Chapter 580: Friendship Beyond Age_1

Today, Jiang Yan was here to give a lecture. The company Jiang Yanqi worked for was a top artificial intelligence company in the Solar System State, and it was a rare opportunity to have such an important figure come to share the latest information on artificial intelligence.

Jiang Yanqi listened very seriously and even took notes from time to time.

He was no longer the young man who had just arrived in the Solar System State; he had learned that there are always people better than oneself and skies beyond skies. The artificial intelligence technology of the Kindling Star System, although advanced, had been stagnant for over a century.

By now, the Solar System State had already achieved many new breakthroughs, though they had not yet been widely applied. In the leading industry of artificial intelligence design in the Solar System State, the technology was far ahead of the Kindling Star System.

After the lecture, there was a reception banquet.

People kept approaching Jiang Yan to talk, but he found a moment to come over to Jiang Yanqi:

"I've heard for a long time that Old Zheng's new assistant was cast in the same mold as me. I didn't believe it at first, but seeing you today, I find you resemble me quite a bit when I was around my twenties!"

Jokingly, Jiang Yanqi said, "Maybe it's because you are my idol, so I'm starting to look more and more like you."

Jiang Yan was slightly taken aback, then burst into laughter, "Now that you mention it, I'd feel bad not giving you something today."

No one expected that Jiang Yan would present Jiang Yanqi with a significant gift. He had a test machine he wanted Old Zheng's team to design.

The company's CEO was overjoyed, knowing that if they could collaborate with the Academy of Sciences, their influence would immediately surpass that of their two competitors.

The CEO was even pondering whether to recruit people based on the appearance of these big names in the intelligence community from now on?

Because of the collaboration, Jiang Yanqi and Jiang Yan met frequently over the following period and gradually became acquainted.

When Jiang Yanqi felt the time was right during a casual conversation, he asked, "Director Jiang, I remember reading that you were born in Galactic Year 22. It's impossible to tell that you're over three hundred years old."

Jiang Yan laughed, "For a while, because of my father's work, I was often involved in light-speed travel.

"That period ended around Galactic Year 200, so now I can only be considered a bit over a hundred years old."

"I see," Jiang Yanqi said, then changed the subject, "So you must be familiar with the war between the Solar System State and the Kindling Star System?"

"Quite familiar. It's been a long time since anyone mentioned the Kindling Star System. Why do you suddenly ask?"

"Just curious," Jiang Yanqi said with a smile, "I stumbled upon some information about the Fireseed People the other day. It's hard to imagine that a star system of tens of thousands could have such high levels of artificial intelligence."

Jiang Yan didn't think much of it, "To my knowledge, every civilization has its own technological strengths."

He laughed, "The Fireseed People were celebrities in the artificial intelligence industry seventy to eighty years ago, but in recent years, no one has claimed to be from the Fireseed People.

"As it happens, I know a few descendants of the Fireseed People."

"Oh?" Jiang Yanqi perked up, "Isn't it said that most of them were executed?"

Jiang Yan laughed, "Where did you get that information?"

"Just, from the records."

"You've been looking at the records of the Fireseed People, right?"

Jiang Yanqi felt the cold sweat break out on the back of his head, "I, I really would like to see how the records of the Fireseed People depict us."

"Hahaha." Jiang Yan laughed again, "Since you're so interested in the Fireseed People, I'll introduce you to some of them. Most are engaged in artificial intelligence work, which should help expand your network."

"Thank you so much." Jiang Yanqi naturally knew the value of connections, especially since these individuals were his kin: "May I treat you to dinner tonight?"

The meals provided by the government were passable in taste, but if one wanted to enjoy something really delicious and tasty, it was necessary to go to a restaurant.

"Let's skip dinner, I need to go home to have dinner with my old man tonight."

After setting a date for the visit, they switched to other topics.

Jiang Yan spoke of the new round of Wallfacer selections. Over the past few years, Yun Tony had felt somewhat overwhelmed, so he had asked Wallfacer Jiang Yu to select a new Wallfacer to replace him.

The selection was now drawing to a close and was about to reach its most intense phase.

Seeing that Jiang Yanqi didn't seem too interested in these topics, Jiang Yan smiled and said, "My father once told me, 'If you want to be a master in this country, you must have the mindset of a master.'

'If you always look at everything with a cold eye, occasionally making odd remarks about current politics, feeling as though the affairs of the state have nothing to do with you, then these matters will indeed become irrelevant to you.

'It is only by caring about your own rights and duties, by caring about your own country, that you truly belong to this era.'

Jiang Yanqi paused for a moment before responding, "The old man is quite enlightened. Starting today, I'll pay more attention to current affairs."

When the weekend arrived, Jiang Yan and Jiang Yanqi took an airship to visit the descendants of a few Fireseed People.

While chatting casually on the airship, Jiang Yanqi asked a question that had been lingering in his mind for a long time, "Director Jiang, why do we still have to work when the Solar System State has become so advanced?"

Jiang Yan pondered for a moment before answering, "I remember my father saying that, a long time ago, people were made to work so that they wouldn't become lazy.

'If most people became lazy, the entire human race would be finished, so we couldn't foster that kind of attitude.

'Later, it was due to the forces of anti-productivity, which have made our work increase rather than decrease."

Jiang Yanqi seemed to have heard a new term: "Anti-productivity?"

"That's right," Jiang Yan explained patiently, "You know about productivity. Theoretically, as productivity increases, humans should have to work less.

'But in reality, it's not that simple. Some highly efficient things keep improving their efficiency until they are actually not as good as before.

'Take the airship we're on now, for instance. I heard from my sister that over two hundred years ago, the efficiency of airships was very high, and you could reach any destination within a normal living area in just a few minutes.

'Now look at the situation. With more and more different types of flying vehicles, airships can't fly too fast, and the speed has slowed down. It now takes more than half an hour just to get to work.'

Jiang Yanqi nodded, "I understand. While productivity has progressed, the counterforces of productivity are also present, so the efficiency of many scientific advancements has been negated."

"Exactly," Jiang Yanqi agreed, "To use an idea from my father, civilization always becomes more complicated as it develops, and complexity often means bloatedness and inefficiency.

'A lot of the Wallfacers and the Governing Council's energy is now focused on solving these bloating issues within the development of civilization.

'Yet somehow, despite annual technological breakthroughs, our workload seems to keep increasing. When I was born, the workday was about four to five hours long, and now it has increased to six or seven.'

During their idle chat, they arrived at the home of the first descendant of the Fireseed People.