Chapter 385: Nothing else matters, but money is plentiful.

Ultraman's expression turned serious.
"Of course. They will definitely fight tooth and nail to catch up.
I believe we'll leave most of our competitors behind, but... Google has a very high chance of catching up with us.
Even, in the future, they might far surpass us."
Close AI's goals have long since moved beyond simple chatting. Their blueprint includes using AI for image generation, video production, and even creating a completely new virtual world.
"In the initial launch, Google will definitely be caught off guard.
But their foundation is too strong: the world's number one search engine, endless data reserves, and YouTube, the absolute hegemon in the video field...
Once they use all these resources to feed their own AI, the monster that will ultimately be born will probably exceed everyone's imagination."
Su Hao fell into deep thought.
So, no matter how hard he tries to develop, is it still an impossible task to directly challenge those deeply entrenched tech giants?
"...?"
The moment this thought surfaced, a strange heat surged up from deep within his dantian.
The feeling was like a silent rebuke:
"You haven't even started fighting, and you're already admitting defeat?"
A strange fighting spirit rose from the depths of his heart!
"In short, Chairman Su, we're here today to hear your plans for the company's future.
Currently, Close AI is still a non-profit organization. Do you have plans to take the company public, or..."
"I have a question for you," Su Hao interrupted him.
"Please go ahead."
"How much money would it take," Su Hao's gaze sharpened like a knife, "to completely crush a behemoth like Google?"
"...What?"
Ultraman and the group of executives behind him froze, blinking repeatedly, wondering if they had misheard.
“As I just said, Google has a strong foundation…”
“We’re not lacking either.” Su Hao’s tone was calm.
“They have YouTube, we have 'Picpic,' the world’s largest social media platform;
They have video data, we have Netflix, which we control, and we have a massive amount of film and television resources.
More importantly, the lifeblood of AI, high-end chips, is currently in the hands of Jiang Jin and Fang Huan.
With such trump cards, why can’t we take a shot?”
“…”
“What I mean is, while we are currently far ahead in the field of AI, let’s launch a massive, saturated investment, using massive, overwhelming resources to widen the technological gap between us and our pursuers to a point where everyone is in despair!
Let them not even have the thought of catching up! Is this idea possible?”
Su Hao’s words instantly caused an uproar among the executives opposite him, who began whispering and discussing amongst themselves.
Ultraman stared blankly at Su Hao for a long time before finally speaking in a hoarse voice, "That...that will require a lot of money."
"Coincidentally," Su Hao smiled slightly, "We don't have much else, but we have plenty of money."
"This could be a huge gamble! Because throwing money at it doesn't guarantee a technological breakthrough."
Su Hao didn't say anything more.
He calmly reached out and gently placed his fingertips on the document bearing the Close AI logo.
Boom!!
In an instant, a magnificent panorama of the future, like a galaxy pouring in from above, overwhelmed his entire consciousness!
It was a completely new world!
AI had permeated every aspect of human life, becoming as indispensable as air and water.
And on the map of this new world, countless flags were planted.
But ultimately, which flag would fly—the emblem of Fang Huan Investment, or the logo of a traditional giant like Google…?
It seemed to depend entirely on his next thought!
***
“Fang Huan, do you really want to take down Google?”
The conference room door closed behind him, and Nick Altman and his team walked out of Fang Huan Investment, turning back to look at the towering building. Every face was filled with shock and disbelief.
“Honestly, this job… is a bit hellish.” One executive wiped the cold sweat from his brow, still shaken.
"It's more than just hellish difficulty; that's Google, man!
The grandfather of the global tech industry, with enough money to fill the Pacific Ocean, and roots deeper than the Himalayas!
Is there any corner of this earth that Google's giant feet haven't trodden?"
These guys knew perfectly well that once the official version of GPT they were working on was released, it would absolutely cause a global upheaval.
People would go crazy for this groundbreaking artificial intelligence; ordinary people would be ecstatic, tech enthusiasts would be ecstatic, and everyone would think:
The singularity, the legendary technological singularity, is finally here!
These tech fanatics at Close AI firmly believed that GPT would be the hand of God reshaping the world order.
"But... those freaks at Google can catch up in no time, and might even create something even more incredible."
They knew better than anyone that the advent of GPT was tantamount to sounding the clarion call for a global AI arms race.
Before long, Google, that behemoth, will undoubtedly rise to the top of the food chain once again, thanks to its unparalleled resources.
After all, several of these people had jumped ship from Google and knew their former employer's character all too well.
"Artificial intelligence, to put it bluntly, is a data-devouring beast. Whoever feeds it the most data is the most powerful.
Looking at the world, who has as much data as Google? They can't compete!"
The evolution of AI requires massive amounts of data to feed it, allowing it to learn and evolve in billions of scenarios, ultimately simulating the ever-changing real world.
In this data-feeding race, Google has been at the top of the food chain from the very beginning.
"That Chairman Su definitely understands this principle.
That's why he dared to confidently offer to give us all the massive amounts of data from 'picpic' and several other platforms."
He even made a bold statement:
Money is not a problem. We'll give you as much as you want.
They'll keep going until Google kneels down and sings "Conquer!"
Turning the pages of Fanghuan Investment's rise to power is like reading a bloody chronicle of financial predation!
Their ruthless methods against non-local competitors are simply appalling.
The remnants of those giants who fell under Fang Huan's iron heel still circulate tragic legends in the industry.
For their own success and monopoly, these madmen were even willing to sacrifice the economy of an entire nation to orchestrate a series of earth-shattering events!
"So...they're planning to cripple Google?!"
"But the question is...how?"
This question swirled in everyone's minds countless times, but the answer remained a blank.
"That's not our concern! What are we for? Developers! We just need to perfect our development!"
Ultraman clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention back.
"They've given us funding comparable to Google's, even more extravagant!
If we still can't build a spear that can pierce the heart of our opponent, then we might as well all just find a block of tofu and smash our heads against it!"
These words were like a fire, instantly igniting everyone's emotions.