The main purpose of building block software companies to write their own smart cores is to lay a solid foundation for future exports, because it is impossible for exported products to deploy smart cores on our soil, and there is a certain possibility of leaks.
This is easy to understand. Although other countries may covet the urban governance efficiency brought by smart city brains, optimize urban management, and improve the happiness index of urban residents.
However, if the intelligent core and main functions are no longer within the control of oneself, but within the control of the supplier, no one can be completely assured. It is better to continue to use the original management system, so that at least safety is guaranteed.
Moreover, it is impossible for exported smart city brains to deploy key technologies such as smart cores in my country. Due to the distance, it will cause a large delay, which is not conducive to smart city brains handling emergencies.
It is for this reason that Zhao Yi did not say that he would provide the intelligent core of the smart city brain himself, just like the management system used by his enterprises, which is the intelligent core module he provided.
The intelligent core modules used by our own companies are all used locally. Even other companies such as the retail channels opened overseas by Shangtong Trading Company would rather communicate with local systems through satellite communication technology than deploy them directly overseas.
Of course, Shangtong Trading Company is able to do this mainly because its requirements on latency are not very high, and it is completely incomparable with Smart City Brain in this regard.
According to Zuo Daqian's report, if they want to use smart city brains in China as soon as possible, it will be impossible to rely on their own intelligent cores in the short term. Unless Zhao Yi personally goes into battle and adds junior artificial intelligence, this can be achieved possible.
"Let's do this. The smart core you write yourself will continue according to your current plan. As for the smart core of the smart city brain used in China, I will provide you with one.
In this way, it will not delay the use of smart city brain by Chinese housing companies, and you can also complete the extension system of smart city brain as soon as possible to achieve basically usable purposes.
Moreover, by being the first to use the smart city brain in China, you can also collect enough city management data as early as possible to support the research and development of your smart core and improve the progress of the smart core. " Zhao Yi said.
Zuo Daqian naturally had no objection to Zhao Yi's suggestion. They had actually known for a long time that their boss had more advanced intelligent technology, which could be seen from the intelligence of the system they used.
And whether it is Fanxing Software Company or the artificial intelligence technology they use, they are all made by the boss, so he has no doubts about the boss's words.
As for why the boss didn't directly bring out the advanced artificial intelligence technology, he also had a guess. It was not that they had never thought about checking the intelligent core modules they used, but they were encrypted by Zhao Yi and could not be checked at all.
If you still don’t understand the boss’s measures to prevent thieves, then there’s really something wrong with your head. The intelligent core module Zhao Yi took out this time will also be encrypted. They only have the right to use it, not to modify it. right.
Even so, Zuo Daqian is quite happy about this. As the boss said, at least they can improve the extension system around the intelligent core module, and at the same time collect enough data to speed up the research and development of their own intelligent core.
As long as these tasks are completed and your smart core is completed, you only need to replace the smart core module, and you can directly complete your smart city brain project and use it for export.
"Your difficulties are not just in the intelligent core, right?" Zhao Yi asked.
Hearing Zhao Yi's words, Zuo Daqian scratched his head in embarrassment and said with a smile: "The boss is indeed very discerning. Our smart city brain project, in addition to the core intelligence core, is the processing of big data.
Regarding big data processing, we have actually communicated with Fanxing Software Company and achieved certain results, but we are not confident that it will become a bottleneck for the entire system when it is actually used. "
This is not an idle statement, but an issue that needs to be taken seriously. Although Fanxing Software Company has made certain achievements in big data processing technology, after all, they only process enterprise-level data.
The minimum data processed by the smart city brain is based on a city, and the population of a city can range from tens of millions to hundreds of thousands.
Not to mention the amount of data generated by the urban population every day, the data generated every day by various facilities that maintain the city's transformation is extremely huge, and it is not at the same level as enterprise-level data.
Such a huge amount of data needs to be stored, read and analyzed quickly. Not only does it need a high-density storage medium to store this information, but it also requires a storage medium that can quickly read out the data and load it into the intelligent core module for analysis.
This involves high-speed I/0. To be honest, not to mention that there is no I/0 technology of this level now, even before Zhao Yi was reborn, there was no I/0 technology of this level in the world.
Despite the staggering number of daily visits by global Internet companies in the previous life, they used many technologies to divide and conquer without over-centralizing them for processing, which is commonly known as load balancing technology.
However, the smart city brain of Building Block Software Company is still very different from ordinary Internet technology. In the best state, a smart city brain can only have one brain.
Only by ensuring that there is only one brain, "schizophrenia" will not occur under special circumstances, and the stable operation of the city can be guaranteed.
Of course, the core mentioned here does not mean that the intelligent core can only be deployed on one server. The intelligent core can be infinitely divided and deployed on various machines, so that the entire system will not be paralyzed due to the downtime of one machine. .
