Chapter 271 - 207: Ceremony and Interview

Chapter 271: Chapter 207: Ceremony and Interview

"Professor Chen Lin, what are your future research plans?"

Chen Lin thought for a moment. ’I can be honest about this one.’

"I actually touched on my short-term research plans after my speech at the mathematics conference."

"I will continue to study artificial intelligence algorithms from a mathematical perspective, trying to find an algorithm superior to the current attention mechanism."

Chen Lin paused for a moment before adding,

"I believe that mathematics still has immense potential for application in the field of artificial intelligence."

"And my strength lies in mathematics."

"Therefore, I will continue to dig deeper in this area."

Hearing this, the reporters in the audience nodded in unison.

Someone immediately raised their hand with another question.

Principal Chang Kai called on a young female reporter who looked like she worked for an independent media outlet.

The reporter stood up and asked with a hint of excitement,

"Professor Chen Lin, you’re not only a professor at Yannan University, but also the owner of the Yanhai Consulting Company."

"So, will running a company interfere with your research? Will you be able to keep up with the demands of both?"

Chen Lin had been expecting this question.

He gave a slight smile, deciding to use this as an opportunity to reveal some of Yanhai Company’s future plans.

"First, I’d like to correct a common misconception."

Chen Lin’s tone grew serious.

"A lot of people believe that conducting research and running a company simultaneously will stretch one’s energy too thin."

"However, I believe the two can be integrated."

"Especially in my case."

Chen Lin paused, then continued,

"Yanhai Company’s business will be expanding into training foundational large-scale AI models."

"In other words, my research and the company’s work are, in fact, intertwined."

"Once I develop a new algorithm, the company’s technical team will verify it and then apply it to our model training."

As he said this, the corners of Chen Lin’s mouth lifted into a smile.

"I’m a firm believer that combining theory with practice is the best approach to scientific research."

"Theorizing on paper is meaningless. Only results that have practical applications are truly valuable."

As soon as he said this, the eyes of every reporter in the audience lit up.

’Holy cow, is Chen Lin going to personally get into training large-scale AI models?’

This was huge news!

After all, you could count the number of companies in the world capable of training large-scale models on one hand.

Abroad, you had giants like CloseAI, Doggie, and META. Domestically, only major players like Penguin, ALBB, and Bitedance had the resources to do so.

And Yanhai Company, despite its current fame, was ultimately just a small startup that had been founded less than six months ago.

And Chen Lin was actually going to lead such a small company into training large-scale AI models?

The audacity of it was off the charts!

But on second thought, Chen Lin definitely had what it took.

After all, he was the genius who had derived a new AI algorithm live at the mathematics conference.

If anyone in the world was most likely to achieve a breakthrough in AI algorithms, Chen Lin was definitely a top contender.

The reporters in the audience immediately started scheming, trying to figure out the best angle to write this story to attract the most attention.

Another reporter raised their hand to ask a question.

This time it was a scholarly-looking, middle-aged man with glasses.

"Professor Chen Lin, I’m a reporter from Technology Frontier magazine."

"I wanted to ask, up to this point, your mathematical research achievements have been concentrated in the field of artificial intelligence."

"But at the last mathematics conference, Professor Deligne expressed his hope that you would attempt to solve the Riemann Hypothesis."

"And now, many people online are also hoping you will challenge other famous mathematical problems."

"Do you have any plans in that regard?"

Hearing this question, Chen Lin sighed inwardly.

’The Riemann Hypothesis...’

’To be honest, I am interested in these world-class mathematical problems.’

’The problem is, they’re just so incredibly time-consuming.’

With that in mind, Chen Lin gathered his thoughts and slowly replied,

"First of all, I’m very grateful for Professor Deligne’s high hopes for me."

"A world-class mathematical problem like the Riemann Hypothesis is certainly very appealing."

"However..."

Chen Lin’s tone shifted.

"According to my current schedule, for the next few months, I will continue to focus my primary energy on mathematical research within the field of artificial intelligence."

As he said this, he suddenly seemed to remember something, and a mischievous smile played on his lips.

"However..."

He deliberately drew out the word.

"If the mathematics scholars here in our country are willing to send the difficult problems from their current research topics to Yanhai Company for consulting..."

"...then I could start my research on them right away!"

"Of course, you’ve all missed the super-low prices from our grand opening promotion, so you’ll be charged the current market rate!"

His words were met with a wave of good-natured laughter from the audience.

The interview continued.

Another reporter raised her hand with a question:

"Professor Chen Lin, I’d like to ask one last question."

"Will you be teaching courses at Yannan University in the future?"

"Or are you just holding the professor title in name only, while focusing your energy on your company and research?"

This was actually a rather sensitive question.

Chen Lin thought for a moment and decided to give a more diplomatic answer.

"Regarding teaching, my personal stance is that I will follow the arrangements made by the university’s leadership."

His tone was sincere.

"If the university requires me to teach, I will take my duties seriously."

"If the university feels I should focus more of my energy on research, then I will follow that arrangement as well."

It was an airtight answer.