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"Because there are confidential projects at the research center!"

"You can sign a confidentiality agreement if it involves confidentiality, and you promised me that you would let me join the project. Is it possible that I can't return to China after I go to the laboratory?"

"Yes, if you want to join our project team and come into contact with confidential information, you will definitely have to sign an agreement and you will not be able to return to the country for at least five years. Is this a problem?"

"What? you're kidding me, right?" Lucy Rowan was so excited that she spoke her native language.

"No, I'm serious! Lucy, anything involving secrets requires certain confidentiality measures. This is normal. If you want to get something, you have to pay first. It's just that you can't return to the country for a few years, but it doesn't mean that you can't return to the country for the rest of your life. You What are you so excited about? And if you can't accept it, you can just work as a teacher in Ning's class, so you don't need to worry about the confidentiality agreement." Ning Wei replied seriously.

Lu Dongyi raised his eyes and glanced at the two of them, then turned his attention to the dumbfounded Meng Runze opposite him. He kept smiling, using this method to encourage the top students in Yanbei Mathematical College.

As for Yu Xingwei, who simply thought he was here to make the soy sauce, he had already set his sights on the scenery outside the window.

It's autumn, the leaves outside are all yellow, it's so beautiful...

"I can not believe it!"

"Okay, Lucy, this is the interview site. You are now an interview teacher. Please don't affect the students' mentality. If you don't understand the future or my ideas, we can communicate privately, okay?"

"OK! You are not allowed to run away after the interview today!"

"Okay, Classmate Meng, have you thought about it?"

"Well, Professor Ning, in fact, Principal Tian and Director Liu had a conversation with all the people in our class who wanted to find you as a mentor. Principal Tian said that if I want to study for a direct PhD with you, I must contact the source code of March. , these source codes must be confidential, let us all think about our future plans. If we have plans to go abroad in twenty years, it is best to give up."

"Um? Principal Tian had a meeting with you?" Ning Wei really didn't know that Tian Yanzhen had greeted these top students from Yanbei University in advance.

"Director Tian specifically talked about this with everyone when you were out." Lu Dongyi explained from the side.

"Oh!" Ning Wei nodded, but he didn't expect that the big bosses had already thought of these things.

"Okay, the interview has officially begun. Relax. It's a very simple question. Just answer it honestly. Why do you want to be admitted to my graduate school?"

"Professor Ning, I participated in the artificial intelligence exhibition held at the school when I was a sophomore. When you showed March at the exhibition, I became strongly interested in strong artificial intelligence technology. Originally, I After I came back, I planned to shift my undergraduate research plan to the direction of strong artificial intelligence, but at that time Director Wang said that I already had a certain foundation in the study and research of extreme value combinations. If I changed the direction, it would not only waste my previous time and energy, but also that I can’t tell the difference between my mentors and guide me accordingly. Moreover, the research thinking modes are the same.”

"So I can only give up, but I have been studying the papers you wrote, including the 209-page paper you published at the STOC conference, and the paper "A mathematical model of consciousness based on consciousness" that you published as Professor March isomorphism", as well as your outstanding young man's thesis and doctoral thesis. Although there are still many things I don't understand, I hope that through five years of study, I will know how to give machines consciousness and the ability to think independently."

"Hmm... OK, it will be very hard to do research with me..."

"I'm ready!"

"Okay, I hope we can have a happy cooperation in the next five to six years."

"Thank you, Director Ning."

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"Classmate Liu, I noticed that you almost never responded to emails on weekends when I contacted you through email. Is it because you attach great importance to your personal rest time on weekends?"

"No, Professor Ning, I heard my senior brothers and sisters say that after graduate school, if you have heavy study and scientific research tasks, you will basically have no vacation time. So I choose to give myself more time to think about the future when I have enough time. Make sure you have a good attitude after you start doing research.”

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"Classmate Li, did you have any boyfriends during college?"

"Uh... we talked about it."

"Still together?"

"Well, he has confirmed that he will be admitted to this school, which is Huaqing across the street."

"Oh, if you choose me as your tutor, I may be so busy that my boyfriend may have a long-distance relationship in Huaqing. Can he accept it?"

"It's okay, Professor Ning. He is studying biology, and he has not changed his major as a graduate student. If I am in Yanbei and he can have a long-distance relationship in Huaqing, the responsibility will definitely not be on my side."

"..."

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"Classmate Lu Ying, what do you understand by win-win?"

"Well, if Professor Ning chooses me to be your graduate student, you win twice and I win once, so we will win three times."

"Explain in detail why you can win twice?"

"Because being able to participate in this interview has proven my hard work and excellence. For you to choose me, you will not only get a diligent and good student, but also prove that your ability to train students is no less than your scientific research ability. For me, being able to Accepting the guidance of an excellent mentor like you must be an important turning point in my life."