The intelligent core mentioned here means that even if it is divided into countless small parts and deployed on countless machines, it still needs to form an "intelligent consciousness" as a whole, and all instructions need to be issued from this "intelligent consciousness".
This also involves how to keep the small intelligent cores on countless machines synchronized at all times, and ultimately form an "intelligent consciousness". This problem alone is a difficult problem.
The above mentioned are actually two issues. The first one is about data reading and writing analysis, and the second one is about the coordination mechanism within the intelligent core.
"As for the problem of data reading and writing analysis, we can use a layered approach to solve it. First, the city data is classified according to data type and handed over to an intelligent core sub-module that specializes in processing this information.
Under this sub-module, several secondary intelligent core sub-modules can be divided into sub-modules for subdividing and processing this type of data, and so on, until the huge data is finally decomposed into limited data for processing.
As for the flexibility of the smart core to achieve this kind of arbitrary layering and blocking, you don’t have to worry about this. I will add these settings to the provided smart core. You only need to set them up to define their functions.
When it comes to your side, you only need to provide an external research system that matches the data type. The intelligent core can analyze and organize the relevant data based on the characteristics of these data and the requirements of the external system for use by the external system.
As for the data error correction and analysis problems caused by stratification, we can use the core data list reporting and review mechanism. If there are data conflicts, we can discover them as soon as possible and handle these problems in the current tiering.
Then continue to report to higher levels until reaching the highest intelligent core module for classification. In each process, the consistency and correctness of the classified data can be guaranteed.
Of course, these are only for data that need to be processed in real time. In fact, in urban management, there is a lot of data that does not need to be processed in real time. For this part of the data, you can use cache to process it in advance.
These actions can be processed when the smart city brain is idle. When others need to check the relevant information, they only need to extract it directly from the processed cache information, which can save a lot of time and resources.
Regarding the coordination mechanism within the intelligent core, a cross-information summary and reporting mechanism can be used. If the classified information does not need the cooperation of other intelligent modules, the directly processed data can be formed into commands and passed to the unified external interface.
Such problems are basically single-item problems. For example, the waiting time coordination problem between traffic lights at intersections can be handled directly in the traffic light information sub-module and instructions can be issued to the outside world.
If other intelligent modules are required to cooperate in processing cross-information, the method is to add an intermediate negotiation intelligent core, and this negotiation intelligent core distributes data consistency labels.
After each sub-system obtains this label, the information processed will be followed by a label, and then return to the negotiation intelligent core for cross-information processing, and then form a command, which is then handed over to the unified external interface to issue the command. " Zhao Yi said.
To be honest, the reason why he conducted the analysis according to this logic was mainly to do it in a way that the building block software company could do. If it was really an intelligent core provided by himself, it would not need to be so complicated at all.
It's just that he can't just consider the problem from the perspective of the intelligent core he provides. He also needs to consider that after the intelligent core is replaced, there will be no problems that require major transformation.
In other words, according to this processing mechanism, after the building block software company's own intelligent cores are written, only these intelligent cores need to be replaced, and other ancillary systems such as the foreign research system basically do not need to be replaced.
In this way, you can save a lot of time and do not need to make modifications. Anyone who has ever been a programmer knows that modifying a system is sometimes much more difficult than rewriting it. It is like dancing with shackles and feeling frustrated everywhere. limit.
After listening to Zhao Yi's words, Zuo Daqian closed his eyes and thought for a while. He felt that this was a way to do it. It was flexible enough and could achieve the goal.
The most important thing is that smart city brains can be freely combined and deployed according to the size of the city and its different needs for extension systems, with a wider scope of application.
However, this is not without problems, because there are too many layers and too many cross-intelligent modules, which will eventually lead to greater difficulty in operation and management and higher maintenance costs.
Of course, this shortcoming can also be solved through technical means. Building an intelligent operation and maintenance system can solve the trouble caused to operation and maintenance.
The smart city brain does not only have the software part. In fact, the proportion of the hardware part is not lower than the software part, and the investment in research and development will even be greater.
The hardware here does not refer to the backend system deployment hardware, but refers to various electronic hardware devices involved in city operations, such as traffic lights, city power equipment, personal handheld terminals, cars, billboards, etc.
If we really want to say it, all the information in the city can be informatized and intelligentized, and even the pets kept by residents can be implanted with smart chips.
In the future, if a pet gets lost or an accident occurs, residents can directly connect to the smart city brain to check it, and the solution will be very fast.
It can be said that the culmination stage of the smart city brain is to realize the interconnection of everything. All elements in the city can be connected to the smart city brain through the Internet, and then the city brain will provide information, make decisions, plan and manage, etc.
Fortunately, the building block software companies do not need to do these things themselves. Even if they want to do it themselves, they can't do it well, they can't do it, and they can't do it.
These tasks have been distributed to other companies under Zhao Yi, and then these companies will make core components, and the parts with low technical content will be assigned to other companies, most of which are state-owned enterprises.
