Ever since investing in the Xi Zhi Electron Beam Lithography Machine, Chen Yiyang has taken a keen interest in news related to AI.
Today, he stumbled upon a piece of news that left him speechless.
Zuckerberg's ta Company allegedly pirated thousands of adult videos to train an AI model.
This incident was discovered by the companies holding the copyrights to these adult videos, leading them to jointly sue ta.
After reading the news, Chen Yiyang curiously called Wen Liangfeng to inquire if it was true.
"Uh..." After hearing the news from Chen Yiyang, Wen Liangfeng remained silent for a mont before continuing, "It's true. In fact, the training process for many AI models requires a vast amount of material.
If AI companies aren't careful, it's easy to infringe on other companies' copyrights."
"So you're saying that using adult videos to train AI is genuine?"
"Yes."
Detecting sothing off in Wen Liangfeng's tone, Chen Yiyang inquisitively pressed on, "We used them too?"
"Can't say." Wen Liangfeng didn't answer directly but remarked,
"The video material needed for training AI models is categorized by quality.
The best video material possesses the following characteristics: high-quality image, stable footage, natural and consistent expressions, and minimal scene changes.
Currently, the two main issues AI-generated videos need to resolve are 'action continuity' and 'emotional authenticity.'
Though it seed like Wen Liangfeng didn't say much, he had essentially said it all.
The characteristics required for AI training videos fit perfectly with adult videos.
No wonder ta dared to risk legal issues for this.
Because these videos are indeed crucial.
Engaging in such content truly is a major driving force in human productivity.
Chen Yiyang estimated that if not for legal constraints, in AI video fields, the first genre to be fully replaced by AI-generated videos would undoubtedly be adult films.
Besides AI, Chen Yiyang also made progress on introducing the dostic Saraya project that had previously been advanced.
The essence of Saraya is using a mid-to-high-end Western dining image to sell low-end Western food, thus earning profits by controlling costs.
To promote the dostic Saraya project smoothly, they need to collaborate with Italian associations to disguise it as authentic Italian cuisine.
The assistants hoped that Chen Yiyang could send a senior executive to Italy to discuss this matter in person.
Chen Yiyang thought about it and decided it would be worth the trip.
First, he had never been to Italy and could take the opportunity to travel.
Secondly, with Schaefer's connections over there, he might be more effective than the company's executives.
As a big boss, going personally, the thod doesn't matter as long as the job gets done.
After his subordinates go, everything would need to comply, making certain thods inconvenient to use.
So, Chen Yiyang called Schaefer to set a date for his visit to Italy.
"Hello, is this Mr. Chen?"
While staying at ho watching dramas with the bookkeeper, Chen Yiyang received an overseas call.
He lazily picked up and heard an unfamiliar voice on the other end.
However, not many foreigners had his number, so Chen Yiyang replied in English, "I am. Who's speaking?"
"Mr. Chen, this is Captain Jack. Do you rember ?"
Chen Yiyang rembered.
This Captain Jack was previously collaborating with him, responsible for the treasure-hunting team that salvaged the Roman tal lead ingots shipwreck.
"Hi, Captain Jack," Chen Yiyang said, "Is there a new shipwreck discovery? Why contact suddenly."
"Haha, ancient shipwrecks are hard to find. A good job like last ti might not appear again in ten years."
"So what do you need from ?"
"Well," Captain Jack explained, "I have so connections in the underground collectibles trade.
Recently, I've heard about a batch of paleontological fossils for sale. Are you interested in buying?"
Selling goods?
Chen Yiyang wasn't surprised by Captain Jack's connections in the illegal collectibles trade.
Such salvage teams sotis don't mind illegally salvaging in restricted areas.
Recovered artifacts or other collectibles naturally need channels for disposal.
But paleontological fossils?
Chen Yiyang pondered and asked, "Do you have a catalog or photos? Send them to for a look."
"Of course," Captain Jack replied, "Give an email address, and I'll send them over."
"Sure." Chen Yiyang gave Jack an email he registered overseas.
Shortly after his call with Captain Jack ended, he received a new email in his inbox.
Upon opening it, Chen Yiyang found nurous photos of paleontological fossils, so resembling dinosaurs.
Lacking knowledge and experience in this area, he called a historian for help, asking him to find a paleontological fossil expert for verification.
Soon, an expert surnad Sui called Chen Yiyang.
"Mr. Chen, may I ask where these fossil photos ca from?"
"Soone involved in illegal collectibles trading abroad sent them to , inquiring if I'm interested in purchasing,"
Chen Yiyang didn't hide the matter.
Based on Captain Jack's comnts, these fossils are abroad, and dostic authorities couldn't intervene.
"From the photos, these fossils look genuine.
The depicted Psittacosaurus and Archaeopteryx fossils are rare and exceptionally well-preserved.
If acquired for research, they could significantly contribute to our paleontology field."
"Alright, I'll ask about the price." Chen Yiyang only asked experts to verify authenticity.
Whether or not to purchase depends on further considerations, primarily price suitability.
It's not worth it if he's overly charged.
Chen Yiyang called Captain Jack, who, upon hearing Chen Yiyang's interest, whispered, "Within this batch, the Psittacosaurus and Archaeopteryx fossils are very rare and well-preserved.
If placed in prestigious auctions, each could sell for tens of millions of US Dollars."
What Captain Jack said was true.
The dinosaur fossil trade abroad is quite developed.
Many dinosaur fossil hunters search globally for rare dinosaur fossils to sell.
Among those legally auctioned, the most expensive was a Tyrannosaurus rex fossil nad Stan, auctioned in New York by Christie's for a soaring 31.84 million USD.
An image of Tyrannosaurus rex "Stan" fossil.
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