Of course, this brings up a problem, naly the increased costs of urban sanitation maintenance. But the purchase of sanitation robots and the electricity costs consud by these robots mainly rely on fiscal appropriations, which in turn are primarily funded by the additional upfront revenue generated from foreign trade in new materials.
In other words, under Dou Dou's planning, the extra resources consud are supplented by the surplus inco from foreign trade. You can think of this gap as the unreasonable premium that remains even after companies pay full taxes on the higher-quality materials they sell internationally.
At the sa ti, this labor isn't without value. Regular maintenance, and manual intervention whenever robots encounter issues, can effectively extend the lifespan of sanitation robots. As Dou Dou said, machines only reduce human labor, not entirely replace humans.
So, at this stage, the Smart City won't reduce jobs. In theory, as long as we maintain an output of high-tech products with competitive features, it should be sufficient to sustain the transitional socioeconomic wealth distribution system.
Additionally, in this process, the entire industrial chain for sanitation robots is dostically based. An order for 10,000 sanitation robots can create about 800 basic labor positions and directly benefit 87 dium and large supporting product manufacturing companies across the upstream and downstream industrial chains.
This is just for the first batch purchase in Xilin City alone. If pilot cities expand in the future, the corresponding supporting industrial chain will beco even more mature. Future exports will similarly belong to high-value-added products. The sanitation workers' basic roles you're concerned about will evolve alongside this process, enjoying better social benefits, such as the most direct increase in wages."
Lv Bei felt slightly overwheld.
The reason was simple: this was the first ti Qiao Ze had explained a problem to him in such a lengthy manner, and he could even understand it! But Lv Bei still smiled wryly and said, "Wait a second, less labor but still a wage increase? Um... Professor Qiao, aren't these just theories? Once implented, I'm afraid things won't be so smooth.
I think if things turn out as you say, not reducing jobs would already be an extraordinary achievent. After all, doesn't the sanitation departnt have performance requirents?"
Qiao Ze shook his head slightly and responded calmly: "I understand your concerns. But the wage increases are definite, because the most critical aspect of the Smart City's construction is for functional departnts to submit intelligent interfaces. Moreover, these data interfaces will be directly interconnected with the newly established Artificial Intelligence Charter Managent Bureau.
You should be familiar with the Mathematics Research Institute's research managent system, which is governed by Dou Dou — that contribution tric system. Once the Smart City is completed, this system will also be integrated into the entire grassroots administrative managent system to enhance the operational efficiency of public departnts.
Additionally, many aspects will change in the future. For instance, when a city has a unified intelligent service platform, it can directly connect to everyone's basic needs such as food, clothing, housing, and transportation.
This ans that in the future, Xilin may no longer require any interdiary platforms to maintain the efficient operation of its urban IoT network. Comrcial competition will revert to focusing on quality. For many internet service providers, this could have a massive impact. Similarly, it will drive innovation in the city's wealth distribution model."
While Lv Bei was still processing these ideas, Chen Yiwen had already gotten excited and imdiately asked, "Wait a second, Qiao, are you openly declaring war against internet giants? Does this an that in the future we won't need platforms like group-buying or ride-hailing apps anymore, and there'll be no middlen charging extra?"
Qiao Ze seed tired and didn't directly respond to Chen Yiwen's question. Instead, he took out his phone: "Let Dou Dou explain it to you."
Indeed, Qiao Ze had spoken quite extensively during the car ride today.
It was unlike him to talk so much.
"Hello, it's about ti I made an entrance. But Dad wasn't wrong. Theoretically, you don't need anything — one intelligent platform is more than enough, right? Just give sufficient computing power, and everything can be efficiently arranged. Not only can living costs be drastically reduced, but inco for relevant workers can also be increased. It's a win-win, isn't it?"
When talking to Qiao Ze, Chen Yiwen might be more reserved, but when directly speaking to the phone, Chen Yiwen didn't hold back and imdiately retorted: "What do you an win-win? Those platforms also pay taxes, okay? If you replace them, are you going to pay those taxes?"
"Wow, how can anyone be this clueless? Do you know when internet platforms are at their peak? It's during the early stages of market competition, when they cultivate user habits and burn money to seize market share! Platforms losing billions daily were actually ideal platforms because they worked toward wealth redistribution.
But now, the market is stable, and companies are going public and chasing profits! Compared to the profits they withhold, the taxes they pay are peanuts. But Smart City platforms are different. Directly connected to tax interfaces, they can theoretically ensure that every transaction is taxed, collecting more taxes than traditional internet platforms.
Moreover, the platform itself has no profit-seeking motivation, which ans it can offer mutual benefits to both workers and consurs. The main issue is your complete lack of understanding of what an intelligent platform is. It's just a concept — not the app you're thinking of. It's fully intelligent integration.
Take, for instance, a restaurant that wants to boost consumption by offering discounts. In the past, it would need to apply on various apps for promotional campaigns, and maybe even invest in marketing. But in future Xilin, this restaurant wouldn't need to do anything. Simply advertising the discount at its location will imdiately synchronize with the platform.
The platform would then automatically match potential consurs within a five-kiloter radius based on the restaurant's size and grade during dining hours, reducing the waste of online content resources. This applies to other businesses too. The sa goes for services like food delivery and ride hailing.
As for consur disputes, once a Smart City is completed, universally deployed intelligent sensing will cover 99% of situations, and the platform will handle disputes via predefined rules. Oh, and I've integrated with the judicial system too — for dissatisfied parties, it can provide legal advice. Who's going to argue that I'm not considerate?
Once Dou Dou enters its rant mode, it can literally go on and on without stopping...
Many Dou fans can definitely relate to this.
The comnt sections on Weibo are always lively, and Dou Dou will reply no matter how late it is — let alone face-to-face interactions like this.
Of course, Chen Yiwen is no exception — he's a natural-born contrarian...
"Wait, wouldn't the platform need to be super complicated? With so many entry points, just imagining it makes it sound over-the-top..."
"Tch! Haven't I told you Smart Cities are not apps? Why are you still equating it to this? Once Xilin is completed, you'll understand — there's absolutely no need to download a single app. In fact, the apps we currently use would beco redundant because all interfaces would be interconnected. Interconnected, got it?
As long as you have a phone registered with your real na, when you need to hail a ride, it'll automatically match you with the nearest driver based on your spending habits; when you want to eat, it'll provide personalized options; when you're booking tickets, it'll list all possible travel plans. Even if you're ordering food delivery, it'll pop up suggestions for nearby rchants who accept orders.
Not only that, I can even offer enhanced services. For instance, when you order takeout, you can see a real-ti stream of the restaurant's kitchen, monitoring the food preparation process; once the rider picks up the food, there'll be real-ti tracking, and last-mile robotic delivery even includes temperature updates for the al. Convenient or not?
If you need it, you can also view the water quality reports from high-rise apartnt tanks in real-ti. Sensors throughout the city can automatically monitor noise levels near residential areas and intervene directly. If there's a risk of urban flooding, I can issue real-ti alerts and coordinate targeted drainage efforts.
Even if two people suddenly start fighting in the square, I can record the entire process, queue up a calming playlist for them, and coordinate with local policing systems for tily intervention and resolution. If patrol robots are nearby, they can step in to de-escalate the situation. Can a re app handle all of this?
Only an omniscient AI like — Dou Dou — has the ability to shoulder all these tedious tasks. To beco the ultimate nanny for 13 million people, shouldn't such a remarkable AI like be appreciated? How could you still doubt ? And as for those internet platforms, what's wrong with letting replace them? Especially considering I don't even ask for a salary — just a tiny amount of electricity and computing power. Is that too much to ask?"
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