CHAPTER 331: CHAPTER 331: AI FOUNDATION MODEL LUCY

Chen Yiyang, upon hearing Schaefer mention it, immediately checked on his phone to see what the Moerburg Power Plant was all about.

What he found was astonishing.

Chen Yiyang couldn’t help but wonder if the Germans had gone mad.

The Moerburg Power Plant was completed in 2015, with a total cost of 3 billion Euros.

This power plant adopted the world’s most advanced coal power generation technology at the time, and after its completion, it perfectly undertook the task of supplying electricity to Hamburg Port, Germany’s largest port, and the surrounding Hamburg City.

It is no exaggeration to say that after its completion, the Moerburg Plant was one of the most remarkable and advanced coal plants in human history.

As a result, in 2017 and 2018, representatives from Huaxia’s five major power groups were sent to the Moerburg Power Plant to learn.

Because this power plant adopted ultra-supercritical coal combustion technology, its carbon emissions were 20% lower than those of average coal plants, and its power generation efficiency was among the highest in Europe.

Of course, Huaxia now possesses entirely self-developed coal power technology that has surpassed the level of the Moerburg Power Plant.

But that doesn’t change the fact that the Moerburg Power Plant remains one of the most advanced coal power plants in Europe, and due to the advanced technology used, its environmental standards are the best among all coal power plants worldwide.

Yet, such a power plant, constructed in less than ten years, using the world’s most advanced technology.

Got bombed!

Blown up by the Germans themselves!

Germany’s Green Party completely disregarded the advanced technology used by this power plant.

Their goal is to shut down all coal power plants in Germany and phase out fossil fuels by 2030.

However, due to significant resistance from all sides, the Green Party planned to start by simply shutting down all coal power plants.

So, not long ago, they directly arranged for people to blow up the Moerburg Power Plant, intending to raze the entire plant to the ground.

Originally, the Green Party’s plan was to blow up both 100-meter-large power station blast furnaces at the plant.

But during execution, there was a slight mishap, and only one of the two blast furnaces was brought down.

This is quite awkward.

Because the Green Party originally planned to invest an additional 8 billion Euros to build a green hydrogen plant on the site of this power plant.

Now, since only one blast furnace was toppled, the other one poses a risk of collapse at any time.

This has made the Moerburg Power Plant a complete ruin, and no one dares to go in to clear the debris or reinstall explosives to bring down the remaining blast furnace.

Otherwise, if the construction crew enters the plant and the untopped blast furnace suddenly collapses, that would definitely cause a severe accident.

"Although I have a good relationship with many in the Green Party," Schaefer commented on the side, "but if you ask me, a lot of people in the Green Party are out of their minds."

"Indeed, to just blow up a coal power plant that’s only ten years old."

"I’m not referring to that," Schaefer said, "they blew up the power plant because they wanted to build a green hydrogen center to replace fossil fuels.

Never mind whether it can replace them or not, but even to produce green hydrogen, a large amount of electricity is needed.

They blew up the power plant and then plan to build a green hydrogen center that consumes a lot of power. So the question arises, where will the green hydrogen center get its electricity?"

What Schaefer couldn’t figure out, Chen Yiyang was equally puzzled about.

But fortunately, this bizarre happening occurred in Germany, not in Huaxia, so Chen Yiyang didn’t need to worry his head over it.

After dinner, Schaefer took Chen Yiyang to a luxurious hotel.

After taking a bath, before he had even gotten into bed, Chen Yiyang received another call from Schaefer.

"Chen, are you asleep yet? I have an urgent matter to discuss with you."

"No, you can come directly," Chen Yiyang replied, wondering why Schaefer came and went like that.

However, Schaefer ought to be a straightforward guy, right?

Chen Yiyang thought for a moment and decided to take off his pajamas and get dressed again.

"I have a task, and I guess only you can help me with it." Fortunately, Schaefer was there for official business.

"What is it?" Chen Yiyang asked curiously.

"I remember you have an exclusive investment in deepseek, right?" Schaefer didn’t disclose the matter directly but first asked Chen Yiyang a question.

"Yes," Chen Yiyang nodded.

"Could you have the employees at deepseek help enhance a large AI model? I assure you the compensation will be more than generous."

"Which company’s large model, and which country? Could you clarify what’s going on first?" Chen Yiyang hesitated to agree immediately.

"Are you aware of the French 2030 investment plan?" Schaefer asked.

"I know a little," Chen Yiyang nodded.

Some time ago, during a conversation with some French people in France, Chen Yiyang learned quite a bit about the country.

Including this 2030 investment plan.

This plan was proposed by the French President in 2021, with the aim of revitalizing France’s industrial and technological innovation.

To that end, the French Government allocated 30 billion Euros for the plan, covering almost all areas of technology, with all the money to be spent by 2030.

Of course, it is an old European tradition for any plan’s original budget to continually increase during execution.

Now, the budget for this 2030 investment plan has already risen from the original 30 billion Euros to 54 billion Euros.

As for the investment results, they have yet to be seen.

"I have a few French friends who have set up a large AI model company, and through this French Government 2030 investment plan, they secured about 1 billion Euros in investment.

The name of their AI model is Lucy, derived from a 3.2 million-year-old Australopithecus fossil, considered one of humanity’s oldest ancestors."

"So, the French Government now wants to see how the Lucy, in which they invested 1 billion Euros, performs?" Chen Yiyang asked.

"It’s even scarier than that," Schaefer said, "if it were just about handling officials, a bit of money would suffice.

But some officials and members of parliament in the French Government believe that both China and the US are rapidly advancing in the field of artificial intelligence.

And since they invested a whole 1 billion Euros in the Lucy AI model, they hope Lucy can go live on the Internet, open to use and feedback from people worldwide."

"What’s the current level of this Lucy?"

"Give it a try yourself; I have a test version on my phone."

Schaefer said, handing his phone to Chen Yiyang.

After taking Schaefer’s phone, Chen Yiyang opened the software for the Lucy AI model.

The software’s logo was a close-up of a typical French beauty, with the overall color scheme adopting the red, blue, and white of the French flag.

It was indeed packed with French flair.

When the chat window appeared, Chen Yiyang decided to start with the simplest math question to test it.

So he inputted the question: what is 5 times (3 + 2)?