Across the ocean, California Silicon Valley, Palo Alto City.

Inside a certain "T"-shaped logo group, Elon Musk is savoring coffee with two other friends.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows are busy Tesla employees. The three people in the office are dressed casually, and anyone passing by on the street would think they're just ordinary pedestrians.

Yet each one of them is a renowned figure in the tech world...

"L4 Autonomous Driving? You're not joking?" Elon widened his eyes, the coffee in his hand paused mid-air.

"This came from a few People of Country Hua at our Beijing branch. The grapevine seems to have received some news from Beijing as well, but it hasn't been verified yet."

A man wearing square glasses, who looked like a scholar, shrugged.

Hassabis, the name might be unfamiliar to many, but he carries a string of titles and halo.

Game developer, neuroscientist, artificial intelligence entrepreneur...

Moreover, he's the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Google DeepMind, and the father of AlphaGo...

"Are you sure this isn't a rumor? Hmm... you know, people of Country Hua, especially their officials, tend to be a bit boastful."

Elon obviously didn't believe it at all.

Autonomous driving requires vast amounts of driving data support, and Tesla has the world's largest training database. Even with long-term model training, they aren't confident in reaching L4-level autonomous driving technology.

Country Hua hasn't even developed a decent autonomous driving product yet; there's no way they could be faster than us.

Of course, if it's on specific road sections with high-precision maps and full road data support and guidance, achieving a few hundred meters of L4-level autonomous driving isn't impossible, but it's meaningless.

For autonomous driving, completing a marathon on a playground compared to an off-road 42km over complex terrain are entirely different technical concepts.

"Elon, the name of this development company is Baiyeji..." The other man present spoke up.

Compared to the two, this man seemed younger. His name is Sam Altman, currently the CEO of OpenAI...

"Baiyeji? The same Baiyeji that developed Star Array and Bajie?" Elon was stunned for a moment.

Not to mention Bajie, which is popular worldwide, the recent defeat of AlphaGo caused quite a stir in the Silicon Valley circle.

"Hmm... yes, although I hate to admit it, our AlphaGo is no match for them. That Star Array boasts an unbelievably efficient algorithm." Hassabis said helplessly.

Since losing to Star Array, they once thought it was just a low-probability event, but after a few private challenges...

They stopped responding to media rumors altogether.

"The large models we're developing aren't nearly as smart as their AI either," Sam Altman sighed as well.

Elon, however, seemed to catch on; he narrowed his eyes at his two old friends.

"It seems you two didn't come here today just for a casual catch-up?"

"Yes, I believe we may be facing the most formidable competitor in history at the same time."

Hassabis didn't deny it, nodding solemnly.

"You know my company is in London. Europa has been buzzing with news these days that Ship King John is preparing to collaborate with Baiyeji, spending a fortune to purchase their ship's autonomous driving technology for an automated fleet upgrade...

You should know what that means."

Elon raised an eyebrow. "Are you suggesting... their autonomous driving technology has indeed reached a stage of practical application?"

"Otherwise, that capitalist who won't shoot until he sees the rabbit wouldn't spend real money on a pile of junk.

I've heard other shipowners are also moving at the news, planning to form a group to investigate in Country Hua.

I think, even if the L4 autonomous driving technology is exaggerated, they must have made a substantial breakthrough in this field!"

Elon froze for a moment, full of amazement.

"Truly incredible... entering three artificial intelligence fields simultaneously, with each having launched stunning products.

How on earth did Baiyeji manage this? Are they very wealthy?"

DeepMind, OpenAI, Tesla.

The three of them represent the three key research directions in artificial intelligence.

Which are neural networks, large language models, and visual models.

With vast investment and the support of top talents globally, these three can be said to stand at the forefront of world technology.

Yet a small company with no background suddenly emerges, simultaneously threatening the technical leadership of all three...

To them, it's simply unbelievable!

"Hmm... it's possible they've got secret support from Country Hua, otherwise their technology sources can't be explained.

I've heard their core technology developers are still confidential. Apart from the codename 'Demon Hunter,' nothing is known about them externally."

"If possible, I'd really like to meet this developer. If we could bring them over, that'd be ideal," Altman said wistfully.

"Hehe! Don't think about it, no country would let go of such a genius."

"The mysterious Eastern ancient country is indeed full of wonders... but the overly rapid development of artificial intelligence isn't necessarily a good thing for humanity," Elon frowned at this point.

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