59: Chapter 59 The New Era of Artificial Intelligence

Wang Shuo handed Xu Kexin a slip of paper and instructed, "This is the company's address and the contact person. Contact her after you get there. Remember, absolutely do not make her angry. Otherwise, if she fires you, there's nothing I can do."

Xu Kexin felt a bit uneasy and asked cautiously, "Is... is she the boss?"

Wang Shuo nodded solemnly, "Not the boss, but better than the boss. Even I have to accept her orders."

"Then... little brother, does what you said count?" Xu Kexin asked hesitantly, "What if after I get there, she isn't willing to give me two jobs, or there's no double salary? What should I do?"

"Rest assured about that." Wang Shuo said with full confidence, "She will still give me that much face."

Xu Kexin reluctantly accepted it and left the talent recruitment center, full of worries.

After Xu Kexin left, Wang Shuo yawned, stretched his back, put away the stool, and left the talent recruitment market with Xu Kexin's resume.

He still had to rush back to school for an interview at one o'clock in the afternoon.

Who knows which godforsaken person would schedule an interview at one o'clock! It really ruins nap time, you know?

The cursing in his heart didn't affect his speed at all.

Just before one o'clock, Wang Shuo successfully arrived at the top floor of the school's administration building and stood in front of a conference room.

Looking at the quiet conference room door, and then at the equally quiet corridor, Wang Shuo swallowed involuntarily.

Since he had just come in, he had noticed that there weren't many people along the way, and by the eighth floor, there was no one at all. Only Wang Shuo stood there, feeling terrified.

What kind of interview could be this serious? He couldn't even find other people interviewing? Or did he arrive late, and everyone else had already finished their interviews?

Just as Wang Shuo was letting his imagination run wild, the door opened.

"Professor Zeng Xuewei?"

Wang Shuo looked with some surprise at the Middle-aged man standing in front of him; it was exactly Professor Zeng Xuewei whom he had just met yesterday, only this time, Professor Zeng Xuewei looked a bit exhausted.

"You are very punctual. Come in."

After walking into the conference room, Wang Shuo realized that besides Professor Zeng Xuewei, there were others in the room. He took a quick glance and soon determined the number: including Professor Zeng Xuewei, there were ten people in total. Except for Professor Zeng Xuewei, he didn't recognize a single one of them.

Moreover, the seating arrangement gave the impression... it felt more like a meeting than an interview.

"Hehe, since everyone is here, let's begin." An elegant man with glasses sitting in the center position laughed and said, "Student Wang Shuo, let me give you a brief introduction. My name is Ding Congsheng, and I am currently the president of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. These few are the deans of the various faculties in our school. I don't need to introduce Professor Zeng Xuewei too much; he is the dean of your Computer Science Department."

Wang Shuo was a bit dazed listening to this. These were all the top leaders of the school. Why were they gathered here together? Especially the one in front of him, who had given the speech at the opening ceremony—although he had been sleeping the whole time, that couldn't hide how awesome the president was.

A group of people like this, interviewing him?

"Student Wang Shuo, don't be nervous. Calling you here this time is just to ask a few simple questions. Just answer however you think is best." Ding Congsheng smiled slightly, his voice gentle.

Wang Shuo was speechless. He wasn't nervous before, but now that you said that, he was actually a bit nervous.

"Student Wang Shuo, we would like to know, how do you feel about your current department?"

"It's quite good." Wang Shuo glanced at Professor Zeng Xuewei beside him and found that Professor Zeng Xuewei looked serious, sitting upright in his seat.

Strange, why did it feel like Professor Zeng Xuewei was more nervous than he was?

"That's good. Student Wang Shuo, if there is anything you are unsatisfied with, you can bring it up at any time." Ding Congsheng smiled slightly, looked at the serious Professor Zeng Xuewei, coughed, and said, "Student Wang Shuo, I heard that you have done a lot of research in the field of Artificial Intelligence and have even designed an algorithmic architecture yourself?"

"President, are you talking about the Node-based Self-Recurrent Neural Network algorithm?"

Ding Congsheng nodded, "Correct. If Professor Zeng Xuewei hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have known that there would be a talent like Student Wang Shuo among this year's freshmen. However, regarding the specific situation of this algorithm, I wonder if Student Wang Shuo would be willing to give a rough explanation?"

Giving a lecture? Wang Shuo was a bit puzzled. Wasn't this supposed to be an interview? How did it turn into giving a lecture?

But since the president had spoken, and it happened to be something he knew about, he might as well explain it.

"President, do you have paper and a pen?"

... Three hours later ... In the conference room.

Ding Congsheng and the others gathered around, looking at the dozen A3 papers on the table that were filled with colorful scribbles, and for a moment, no one spoke.

The conference room fell into an eerie silence.

"No, I still don't understand this part. Why can this function be generated like this? I must ask Wang Shuo to clarify."

An old professor suddenly stood up, and seeing that Wang Shuo was not present, was about to walk out, but was pulled back by the person next to him.

"Old Li, calm down. You are a dean, after all. Watch your demeanor."

"Is there still time to worry about demeanor? This is an epoch-making thing! Epoch-making! Don't pretend to be calm. Anyway, if I don't figure this out, I won't be able to eat or sleep in peace!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent. The professors sitting there were all leaders in their respective fields. Although they didn't specialize in the field of Artificial Intelligence, they still had the basic vision, and the more professional they were, the more they could appreciate the significance of this algorithm.

