Chapter 1328

What is the essence of wealth?

That's a good question to answer.

It's hard to answer.

People who have no self-knowledge will answer casually.

However, those who have self-knowledge are often difficult to answer.

Alexander, for example, is too self-conscious to answer.

He kept thinking about the answer in his mind.

But Yang Xiaotian is not willing to give Alexander time to think.

Time is money. How can a reporter waste it?

Yang Xiaotian said: "knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, it is also knowing. Reporter Alexander, do you know or don't you know? "

"I... I don't know." Alexandrian Avenue.

Alexander couldn't answer.

But Alexander was not ashamed.

He is just an ordinary reporter.

Not even the petty bourgeoisie.

It's normal not to know the essence of wealth.

"The essence of wealth is productivity." Yang Xiaotian said.

"Productivity?" Alexander looked at Yang Xiaotian with an expression of soliciting advice.

Yang Xiaotian said: "many people think that wealth is gold and silver, money, and figures in bank accounts. Not really. Since ancient times, wealth has only been productivity. What is productivity? Make a metaphor. Mud and firewood are everywhere. What's the value of mud and firewood? Some, but of little value. However, by human hands, mud is made into utensils, and firewood is used to burn the utensils into pottery. Then wealth is born. What happened in the middle of this? "

Alexander suddenly realized: "because of their own needs, human beings have changed the material of nature and made production."

Yang Xiaotian nodded and said, "yes, the material in nature exists there. It's not wealth. Because human beings need it and produce it, it is wealth. "

Alexandre Boulevard: "I see. You mean money is not wealth, but all kinds of materials related to clothing, food, housing and transportation are wealth?"

Yang Xiaotian said: "you can understand it in such a simple way. Why is the world richer now than in the Middle Ages? What is the standard of wealth? It's not money. If you send a trillion dollars to the middle ages, can everyone have food in the Middle Ages? "

Alexander joked and said with a smile, "obviously, Franklin is not delicious and hygienic."

Yang Xiaotian said: "if we send one billion tons of grain to the middle ages, the situation is very different. Where food comes from is what people produce. "

Alexandre Boulevard: "it turns out that this is productivity. In that case, the essence of wealth is productivity."

Yang Xiaotian criticized some of the elites on Wall Street and said, "those people on Wall Street who play finance have all kinds of fancy means to play the game of money and grab the wealth of the world, but are you still declining? In essence, you have left the manufacturing industry and lost a lot of productivity. Digital games lack the foundation of productivity. The more skillful you play, the faster you die! "

Alexander said with a wry smile: "although it's not pleasant to hear, the truth is that we are indeed declining, and a large part of productivity is missing. Like Detroit, which used to be our car city, now it's deserted. But what does the essence of wealth have to do with your confidence in Yanhuang technology? "

Yang Xiaotian had a deep vision and said in a deep voice: "because the essence of wealth is productivity, and science and technology is the first productivity. Yanhuang science and technology has mastered the most advanced part of the first productivity. Other people are taking away the ready-made wealth when they do business, but Yanhuang technology can create immeasurable wealth by relying on its strong productivity. That's why Lafite picked up the big advantage. Or do you think Lafayette is really senile and funny? "

"You mean artificial intelligence?" Alexander said with wide eyes.

"Not bad!" Yang Xiaotian said, "after watt transformed the steam engine, the great development of productivity made the British Empire dominate the world. With the advent of the electrical age, you will see the rise of America. The wealth created by science and technology has made a qualitative leap in human living standards. I think artificial intelligence is more important to human beings than steam engine! "

Alexandre Boulevard: "but I don't see that Yanhuang xiaoruan is very powerful, but to improve productivity, this..."

Yang Xiaotian laughed.

Alexander asked knowingly, "Why are you laughing, sir?"

Yang Xiaotian said: "do you think Yanhuang xiaoruan is artificial intelligence?"

Alexandrian Avenue: "isn't it?"

Yang Xiaotian said: "of course not. Yanhuang xiaoruan is at best an artificial mental retardation. It's just artificial intelligence after severe castration, which is equivalent to putting a person in a vegetative state. "

Alexander was acutely aware of something and said, "isn't Yanhuang xiaoruan the latest technology? Do you have more advanced technology?"

Yang Xiaotian said: "of course! In fact, the real artificial intelligence can eliminate most of the work in the world today, and it can be said that the improvement of productivity is a step up. Especially after the combination of big data and artificial intelligence, artificial intelligence can predict the market situation by itself and carry out efficient production. From production to delivery, there is nothing to do with human beings. Just one AI can do it all. If there is a need, I can liberate all human beings from labor overnight. It's OK for all human beings to eat and die. "

"So strong?" Alexander felt his brain was in a state of confusion. "So artificial intelligence can replace my job as a journalist?"

Yang Xiaotian said: "of course, it can be replaced. AI is better than you in writing, speaking and analyzing. You have no advantage over AI, just as chimpanzees have over humans. "

Alexander resisted his impulse to beat Yang Xiaotian and said, "you are so irritating!"

Yang Xiaotian said: "although my words are irritating, they are true."

"If so, don't I want to lose my job?" Alexandrian Avenue.

"It should be said that almost all mankind is going to lose their jobs." Yang xiaotiandao.

"Scientists, too?" Asked Alexander.

"The same." Yang Xiaotian said, "artificial intelligence is an electronic brain. When it works, it has more neurons than human beings. Scientists can't compete with AI, but they can't compete with AI at most! "

"How terrible Alexander's face finally changed, "if so, our human world will be in chaos!"

Yang Xiaotian said: "of course, the world will be in chaos. Do you know why?"