As the saying goes, the layman looks at the lively insider's doorway, just the action of climbing the steps has already shown the extraordinaryness of the robot, and the professors in the audience immediately applauded and congratulated Ren.

The reporters didn't have time to applaud, they all adjusted their cameras to film the professors of these top universities.

Watson stood next to the robot with a smile as reporters filmed the professors who had been invited to the press conference, and he made another shocking move.

I saw Watson smile and stretch out his right hand to the robot, and said into the microphone, "Hello, my name is Watson, it's nice to meet you." ”

In addition to Niu Xiaoqiang and Watson, even Zhang Xiaolan was stunned.

After a brief silence, the reporters all turned their cameras to Professor Watson's outstretched right hand.

Under the gaze of everyone, the robot slowly stretched out its right hand. The robotic arm is well-made and looks quite textured under the illumination of the light.

Thirty centimeters...... Twenty centimeters...... Ten centimeters......

When the robot's right hand accurately grasped Watson's right hand, the professors in the entire room stood up and burst into even warmer applause than before.

Don't underestimate the handshake, it means a lot.

This is the first time in human history that we have shaken hands with a robot, and it is an expression of friendliness, which means that a new history has begun!

"It's—it's going to shake someone's hand?!"

Zhang Xiaolan was stunned for a moment, and muttered to herself with a shocked face.

Niu Xiaoqiang smiled: "If you continue to look at it, you will find that it will not only shake hands with humans, but also make even more surprising actions." ”

Zhang Xiaolan was about to ask, and Professor Watson handed the microphone to the robot's mouth with his left hand. Everyone at the scene fell silent, and everyone could see the meaning of this move, Professor Watson wanted the robot to speak!

Sure enough, as soon as the microphone was handed to the robot's mouth, a signal light flashed inside the robot's mouth, and it looked like someone was opening and closing his mouth, and at the same time, an electronic synthesis voice sounded: "Hello Professor Watson, hello everyone, my name is Tom, and it's a pleasure to meet you." ”

"Oh my God...... This guy can still talk?!"

"It was just saying hello to us!"

"It's incredible!"

"It's shocking!"

While others expressed their excitement, Niu Xiaoqiang thought in his heart: This is just a pre-set program, and it is not as novel as you imagined.

Niu Xiaoqiang came up with the idea, and he felt that doing so would better achieve a sensational effect and attract more sponsorship funds for the AI project.

Judging from the expressions of everyone present, the idea was undoubtedly very successful, and everyone except for him and Watson was deeply shocked.

These people are the best propagandists, and they will push the AI project to a higher level, and even those who don't care about AI in the first place will change their attitudes in the future.

Professor Watson shook hands with the robot, smiling and standing side by side with the robot, the flash of the camera kept flashing, and the reporters did not feel sorry for the film at all, and quickly pressed the shutter, trying to record this very representative scene, and then choose the most suitable one to use for publicity.

The reporters at the TV station were relatively relaxed, they only had to point their cameras at the podium.

Professor Watson allowed the reporters to take pictures and posed for more than 20 seconds before stopping.

He let go of his right hand holding the robot and smiled into the microphone: "Then it's question time, and every news organization that comes to the press conference has a chance to ask questions." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang was not interested in looking any further, he pulled Zhang Xiaolan to the door: "Let's go to the office and wait for news." ”

Zhang Xiaolan asked curiously: "What news are you waiting for?"

Niu Xiaoqiang was in a very good mood and smiled very happily: "Of course, it's the news of sponsorship, the professor has already told me that MIT trustees will personally evaluate artificial intelligence projects at the press conference, and then decide whether to increase the investment in scientific research funds, judging from the scene just now, they should be conquered, and they will invest more after the press conference, let's wait for the professor to send money." ”

Zhang Xiaolan was worried about her $8,000 salary, and nodded with a smile when she heard this: "Okay!"

Niu Xiaoqiang took Zhang Xiaolan to the door of the research room of the School of Computer Science, which is the exclusive space of Professor Watson, which stores his personal belongings and academic materials, and no one else can enter without his permission.

Niu Xiaoqiang had the key to the research room, he took out the key to open the door, and sat down with Zhang Xiaolan.

The two waited until it was nearly eleven o'clock when Professor Watson arrived.

His face was very good, he walked with a smile, and as soon as he came in, he said to Niu Xiaoqiang: "Xiaoqiang, we succeeded!"

Niu Xiaoqiang smiled and nodded: "Congratulations, professor, you have shown a big face this time, presumably this year's Turing Award must be you." ”

Watson waved his hand: "I can't say that, without your strong support, I would not have been able to complete this project, but unfortunately you are too low-key, and you don't want to show your head, otherwise most of this honor will belong to you." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang didn't want to talk about this topic as a cliché, he smiled, and changed the conversation: "Professor, have the school directors talked to you about additional investment?"

Watson locked the door, took out a check from his pocket and handed it to Niu Xiaoqiang: "This is the second R&D fund personally wholesaled by the school board, the amount is two million US dollars, in addition to financial support, they also specially approved the priority use of the laboratory, as long as we submit the application in advance, the laboratory management office will immediately arrange time for us." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang looked at the cash check and said happily: "Professor, how are you going to spend this money?"

Watson said without hesitation: "The first thing you need to pay is your remuneration, you list all the expenses, make a report and submit it to me, I will sign it and then submit it to the foundation for review, and you can get the money after confirming that it is correct, and I want to use the rest of the money to set up a special research site to support the follow-up research of artificial intelligence projects." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang only cared about his own part of the money, and he asked, "How long does it take for the foundation to review the report?"

"If you submit the report to me now, I'll go to the Foundation right away and review it, and if nothing else, you'll get the money before you get off work today." ”