Qizi
2022 is about to pass, but I didn't expect to become Yang Guo at the end of the year. Sitting in front of the computer at home, looking out the window, recalling the whole year, although there were many moments of hesitation and confusion, it was always growth. This year I have read a lot of books related to human nature and philosophy. The main reason is that I found myself too naive in terms of management. Life always goes through many stages, and you should also prepare for the next stage. Taking the opportunity of writing the annual summary, I would like to share with you some of my feelings this year . The illustrations in this article are all generated using the most popular aigc .
Is the metaverse really a flash of fireworks?
At the end of 2021, I read an article called 2021 is the first year of the metaverse, but I forgot where I read it. I just remember that the article was very impassioned and full of confidence, which stunned me a bit. At that time, Facebook changed its name to meta, which made the topic of Metaverse rare on various platforms. Everyone was deeply moved by the pictures conceived by Metaverse, and I can actually understand it very well. It is a brand new world, and it is a world that human beings can freely create, giving people unlimited imagination. Including I also wrote several articles about the metaverse last year, but contrary to the popular articles, I am not very optimistic about the metaverse, thinking that unlimited equal rights will only damage the rights and interests themselves.
I think the inflection point of the retreat of the metaverse’s enthusiasm is the burning painting event. The value involved in the event itself is not high, but it pushes NFT to the fire. The fear itself is that NFT exposes the virtual value higher than the real value, which makes the capital market panic and leave the market quickly. But putting aside the bragging shell, it is still very good for us to carefully study many core technologies associated with it. Let's put aside those hype shells, and with the continuous innovation of hardware, we believe that the Metaverse will appear in another form in the future. It doesn’t have to cover everyone as many articles boast. Isn’t it meaningful to implement DAO in the privatized Metaverse scene?
The AIGC of the fire
In 2022, AIGC is an almost dominant field of artificial intelligence, and various generative algorithms emerge in endlessly. The emergence of Stable Diffusion has generated phenomenal enthusiasm, and applications such as text drawing pictures, picture animation, and unconditional picture generation have emerged as the times require. From generative confrontation models to diffusion models, artificial intelligence has always made breakthroughs in the diversity of models, making people have more expectations for artificial intelligence.
Like last year, I saw several articles saying that 2022 is the first year of AIGC. Come, come, that word that made me feel a little sick again. The judgment of things cannot be judged only by a few appearances. We need to see what problems AIGC still has at present. I have tried a lot of projects, but I can only say that there are still many defects in the aspect of text painting, and it can be said that most of the works cannot meet expectations. The picture animation project has become popular on Douyin before, and many people have sent some negative examples. Although it is not lacking in fun, it also shows that the model is not mature.
And some arguments are quite unacceptable to me. For example, AIGC means that artificial intelligence will replace occupations related to painting art. I don't quite understand it. Although I don't study art, I feel that the recognition of art by others should be due to its cultural attributes. Art should not be the fusion and splicing of certain pictures, but a picture derived from the information in the brain of the artist from history, life experience, etc., combined with artistic expression, concretization or abstraction. My understanding may be superficial. A picture with the artist's emotion is generated from an algorithm without emotion, which is not very understandable. Those who write these articles may have more elements of hype.
Explosive ChatGPT
At the end of 2022, the explosive ChatGPT will be launched, and OpenAI's test project based on gpt3 will explode across the network. I went up to test it at the first time, and was directly shocked. From a comprehensive point of view, the functions of ChatGPT are very powerful, especially the ability to write articles and codes. It is recommended that you also try it. Of course, we can’t just see the good side, there are also many problems. Some bloggers at station C have already written evaluations, but I will repeat them here. In essence, ChatGPT is an answering machine, but the answer is wider than other NLP projects, and the results are relatively accurate.
From a macro perspective, multimodality and large models will be the mainstream trend of NLP, and products with more functions and higher accuracy will continue to emerge. We are in the era of the technological explosion depicted in The Three-Body Problem.
Whether it is AIGC or ChatGPT, I think they are all quantitative products of current artificial intelligence technology. What I am looking forward to more is the emergence of a qualitatively changing technology, so that artificial intelligence can carry human emotions and complex emotions, and artificial intelligence can also have its own life experiences and stories. As a practitioner, it is my job to integrate multiple artificial intelligence algorithms to produce new applications, and deep down in my heart, I still hope to witness the product of qualitative change. The new year makes me look forward to it even more.
Management perception
Most of the work I participated in last year was of a management nature, and I have grown a lot. Let me tell you something that touched me the most.
fight or not
To fight or not to fight is something that made me reflect for a long time, what should be fought and what should not be fought. We cannot avoid collaboration with other teams in our work, and there will be contradictions in the process of collaboration. Blindly not fighting will drag your team into the quagmire, and blindly fighting will make collaboration more difficult and lead to project failure. Weigh the relationship between contention and non-competition, I need to grasp it carefully. Sometimes I try to draw a dividing line on the blackboard. The advantages and disadvantages of contention are written on the left, and the advantages and disadvantages of indisputability are written on the right, and then I think about the gains and losses. Sometimes I dislike this state, but for the benefit of the team, I have to make a choice.
manage upwards
Compared with downward management, last year I feel more and more important is upward management. Mencius said that those who are at the top are benevolent, and those who are at the bottom are wise. In downward management, it is more about understanding each person's abilities and characteristics, and letting them play a role in their suitable positions. As for upward management, I think it should be clear thinking, good at reporting, early warning, and timely communication. First of all, we must look at the structure of the work as a whole, and deconstruct it hierarchically with clear thinking. In the report, it is necessary to abstract the things to be done, not to mention too many details, but to make modular expressions, so that the leaders can understand it is very important. At the same time, it is necessary to be sensitive to the data, which often reflects the most real situation, and one must be good at summarizing useful information from the data. Be alert to possible risks in your work, communicate with your leaders in advance for early warning, think of a plan in advance, and be prepared. There are many details in the middle, and the experience is natural.
A gentleman is cautious
The gentleman is careful not to deceive the dark room. I've had some dark moments in the last year, where it's a mistake to do as much as possible, to be sidelined and oppressed. There was a time when I fell into a dark room, and that was when I decided to settle down and read some books. My heart is toward the light, and I hope that my heart can be under the scorching sun, and I refuse to breed darkness in my heart. Recently, I am still reading Carnegie's "The Weakness of Human Nature". I hope that I will be stronger when I sit in front of the computer and write a summary next year. I hope that everyone can meet their noble people in the workplace, experience less darkness, and even if they are unfortunately in the dark, they must keep the purest brilliance in their hearts.
Summarize
2022 has passed, all the joy, sadness, loneliness, excitement, touch... have passed. In the new year, I set several goals for myself, hoping that I can get more spiritual growth.
1. Maintain a good schedule and take good care of your body.
2. Read at least 30 books, preferably 50.
3. Publishing breaks through 100 articles a year, and every time there are dozens of articles, it's because of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
4. Lower the expectation of job recognition.
Come on, 2023, everyone! ! !