This was indeed an epoch-making thing, but for such an epoch-making thing to be placed right in front of them, seemingly within reach, made them feel a strong sense of unreality. It was as if dreams had shone into reality, or as if a treasure they had long hoped for and dreamed of had suddenly been casually thrown in front of them one day, and the person who threw it was even full of disdain.

Wang Shuo was truly full of disdain; all the professors could testify to that, to the point where, when he finished speaking, he rubbed his belly and hurriedly took his leave.

"I really don't know how this child's brain is wired. Why can he think of such a marvelous architecture?"

A professor sighed.

"And his algorithms—they completely break conventions and are unfathomable. Some of the algorithms among them I haven't even seen before... Are these all created by him himself?"

Another professor was also somewhat puzzled, and in his confusion, there was also amazement.

"It should be. This child has really put in a lot of hard work to realize this core. It would be impossible to perfect these things without five or six years of research."

"According to this line of thinking, the feasibility of this algorithm is over eighty percent! And the most difficult problem, which is how to implement it, has also been solved."

Three hours of time allowed them to fully witness the true face of the so-called Node-based Self-Recurrent Neural Network. With Wang Shuo explaining it personally, and being able to ask questions at any time when they didn't understand, this greatly reduced the difficulty of their understanding and greatly improved efficiency.

And Wang Shuo's unrestrained, imaginative thinking, his brilliant technical route, and his creative initial architecture left them in awe. Especially some of the exquisite algorithms that even they had never seen before made them watch with great enjoyment.

Without a doubt, if an Artificial Intelligence were truly built based on the Node-based Self-Recurrent Neural Network, it would definitely instantly break through the current upper limit of the Artificial Intelligence field. All those learning algorithms, deep memory algorithms, would all have to take a backseat.

"Deans, professors, do you believe what I said now?" Professor Zeng Xuewei looked displeased, his voice flat. The arguments from the morning had already left him a bit exhausted.

"This..." The professors looked at each other. Not long ago, they had been vehemently denouncing Old Zeng's idea as a fantasy and foolish, engaging in a fierce verbal battle, opposing it extremely strongly. Now, just three hours later, their positions had undergone a earth-shattering change. Even though they were all seasoned old professors who had developed thick skins, they couldn't help but feel a bit awkward at this moment.

A professor laughed embarrassedly, "Old Zeng, don't take it to heart. After all, what you said was too incredible, and our decisions determine the future of the school, so it's better to be cautious."

"I don't mind." Professor Zeng Xuewei's expression was serious, "But we must race against time now. I want to see the Artificial Intelligence created by my HUST student as soon as possible. I want to see the scenery behind Artificial Intelligence."

The scenery behind Artificial Intelligence, huh?

The professors laughed, and Ding Congsheng laughed too. Before today, this would definitely have been a pipe dream, but now... with Wang Shuo's Self-Recurrent Neural Network algorithm, everything had become clear. There is nothing more terrifying than a confused future. As long as one can see the path, even if it is difficult, one can walk it.

"I agree with Professor Zeng Xuewei's proposal. We have heard enough of his lecture today; now it is time for him to give a lecture to the students."

Everyone nodded. At this moment, no one expressed any further opposition. A talent like Wang Shuo—it would have been fine if he hadn't been discovered, but now that he had been, he definitely could not be left to go to waste; he had to be allowed to shine.

"Since that is the case." Ding Congsheng looked around and summarized, "Regarding Professor Zeng Xuewei's proposal, let's vote now. Those in favor, please raise your hands."

Everyone raised their hands.

"Unanimously passed. Counting the committee members who did not attend, it is a majority vote. I announce that Professor Zeng Xuewei's proposal is established. The document will be issued today. All faculties, departments, and offices of the school must act immediately and fully execute the committee's instructions!"

"Professor Zeng Xuewei, you will directly head the leadership group. Ding Runan and Wang Shuo will serve as your deputies to fully carry out the research work. Whatever is needed, the school will provide. I have only one requirement."

"It must succeed!"

Professor Zeng Xuewei nodded very solemnly. He understood the implications of this better than anyone, and it was precisely because he understood that he had tried so hard to bring this about. Fortunately, a good thing is a good thing; Wang Shuo, with his epoch-making technology and knowledge, had conquered all the old stubborns present.

"In addition, this matter must be kept strictly confidential and classified as the college's top secret. Unless the school or Wang Shuo himself formally announces it to the public, this matter must never be known to anyone outside. Otherwise..."

Ding Congsheng looked around and, seeing that everyone looked serious, immediately softened his tone and said with a smile, "You are all old professors; I don't need to mention the awareness of confidentiality. Besides keeping the research results confidential, this is also a form of protection for Wang Shuo. After all, China has not been very peaceful recently, and there have been too many incidents of secret theft."

He shook his head slightly. Thinking of the recent incidents of scientific research secrets being stolen, and even the painful loss of several colleagues in the scientific research field, Ding Congsheng couldn't help but feel regret. People were gone, secrets were stolen. Originally, they could have been ten steps ahead; now they could only be one step ahead. This feeling... But fortunately, Wang Shuo is not yet very noticeable, so there is no need to worry about his safety for the time being.

Coming back to his senses, Ding Congsheng looked at Professor Zeng Xuewei.

"Old Zeng, from now on, you will be directly responsible to me regarding Wang Shuo's affairs. All needs within the scope of the research will be approved directly by me; there is no need to go through the standard approval process."

Professor Zeng Xuewei nodded steadily, but his heart was surging with emotion.

The new era of Artificial Intelligence was finally coming! He was very sure, very sure, that that child, Wang Shuo, was the morning star in the field of Artificial Intelligence!