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"Student Zhang, what would you do if you find that you do not fully understand the theoretical logic of strong artificial intelligence in the later stages of your study?"

"Professor Ning, I have confidence in my intelligence and in your teaching methods. My supervisor told me that this is your first time to recruit graduate students. Generally speaking, the first batch of students are all the tutors need to spend. The group with the most energy, especially in a completely new field, will basically not have a qualified mentor, so I believe they will be able to achieve success in their studies in the future.”

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"Student Lu, if after you graduate, companies like Google and Microsoft offer you an annual salary of tens of millions and invite you to design an intelligent system architecture for them, what will you think about it?"

"Professor Ning, I think these big companies are too petty. I think as one of your first students, these big companies are just rogues if they don't offer an annual salary of 100 million yuan a year."

"Okay, what if they offer you an annual salary of hundreds of millions?"

"Professor Ning, I think they dare to offer me an annual salary of hundreds of millions. You must have taught me very well. You will definitely give me some advice on my future life before they take action."

"..."

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"Classmate Zhou, if I have two projects on hand now, a vertical project, which is very important but has a small bonus; and a horizontal cooperation project, which is very difficult but has a lot of bonus. You have the right of priority, which one will you choose?"

"Professor Ning, you are famous for being kind to students. If you give Ning Ban so many scholarships, you will definitely not be stingy with your graduate students. Moreover, graduate students still have various subsidies. And when it comes to accepting projects, at least two Years later, you must already know enough about me. So if it were me, I would definitely ask you first to see which project you think I am more suitable for. To put it simply, I listen to you."

…

The interview process, which was originally expected to last five hours, ended in only about four hours. This is probably related to the fact that there are no professional questions assessed. The main purpose is to roughly understand the students' personalities and whether they can get along with each other.

It still feels very good, and many students also appear to be suffering from social angst.

Ning Weiye also had a rough idea in his mind, and the allocation of the ten places was basically determined.

There are three at Yanbei University, two at Huaqing University, one at Hua Science and Technology University, one at Huaxia National Defense University, one at Jiangsu University, one at Pearl Jiaotong University and one at Beijing University of Technology.

Three of them are considered for targeted training. One is Ji Mingzhi, who is determined to return to Jiangnan University after graduation; Zhou Zhenghao from the University of Technology has signed a contract with Huawei and will go to Huawei Ningsi after graduation; and Zhang Dingxi from the National Defense University is also with The school signed an agreement, and after graduation, he will return to the school to set up a laboratory.

One of the girls, named Li Jingwen, is ready to start a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend from the school next door.

Here at Yanbei University are Meng Runze and Lu Ying, both of whom are students from the School of Mathematics, so they can be considered first-come-first-served; there is also Zhuo Mingqian, the graphics foreman of the School of Computer Science.

Huaqing admitted one person each to the Yao class and the Zhi class. The name of the Yao class was Chen Yuru, and the Zhi class was named Wang Sidang.

Finally, there is Lu Yuanzheng, a computer science and technology major from Mingzhu Jiaotong University.

These ten people are also the first team members who will truly inherit Ning Wei's mantle in the future.

For Ning Wei, he also began to think about how to arrange these students.

For example, Zhou Zhenghao, who will definitely go to Huawei Ningsi in the future, his main research direction is definitely the application of artificial intelligence in future chip design and operating systems; Ji Mingzhi's training direction is mainly focused on the research of mathematical theory of artificial intelligence; Zhang Dingxi is probably Pay equal attention to theory and application...

As for the others, Ning Wei plans to choose a suitable research direction for them after getting to know them better. After all, there are actually many areas of strong artificial intelligence that will be subdivided in the future. There are many detailed directions to choose from, and there is no need to rush.

After making the decision, Ning Wei reported the admission results directly to the school on the same day to avoid further trouble.

However, Ning Wei also told the school and waited until the next day to announce it.

According to Ning Wei's habit, after making the decision, Ning Wei directly started a group chat, and pulled the ten people who had been confirmed to be admitted plus Lu Dongyi and Yu Xingwei into a large group, and then announced as usual that everyone would be invited to join in the evening Have a meal.

"Dear students, the main purpose of inviting you to dinner today is to explain one thing to you. In fact, today's interview is very relaxed and simple. I believe you also feel it. I have not tested your professional ability. First of all, in terms of academic research ability , the daily communication emails have given me a rough judgment; secondly, for the field you are about to study, most of the things you come into contact with during your undergraduate period are not very useful."

"But after you enter graduate school, the problems you face will be different. According to my plan, as my first batch of direct PhD students, I have formulated a five-year training plan, but I am sure that There must be some of you who will not be able to graduate in five years. I can tell you straight here that I will not be like other tutors who will prevent you from graduating just because I want you to help with projects, because basically the projects I have taken over are not You can be directly responsible."

