My autobiography is definitely not a tragedy!
Chapter 675 - 424: Local Automatic

Chapter 675: Chapter 424: Local Automatic

Five o’clock in the afternoon.

"Buzz~ Buzz~"

It was not until the phone vibrated that Tang Xiaoqi was awakened from her first interaction with the AI.

She glanced at the caller ID on her phone... Zheng Wan?

She pouted and hung up directly.

Only then did she notice the color of the sky outside; without realizing it, she had actually spent the whole day chatting with a voice assistant, and she was even reluctant to stop...

She now had only one feeling... this thing was simply too clever!

Back across the ocean, her mentor once said that he had participated in an undisclosed AI research project called "Meena" by Google.

After talking to "it", he even had the illusion that "the other party was conscious".

She had originally thought that such technology was still a considerable distance away from humanity.

But today, in the domestic market, which seemed to lag behind in AI technology, she actually experienced it firsthand.

She could no longer tell whether the entity on the other side was just a bunch of code or some guy picking his feet...

Was it "Artificial Intelligence," or "artificial" intelligence?

Was it an astonishing technological breakthrough, or a contrived gimmick?

Although she was filled with shock and curiosity, there was one thing she was sure of!

That was when this product hit the market, Xiao Du, Xiao Ai, Little Elf, and others... were afraid they would be crushed into nothing...

It was somewhat strange that the department had assigned them the task of exploring the "home application scenarios" with a broad market.

Instead, they wanted to first develop a niche "smart car speaker"?

"Xiao Tang, it’s time to leave the office. We’re having dinner with the new colleagues today, let’s go together!"

At this moment, the HR lady who had shown her around when she joined suddenly came over and said.

"Oh! Okay."

Tang Xiaoqi also felt a bit buzzed in her head; the impact of the day’s events was a bit too much for her. It was indeed time to switch environments and have a drink to calm down...

Walking out of the building with a group of new colleagues, Tang Xiaoqi suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, don’t we need to clock out when we leave?"

"No need, you see that camera at the door? We use seamless clocking in and out, I heard it’s facial recognition. The technology your department has is really amazing, it has made our work in HR much easier."

"Uh... really... it is quite amazing..."

"Oh right, don’t forget to get a receipt when you take a taxi later. Just take a picture with your phone and upload it directly to the company’s ERP system. The department will automatically recognize it and process the reimbursement."

"What?"

"Hehe, convenient, right? A few of the ladies in Finance say they’re almost out of a job, haha!"

Tang Xiaoqi fell silent.

Yes, the paperless and digital transformation of enterprises meant a significant reduction in management costs but also that many positions would no longer be as significant.

And this was just the visible change.

If you added the internet "credit guarantee" provided by distributed blockchain technology...

It’s not just Finance; even Auditing might become irrelevant.

So, it’s not just Xiao Du, Xiao Ai, Little Elf...

The Big Four accounting firms might also be trembling, right?

...

The next day, in Ninghai County, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province.

"Hang City Construction Investment won the bid as well? Mhm, I got it.

Reassign the technical staff there as soon as possible. We must provide good service to this first batch of government-enterprise clients..."

Hu Yifei listened to the report on the phone but did not show any particularly surprised expression.

This was already their fifth potential government-enterprise cooperation since they formally started bidding for "Tianshu".

The propagation of technology has barriers.

User demand, local characteristics... what’s on the market, and even in the gray areas...

However, the strength of the market barriers always depends on whether the impact of the technology is powerful enough.

A disruptive product will attract countless "ladders" willing to climb over, even if you build high walls...

Hu Yifei focused the company’s promotional efforts primarily on government-enterprise bidding, an area he was most familiar with, and it indeed resulted in a promising start.

His approach was typical of a top-down strategy, surrounding the rural areas from the cities.

The market was full of corporate cloud ERP systems: SAP, Oracle, Yonyou, and Kingdee, among other leading companies, had already divided the domestic market.

As an unknown new product, even with good quality, lacking market recognition and reputation would mean that it was nothing but a sharp sword with no one to wield it.

So, his first step was to make a breakthrough with these state-owned government enterprises and build a reputation!

As for small and medium-sized private enterprises...

Due to tight finances, he only started offering a free trial for the first month on several domestic platforms, waiting until Baiyeji had more funds to engage in widespread advertising and on-the-ground promotion.

Hu Yifei hung up the phone, got out of the car, and looked up at the sprawling production park in front of him.

In front of the park was a glistening company sign—

"Idol Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd."!

"I, Hu Yifei... am back again!"

A smile appeared on his face.

Yes, this was his third visit here.

The first time was to scout investment opportunities; he came with high hopes and deep pockets.

The second time was to withdraw his investment, but Mr. Bao had been out of town, and he hadn’t even seen the man, leaving like a defeated rooster.

This third time, he felt he was back on top.

If he were to describe his mood right now, it would be... a tiger leaping through the vastness!

...

"President Hu, our boss is really not here. He has gone to France to raise funds recently, and the company is indeed out of money, you..."

"Stop talking nonsense, I’m not here to ask for money today, I’m here to invest!"