After Medini left, only Taylor was left, but the smiles on the faces of Xia Yang and James did not disappear.

Because compared to the military expenditures given to Medini, they are basically money-losing goods.

But technology is different, and investing in technology is the most cost-effective.

Take a look at the top ten companies in the U.S. stock market.

Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Banana Computer, etc.

They are all technology companies.

Unlike some countries, the most profitable companies in the stock market are either real estate, banks, or monopolistic industries.

So Thales asked for an increase in R&D funding, but Xia Yang and James were not as opposed to it as they were about military spending.

On the contrary, I am very interested.

This group of scientists from the Illuminati suddenly asked for an increase in R&D budget. Which project should they spend it on?

As if he guessed what Xia Yang and James were thinking, Taylor quickly took out several documents from his briefcase and distributed them to them.

"We have made another breakthrough in the nuclear fusion project, with a net energy gain of 1.5."

"The reason why we have achieved such a big breakthrough is that we use artificial intelligence to control nuclear fusion, use artificial intelligence to accurately control nuclear fusion reactions and magnetic binding, and solve the problem of energy spillover."

"Facts have proven that controlling nuclear fusion through artificial intelligence is a feasible solution, even the only way at present, so we hope to increase the budget by US$50 billion."

"Twenty billion US dollars will be used to speed up the research and development of nuclear fusion, and US$30 billion will be used to build a super artificial intelligence specifically used to control nuclear fusion."

"This super artificial intelligence is all designed by ourselves, including hardware and software, to achieve optimal performance."

The best combination is the combination of software and hardware to maximize performance advantages.

For example, Apple phones and Banana phones design their own CPUs and then develop supporting system software. They run fast, are stable and reliable, and sell very well.

However, the real example of the combination of software and hardware is military weapons, such as fighter planes, armed helicopters, etc., which all have specially designed flight control chips supporting flight control software, combat chips and combat software.

Of course the only drawback is the high R&D costs.

"Currently, we have begun to design the artificial intelligence core chip. In addition, we will also purchase a large number of CPUs and GPUs to train it and accelerate its growth."

Wait for Thales to finish.

Xia Yang and James nodded while looking through the information in their hands.

Thales's plan was perfect.

There are also successful experimental cases, and the homework has been done well.

The key is that most of the increased R&D funding from Thales went to their pockets.

For example, the CPU and GPU used by super artificial intelligence.

Needless to say, the role of CPU and GPU, especially GPU, can greatly increase the speed of artificial intelligence computing, which is also the speed of artificial intelligence learning.

The more GPUs, the better. The more GPUs, the faster the artificial intelligence will learn.

Currently, the world's leading companies in producing high-performance GPU chips include Intel, Lianhua Chip, Qualcomm, IndaVision, and Samsung.

Almost all of it is controlled by Xia Yang and James.

Needless to say, Wandao Lianhua Chip belongs entirely to Xia Yang.

James and the other three are major shareholders of Intel.

Stephen and Dimon have shares in Qualcomm, IndaVision, and Samsung.

As a result, Thales can only purchase GPUs from them.

This means that most of the money given to Thales returned to their pockets.

In addition, since the emergence of artificial intelligence.

GPUs are selling like crazy and prices are skyrocketing.

Especially Xia Yang's Lianhua chip and James' Intel, because they developed the best GPU performance, they were already expensive. However, with the emergence of artificial intelligence, the price tripled.

But don’t think it’s too expensive. You can’t buy it at all. Orders have been scheduled until next year.

Stephen was also aware of this situation and said with a wry smile, "Please show some mercy. The price of GPU cannot rise any more. We plan to purchase at least 300,000 yuan. If the price rises again, we may have to increase the budget."

In order to accelerate the growth of artificial intelligence, the more GPUs, the better.

For example, Microsoft, Google, and other companies that are not short of money all purchase hundreds of thousands of GPUs to train artificial intelligence.

Civilian artificial intelligence requires hundreds of thousands of GPUs for training.

What's more, nuclear fusion artificial intelligence naturally requires more GPUs.

Now the price of GPU has skyrocketed, basically ranging from 20,000 to 30,000 US dollars a piece.