"Second, I will not check whether you can graduate because of the school's regulations. For example, how many papers and journals are required in a certain area, and how many citations are needed. These are not rigid graduation conditions. You only need to meet the requirements I set. That's enough. Of course, this requirement will not be temporary, but after you decide on the topic, I will give you my requirements based on the direction of your topic selection."

"This request may be application-oriented or theoretical-oriented. You do not need to be recognized by others for the results of your research. As long as I can approve it, it is enough. But what I want to tell you is that if you want to get my Recognition is still difficult. To tell you the truth, I have a lot of face. You are the first batch of students I taught. You can say that you will represent my face in the future. If I can’t meet my requirements after selecting the topic, it will be impossible for me. Let you graduate."

"And I'm different from other tutors. I'm not afraid that you won't be able to graduate and take up my enrollment quota. And I'll only give you seven years. If you still can't meet my requirements after seven years, I will suggest that the school directly We must persuade you to quit. You must be mentally prepared for this. Of course, you may ask, if there is no quantitative standard for the requirements, what if you think you have achieved it, but I don’t agree?”

"Let me tell you this first. We are studying artificial intelligence. In fact, all of your previous email communication records with me have been given a comprehensive rating table by the March artificial intelligence software. I have also read Your understanding of the paper can basically be consistent with this table. In other words, your future research on the topic will also have a specific scoring table, including the review and judgment of your final big paper. Whether you can pass the test, I I will give you well-founded evidence.”

"More importantly, you are direct doctoral students. I will not consider turning you into master's students. I don't have the energy to train master's students. So if you can't graduate with a doctorate, you will still only have a bachelor's degree in seven years. This is also You have to think about it carefully.”

"In short, it is easier to get on the boat than to get off the boat. After today's meal, you should think about it carefully. It is still too late to get off the boat. The admission list will be announced on the official website of the graduate school at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. If you change your mind, you can give it before then. I will send a WeChat message and your names will be crossed out on the public list tomorrow. You can also choose other tutors or study abroad."

"Of course, I will never treat you badly. If you are my direct doctoral students, except for the orientation training stage, I don't care about the subsidies from your original school and unit. From the time you officially enroll, all subsidies and scholarships will be based on the standards for doctoral students. Calculate it. If you have outstanding achievements, I will also give you additional rewards. In addition, if you are assigned to be responsible for scientific research tasks, whether it is horizontal or vertical, you will receive additional subsidies."

"You don't need to worry that I will covet your achievements. I believe you should also know that these are meaningless to me. On the contrary, if you can really make world-class achievements, I will only be happy and do my best to help you. Publicity. In addition, as long as you study with peace of mind, I will do my best to ensure that you are not disturbed by any other factors outside the field."

"Especially among you, although in a sense, you are all from the same sect, and I don't care how you get along in private, but from my perspective, you are all relatively independent individuals, and I will definitely not ask you to go Help certain people, even future juniors, who can graduate and who cannot graduate, all depends on their own hard work and ability. If you want to get a diploma, I suggest you leave as soon as possible. Let's not waste each other's time. .”

What Ning Wei said before the meal was very serious and confident.

For example, he has already reached a consensus with the school on whether his students can graduate.

He indeed no longer needs any scientific research results to prove himself, and he will not be short of projects. In fact, he very much hopes to throw away all the projects at hand, and then concentrate on studying the physics that he has in mind...

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In the end, no one gave up the opportunity to learn from Ning Wei, but this is also normal.

Everyone knows how rare this opportunity is.

Although Ning Wei told them that graduation is difficult and he will be very strict as a tutor, but for these students who have already planned their lives, they can distinguish the weight of Ning Wei's next few words. For example, Ning Wei will do his best to ensure that Our students will not be disturbed by any off-site factors. In other words, when studying for a Ph.D. under Ning Wei, they only need to study hard.

These words coming from Ning Wei's mouth carry a lot of weight.

For those who know how to learn, this kind of atmosphere is even more desirable. Only after more experience will you understand that as long as you have enough IQ, studying as a student is the simplest thing in the world. There is no one, because the direction of study is different. Positive feedback is arguably the most obvious.

Working hard may not necessarily bring positive feedback, but if there is no problem with intelligence, as long as you are willing to study hard, you will definitely get positive feedback. Especially when these students are all top students in various schools, a good enough and fair learning environment is the most important.

The next day, the official website of Yanbei University's graduate students published the list of Ning Wei's admitted students as usual, and everything seemed calm.

On this day, a piece of news suddenly popped up in the western media.

It is very inexplicable that CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, BBC, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Süddeutsche Zeitung, etc., so-called hundreds of media, have evaluated the contribution rankings of contemporary scientists. It is said that they are ranking the current scientists in the form of scores. A comprehensive ranking list of world-renowned scientists who are still alive. Ning Wei's name beat the world's scientists, ranking first with a high score of 9.82 points, 0.6 points ahead of the second place...

When the news reached China, Ning Wei was shocked...