial intelligence has been around for sixty or seventy years, starting with Turing, the father of computers, but for decades, there have been no representative products.

Until the emergence of Rokid-go, it can be said that it changed the industry landscape in one fell swoop!

Not only at the application level, but also at the technical level, it has given the entire industry a revelation.

Such an effect must of course continue.

Zhou Buqi doesn't know technology, but he knows a lot about products and marketing. He said, "The previous Rokid-go was just the first version. In March or April next year, we will organize the second man-machine battle, and the second version of Rokid-go will be unveiled. Compared with the first version, the technology of Rokid-go2.0 has made great progress. Rokid-go2.0 has played tens of millions of games with Rokid-go1.0 and has maintained a perfect record."

Sam Altman was touched, "I believe that only big entrepreneurs like you can do such things."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "But this is only one aspect. In April next year, we may cooperate with the German Philharmonic Orchestra to start a global tour of concerts in 16 cities including Berlin, Munich, London, Paris, Madrid, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, and Shanghai."

"Ah?"

Sam Altman was slightly startled.

He had heard that this big boss Zhou had a strong tendency to jump in his thinking, and he had to concentrate when communicating with him, otherwise it would be difficult to keep up with his thinking. This suddenly turned from Rokid-go to the concert, which made him short-circuited.

Zhou Buqi said calmly: "This is actually another product called Rokid-Music."

"AI music?"

Sam Altman suddenly realized.

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "Yes, it is AI music. This concept has been around for many years, but it was done too badly and has no musicality at all. The Rokid-Music we developed will completely subvert people's past understanding of AI music. We can ensure that even the most professional people can't tell whether it is human music or AI music. In the past few months, Rokid-Music has been training and learning the music of a large number of musicians such as Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Mahler, Schubert, etc. Through learning, and then creating a purely AI-generated symphony, it will be performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra. ”

Sam Altman took a deep breath, "That's really exciting!"

Zhou Buqi said: "The original plan of the product team was to create pop music, but I rejected this plan. Pop music is too commercialized and involves too many interests. If we launch such products, it is likely to be widely resisted. Moreover, the structure of pop music is simple, which is actually not conducive to the performance of AI. AI is better at doing complex and large-scale things, and large-scale symphonies are actually the best entry point for AI music. "

"Yes, yes, this is so shocking."

Sam Altman was so touched.

Seeing the young man sitting opposite, he actually felt a little self-pity.

The two are about the same age.

But the gap is too big!

He is already the richest man in the world and a leader in the global technology industry today. However, he has never been discouraged or compromised. He is still making progress and struggling, and is still making strides to change the world!

But what about yourself?

After making some small achievements, I became disheartened and turned to investing... This kind of behavior is like a deserter on the battlefield!

What a shame!

How could this be?

At this moment, the extinguished flame of fighting spirit in Ultraman Sam's heart seemed to have rekindled a small flame.

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "Actually, there are many such projects. Some of them are commercial secrets, so it's hard to say. But some small products can be used. For example, we also have Rokid-Draw with AI drawing and Rokid-Prink with AI makeup. . We intend to develop online education next, and we will definitely have AI problem-solving software to provide better learning products to students around the world.”

Sam Altman was very curious, “AI makeup, what’s the idea?”

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "This is my assistant's suggestion. She is a very good girl. Many people lack judgment on their makeup and hairstyle, and even lack a decent image on many important occasions. If you use this For this product, if you take a selfie and upload it, Rokid-Prink can use AI to generate many options for users to choose from.”

"This is so convenient. The advancement of science and technology should create more conveniences for mankind. This is the meaning of modernization."

Ultraman Sam's heart was already throbbing more and more.

Zhou Buqi said: "I guess you have also discovered that all these products are developed around a brand 'Rokid'. In fact, in my plan, Rokid is not only a brand, but also a product. Ziweixing International’s most core product in the field of artificial intelligence.”

Ultraman Sam was a little curious, "Rokid assistant?"

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Yes, it's the Rokid assistant. However, the current Rokid is too immature, and its ability to answer questions is too weak. It is more like a game than a tool."

Having said this, Zhou Buqi became solemn, "We are intentionally starting a big project internally, which is to be carried out around Rokid. If it is completed, Rokid will be very powerful. He can make music, draw, and write scripts. , can write papers, can program, and can answer many tricky and very professional questions. This is the real Rokid assistant. If you want to achieve this goal, you need to have a very large general generation model.”

"If so, the amount of training data would be staggering."

Sam Ultraman is not an expert in artificial intelligence, but he has been a technical expert since he was a child and understands some basic principles.

Zhou Buqi said: "Indeed, an astonishing amount of data is needed. Fortunately, Ziweixing International is indispensable for data. To be honest, the most important thing for me to acquire Reddit this time is not the business operation, but the Strategic needs. I think real conversations between anonymous users on Reddit will be of great help in training Rokid, and I have dozens of similar data sources and databases.”

Ultraman Sam opened his eyes wide, unable to conceal his shock.

Zhou Buqi said very conceitedly: "General-purpose generative AI products are considered a forbidden area in the artificial intelligence industry. This is considered an impossible task. However, the young people of our generation must do It is to subvert all previous understandings! If there is a company in the world that can do this, it must be Ziweixing!”

Sam Altman felt like his chest and back were sweating, "The acquisition of Yahoo, the acquisition of Snapchat, the acquisition of Rotten Tomatoes, the acquisition of Fandango, as well as the acquisition of Reddit and Quora, including the online education industry that you mentioned is about to enter. This is actually It’s all a preliminary plan, for this truly major technological project that can trigger the world’s industrial revolution!”

Zhou Buqi smiled and said loudly: "The success of Rokid-go is just the beginning. But it is not enough. The real era of artificial intelligence has not yet arrived, and Rokid will be the iconic product to usher in the era of artificial intelligence!"

Ultraman Sam's eyes were a little red.

In addition to admiration, there was also a bit of jealousy and unwillingness in my heart.

Who says there are no big opportunities in the market?

There may indeed be no big opportunities in the mobile Internet market, and the industry structure has basically been finalized.

It's a bit late to enter the market now, and it's hard to do anything big.

But, look at Boss Zhou!

They are aiming at the next era!

If the era of artificial intelligence really begins, it will be an era that is far more magnificent than the mobile Internet era and will have a greater impact on the world!

And winning an iconic product like Rokid means that it will stand on the top of the great era!

So shocking!

Magnificent!

It is really full of longing and has infinite beautiful imagination.