Chapter 168: The Sage Within

Liu Yaofeng’s words had just dropped as the hall fell into a sudden moment of silence.

Then, various voices burst out all at once.

“God, is Xiao Ling a robot?”

“How is that possible? Xiaobai’s movements are so mechanical, but you can’t tell at all with Xiao Ling.”

“I’m done for, I’ve fallen in love with a robot!”

“No wonder I thought Xiao Ling was a bit strange just now, so she’s a robot.”

“Where is Xiao Ling strange? She is adorable!”

“Dude, did you figure out that Xiao Ling is a robot?”

“I didn’t notice it at the time, but now, if I were to presume, she does seem a bit different.”

“Where’s the difference?”

“Actually, though her walking posture is quite consistent with that of an ordinary person, haven’t you noticed that she doesn’t walk very fast?”

“You’re wrong, I think there’s a noticeable difference; her eyes, when looking at people, don’t seem to have the focused feeling humans have.”

“I have good hearing, and I think I heard the sound of a motor inside her body. If it weren’t for the noise just now, I might have exposed her.”

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The hall had completely turned into a marketplace, with everyone talking and expressing their thoughts.

At this moment, a man suddenly ran onto the stage and came to Xiao Ling, asking, “Xiao Ling, are you really a robot?”

“Yes, I am a Xiao Ling series assistant robot, the first one off the production line. Do you need any services from me?”

The man suddenly covered his face and ran off the stage, obviously, his first love at first sight had been ruined.

“President Liu, are all of the Xiao Ling assistant robots as lifelike in their movements?”

Everyone knew that Xiaobai’s home-use robots appeared lifelike but their movements and dialogues were still easy to distinguish.

However, Xiao Ling’s performance had truly deceived everyone.

Liu Yaofeng replied, “Yes, the reason is that the new smart chips from Wisdom Technology are intelligent and can support the running of stronger smart programs.

This allows the Xiao Ling series robots to control their movements with the precision of a normal person, so their movements look very human-like.”

“Are you saying that Wisdom Technology’s new intelligent chip is the key to the success of Xiao Ling robots?”

Liu Yaofeng said, “Exactly, you see, on the back of Xiao Ling’s left hand, it’s written ‘The Sage Within,’ a label personally confirmed by President Yu.

Of course, the ‘Heavenly Star’ smart glasses from just now also have this label on the left frame.”

The media people below the stage saw on the big screen that Xiao Ling held up her left hand, and indeed, there were the four ancient Tang characters “The Sage Within” on the back of her hand!

Just now someone also saw it but thought it was the girl’s tattoo.

Her right hand was holding those smart glasses, and she aimed the left side of the frame at the camera; the big screen’s real-time display clearly showed “The Sage Within” engraved on it!

Immediately, many people smiled with understanding.

Once, America’s chip monopoly Intel had a logo on all computers stating, “Intel Inside.” Now, finally, a company from the Tang Country could proudly display its own label!

Right then and there, someone was inspired to write furiously, reporting the details of today’s press conference with words and pictures.

The striking headline read, “Finally, a Core from Tang Country that Lets Its People Stand Tall and Proud!”

“Dream Technology starts from the core; the brand-new Xiao Ling assistant robots debut with higher realism – can machines truly become ‘human’?”

“Dream Technology crosses the uncanny valley with Xiao Ling assistant robots – a new pet companion for humanity!”

“Love at first sight with a robot – my failed romance!”

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That highly talked-about joint press conference turned out just as Yu Donghua had initially said, with Dream Technology stealing all the limelight while the beauty of Wisdom Technology’s products was on the inside.

However, “The Sage Within” ultimately became a new buzzword in the field of computing.

Some domestic giants began to visit Wisdom Technology one after another to discuss cooperation matters.

In fact, these domestic giants had already tested the chips from Wisdom Technology, but no one dared to be the first to eat the crab.

Now that Dream Technology had made the first move, and with the introduction of the smartphone ender, the smart glasses, manufacturers with similar products naturally became restless.

Because most smartphone manufacturers actually have smart glasses in their product lineup, they all knew about the prophecy from the smartphone king Pingguo and were aware that Pingguo’s team of a thousand was working hard to develop smart glasses.

Now, with Dream Technology having taken the lead, they must follow suit promptly or risk being eliminated like Nokia was in the past.

As for Pingguo’s response, that was not something they needed to worry about.

And the unwritten restrictions of the two chip giants are insignificant compared to the competition for the largest future consumer electronics market.

Just looking at the office suite provided by Dream Technology, one could tell that the chips inside their Heavenly Star smart glasses were more than capable of handling computer applications.

Some computer manufacturers not only visited Wisdom Technology but also went to Dream Technology.

In their view, the fact that Dream Technology could perform certain computer office applications with smart glasses and an office suite suggested that the operating system and application software had reached a certain level of maturity.

Two years ago, when Huawei was choked by the Americans, they activated their backup system, HarmonyOS, which after two years, had yet to fully mature.

In reality, it was mainly because the primary application software on top of the system was not mature enough, such as office software. There are several domestic office software packages including WPS, but 90% of people are accustomed to Microsoft Office.

Although domestic office software tries to mimic the appearance of Microsoft Office, achieving 100% format compatibility is very difficult.

Whether it’s government or enterprise office work in China, there are strict requirements for document formatting, and those who prepare documents would not want to find the formatting altered when opening a document made with Microsoft Office.

If having to spend extra time fixing formatting changes, can they say that the domestic office product is good to use?

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