For example, smart chips are made by Tianxing Semiconductor Company and Qingtian Semiconductor Company. High-end electronic components are made by Polaris Company and Precision Instrument Company. Key components of smart power systems are made by Xinhui Energy Company.
Of course, this will also involve the demand and application of many new materials. This material work is left to Cornerstone Materials Company.
According to Zuo Daqian's report, except for the software part and smart city brain integration, which is done by Building Block Software Company, the number of companies involved in other parts has reached tens of thousands, and there may be more in the future.
With so many companies investing money, it must be to make a profit, so Zuo Daqian is so anxious about the progress of the intelligent core. It is impossible to do everything else well. Just wait for him, which will bring negative consequences to the entire system. Huge loss.
Companies like his are all giants, so this loss is nothing to them and insignificant, but for other smaller companies, it is a very fatal problem.
The reform of domestic state-owned enterprises has finally seen some results, and various companies are finally willing to invest in some research and development work. This momentum must not be dampened by this failure.
This is why Zuo Daqian first told the difficulties they faced when reporting, because they were really not satisfied with the current progress, but if there was any good way, they could only turn to Zhao Yi for help.
"Even if I provide you with an intelligent core, will the development progress of your extension system be able to keep up?" Zhao Yi asked.
"Our number of employees has reached more than 5,000. This is an achievement that we have tried our best to achieve, but with this number of people, to be honest, it is not enough, and it will have some impact on our development progress.
So we had to cooperate with Fanxing Software Company, who provided employees to help us develop the epitaxial system, and the condition of exchange was that we had to license the artificial intelligence technology we were using to them. " Zuo Daqian said.
Previously, Zuo Da tried every means to prevent Fanxing Software Company from entering this industry. After all, Fanxing Software Company is too big. If it competes with Building Block Software Company, Building Block Software Company basically does not have much chance.
Fortunately, they have more advanced artificial intelligence technology provided by Zhao Yi, which makes Fanxing Software Company more coveted and has to use human resources in exchange.
The reason why Fanxing Software Company covets the artificial intelligence technology of Building Block Software Company is mainly because it can be used for the autonomous driving of cars they are developing.
It is estimated that in addition to technology exchange resources, Building Block Software Company will also prohibit Fanxing Software Company from designing their business in this area in the cooperation agreement, otherwise they will not feel at ease.
"How many human resources does Fanxing Software Company intend to provide you?" Zhao Yi asked curiously.
"According to the agreement, Fanxing Software Company needs to provide us with 5,000 experienced R&D personnel before the end of this year, and by the middle of next year, it will provide us with another 5,000 R&D personnel, ultimately reaching 10,000 R&D personnel," Zuo Daqian said.
The reason why Fanxing Software Company provides talents in batches is because they need these personnel to complete the work at hand before they can join here for research and development. This cannot affect their own research and development tasks.
After Zhao Yi heard this, he thought this was good. The number of domestic employees of Fanxing Software Company has exceeded 200,000, of which 150,000 are R&D personnel.
In addition to domestic R&D personnel, they also have a large group of overseas employees. Although the majority of them are sales personnel and operation and maintenance personnel, the number of technical R&D personnel is also very considerable.
Moreover, Fanxing Software Company's previous business was relatively mature, and it only needed to upgrade R&D work, which was not that intensive. It could free up enough R&D personnel to provide to Building Block Software Company.
Of course, if Fanxing Software Company obtains the more advanced intelligent algorithms of Building Block Software Company, it will start a new round of enterprise system upgrade research and development work and enter a busy period. Otherwise, it can provide more employees of Building Block Software Company.
In addition, they also need to speed up their deployment in autonomous driving to reserve their own technical knowledge in this area and widen the gap between their competitors.
Currently, the technology developed by Fanxing Software Company for autonomous driving is at the L2 level, and the difficulty is actually not high. Fanxing Software Company's own intelligent algorithm is sufficient.
But if they want to upgrade autonomous driving technology to L4 level or even higher in the short term, using their own artificial self-powered algorithms will take longer, and it may be difficult to reach the true autonomous driving level.
Of course, for this kind of support work, in addition to the fact that they really need technology in this area, more importantly, although the two companies have a certain competitive relationship, they are industries owned by the same boss after all.
Within the scope of their capabilities, these companies have the obligation to help each other. Otherwise, they will just compete with each other and fail to achieve the goal of common improvement.
Just like Tianxing Semiconductor Company and Qingtian Semiconductor Company, they are both independent and cooperative in research and development. At the same time, they also know where the other party's bottom line is and do not touch it, forming a relatively healthy competitive atmosphere.
Currently, Building Block Software Company and Fanxing Software Company are gradually embarking on this path. Zhao Yi feels very pleased. This is not an order from him, and the meaning is completely different. (End of chapter)