Especially the L100 GPU launched by Lianhua Chip, which costs US$40,000 a piece, so don’t be too expensive, just pay first and wait in line.

I heard that Stephen thought GPUs were expensive.

Whether it was Xia Yang or James, their faces suddenly dropped.

"GPU prices are not something we can decide. The market situation is like this. Major companies are rushing to develop artificial intelligence. It is normal for GPU prices to remain high."

James said lightly.

Thales couldn't help but smile bitterly again. After all, he is a capitalist, and it will never be long before he earns more.

"Actually, you shouldn't worry about the price of the GPU. What you should really worry about is whether you can buy it. As far as I know, Qualcomm and IndaVision GPU orders have been scheduled until next year. If you want to get the goods as soon as possible, you can only increase the price."

Stephen is even more ruthless and vividly embodies the face of capital.

Xia Yang said nothing because he was thinking about another thing.

Thales ready to extend an olive branch to those mathematicians?

why would you say so.

Because the key to artificial intelligence is not the GPU.

GPU is just a computing chip for artificial intelligence.

Crucial to artificial intelligence are mathematicians, lots of mathematicians.

Because the birth of artificial intelligence is actually mathematics, it can be said that numbers are the mother of artificial intelligence.

The conceptual thinking, logical models, reasoning models, neural networks, deep learning models, etc. of artificial intelligence are all built by digitists using mathematics, such as linear algebra, matrices, calculus, probability, etc., so that artificial intelligence can be like

Humans think alike.

Therefore, if Thales or the Illuminati is planning to build a super artificial intelligence to control nuclear fusion, it will inevitably need to hire a large number of mathematicians.

"Which mathematicians do you Illuminati like?"

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Xia Yang asked Thales openly.

"You know that Lesso has also invested a lot in the field of artificial intelligence, so it needs a lot of mathematicians. Tell me which mathematics you are interested in, and we will discuss it, otherwise it will be bad if there is a misunderstanding."

Let the two families be on the same page. If they are interested in the same mathematician, in addition to raising the hiring price, the key point is that the fight will not look good and will make people laugh.

Xia Yang's suggestion is right.

Thales did not hesitate, "The German mathematician Leerli, the French mathematician Dagoras, the American mathematicians Braveville and Wyches... and your summer mathematicians Qiu Chengtong and Tao Zhexuan"

, Xiao Yinruo...!"

Thales told Xia Yang all the mathematicians they planned to hire.

These mathematicians are all top mathematicians still alive, and they have basically won the "Fields" Medal, known as the Nobel Prize in mathematics.

Xia Yang wrote down the names of these mathematicians one by one, thought about it, and made a decision in his mind, "How about this, all the Xia mathematicians belong to me, and I won't compete with you for other mathematicians?"

Both parties should take a step back to avoid unnecessary competition.

There is no way, numbers are called the mother of science and are cherished by mathematicians, so the hiring fee is not cheap at all. If the two companies continue to compete, the hiring cost will be raised in vain.

"Can."

Xia Yang's suggestion was very pertinent. Thales only thought about it for a moment before readily agreeing. He even extended his hand to shake Xia Yang's hand, formally reaching a gentleman's agreement.

Mathematicians like Tao Zhexuan didn’t know that they were divided between the two.

During this period, James and others watched the two people discussing quietly.

After the two people had reached an agreement, they began to discuss the budget issue.

"According to your plan, once nuclear fusion artificial intelligence is established, it is hoped that nuclear fusion will be commercialized and power can be supplied to cities within ten years. The next step is to miniaturize nuclear fusion."

"But I think the time is still too long. If the budget is increased, for example, to 100 billion US dollars, can the time be shortened?"

Dimon asked Thales if the budget could be increased to speed up nuclear fusion research and development.

The United States' moon landing program has begun, and various related research and development are currently underway.

Research and development of new large-load lunar landing rockets, investigation of the moon, search for places with rich mineral deposits and selection of suitable locations to establish bases, lunar base design, etc.

Therefore, the sooner nuclear fusion is developed, the better.

However, Thales shook his head and said, "It is very difficult because we only have one nuclear fusion test device and there is also a manpower problem."
To be continued...