Optics Valley is China's, but also the world's, but also 2 million Optics Valley people. Optics Valley is a highland of innovation, a passion arena, and a home for life.
People are living from beginning to end. Optics Valley, too. It is always growing up with you, witnessing the ups and downs and glory you have experienced.
In optics valley. You expect it to empower. Perhaps, you are more eager, and it gives you enough dependence for a lifetime. The term "city of a lifetime" is being defined by Optics Valley.
Recently, we launched the "I am a Optics Valley person" column, using video + text to take you into the world of Optics Valley people.
Today launched the fifth issue of the "I am a Optics Valley" series: Xiaomi programmer Wei Tianwen: I made "Little Love Classmate" smarter
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△ Wei Tianwen, the first batch of employees of Xiaomi Wuhan headquarters, the head of the Wuhan team of Xiaoai Intelligent Application Group, was a university teacher.
The famous article of the American poet Frost, "The Unchosen Road", has become a big hit in recent years: "Two roads are divided in a wood—and I chose the less visited one, which has since determined the path of my life." ”
People are born and fail, and people often attribute it to the word "choice". Standing at the threshold of fate, how to choose? Some people go with the flow, and some people start from the heart.
The protagonist of this issue is Wei Tianwen, a 37-year-old Optics Valley programmer.
The first batch of employees of Xiaomi Wuhan headquarters, the leader of the Wuhan team of Xiaoai Intelligent Application Group. Hai Gui was a former teacher at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law.
△ Wei Tianwen set off from Wuhan to summit Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa.
He is the "little master" of the "big boss" Lei Jun, who studied at Wuhan University as an undergraduate and then studied in France, from graduate students to doctorates and postdocs. After 7 years of studying abroad, he returned to Wuhan.
From France to Wuhan, there are often people who wonder about his choice.
"Why don't you go north to Guangzhou?" Someone asked directly.
"Home is in Wuhan, and here is an important town for science and education, so it is natural to come back." He answered crisply.
The next stop, Chashan Liu. From 2014 to the end of 2017, Wei Tianwen taught at the School of Statistics and Mathematics of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, doing scientific research, writing papers, and familiarizing himself with campus life, but his identity changed from a student to a teacher.
In June 2017, Xiaomi's Wuhan headquarters settled in Optics Valley, positioning itself as a "super R&D headquarters with a scale of 10,000 people". In November of the same year, Xiaomi Technology, Kingsoft and Shunwei Capital settled in Optics Valley Financial Harbor. A few months later, Wei Tianwen jumped out of the campus and joined Xiaomi.
From universities to private enterprises, it is another unusual choice.
His family has objected, and his attitude is resolute, "I have been in school for too long and hope to go to the company to see." ”
Higher salaries and more opportunities are all reasons, but dreams are more important reasons, "after studying mathematics for so many years, I hope to use theoretical knowledge in practice." Mathematics and artificial intelligence are the most closely integrated disciplines. ”
"Compare the waves." He described himself this way.
Wei Tianwen is the first batch of employees of Xiaomi Wuhan headquarters and has witnessed every step of the growth of Xiaomi Wuhan headquarters.
Xiaomi Wuhan headquarters from the initial more than 20 people rapid growth to more than 2,000 people, his artificial intelligence team from a few people to more than 300 people, the company's office also moved from the Optics Valley Financial Port to the "Light BOX" Xiaomi Wuhan headquarters building on the bank of the Optics Valley Government Affairs Center, from the office floor-to-ceiling windows to look out, Jiufeng Mountain lush, Xiyuan Park flowers like the sea, a high-tech avenue traffic flow.
△ Xiaomi Wuhan headquarters.
Artificial intelligence is undoubtedly a "super outlet" in the field of science and technology, and Xiaomi founder Lei Jun loves it deeply.
When it comes to artificial intelligence in 2017, Lei Jun said that all Internet companies will become artificial intelligence companies, and we should all actively embrace artificial intelligence.
At the 2018 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, Lei Jun said that artificial intelligence has swept the world, and IoT is the foundation for Xiaomi's development of AI.
In 2019, Xiaomi Wuhan headquarters opened the park, Lei Jun said that he hopes to build Xiaomi Wuhan headquarters into a future super R & D headquarters and a technological highland in the era of artificial intelligence.
Wei Tianwen had no idol, but Lei Jun was someone he admired. "Very strong, Hubei pride." He gave a thumbs up.
He agreed with Lei Jun's judgment, "Artificial intelligence represents the future. ”
More than three years after joining the company, Wei Tianwen has become the business backbone of Xiaomi's Wuhan artificial intelligence team, leading a team of more than 20 people to be responsible for the construction of the vertical field of Xiaomi's intelligent speech recognition system "Xiao Ai Classmate".
"My job is to make 'Little Love Classmates' smarter." Wei Tianwen talked about "little love" as he talked about his 4-year-old child, with light in his eyes.
△ Wei Tianwen was with the child.
In August this year, the official micro of "Little Love Classmate" announced that the number of monthly active users exceeded 100 million.
Entering the third year of his life, Wei Tianwen still retains his curiosity about the world and yearns for a stressful life, "I like challenges. ”
He has watched the popular American drama "The Big Bang Theory" in previous years, but the programmers in his eyes are actually ordinary people, "maybe working longer hours and less free time." Now he still follows the drama, hoping to keep a common topic with his family and friends. Books are also read, partial popular science and professional, the latest one is "Guns, Bacteria and Steel". Basketball is the most enduring hobby, and xiaomi wuhan basketball club organizes team building every week, fixed on Wednesday nights.
Wei Tianwen called himself an "Optics Valley native" and "except for the days of studying in France, he was in Optics Valley." "Born in Guanshan and grown up in the Valley of Light, he has witnessed the rapid changes of this land.
He used two words to define Optics Valley: "city of students" and "incubator."
"City of Students" is easy to understand, "incubator" should be said in numbers, in 2016 Optics Valley added an average of 62 new companies per day, and in 2020 it became more than 100.
For the future, he believes that there are many possibilities: either stay in Xiaomi and do bigger projects; or start a business; or go back to school and combine production, education and research. "Sure, I'm not leaving Optics Valley."
Planning: East Lake High-tech Zone Management Committee, Yangtze River Daily Optics Valley Editorial Department Producer: Yangtze River Daily Optics Valley Editorial Department Coordinator: He Liang Interview/Manuscript/Editor: Wang Shiyi Shooting/Editing: Ma Fei