"I'm sorry, I be having a meeting at two o'clock, and we try to compress time! "Clutching just got back from buying pancake, Yu Kai as a student sitting in the new company Office corner bar, looking sincere, slightly crooked, feels the man in front, and the Internet industry in China," artificial intelligence leaders "image of dislocation.
Since the announcement of a business, Yu Kai became more busy. Interview was rescheduled several times, finally to take place.
Yu Kai who is it? Why is he so great?
Before leaving Yu Kai has any IDL Baidu deep learning Institute's boss. This sounds a bit strange Institute of entry-level, was hand-picked by Robin Li, CEO of Baidu was founded, chaired the Steering sector. Baidu's business whether you are searching for relevant advertisement, are largely relying on artificial intelligence. The establishment of this sector, in fact, Baidu is the core engine of technological innovation. Robin Li, Yu Kai is to the left of "treasures of the town", founder and head of the IDL, status can be inferred.
Horizon Robotics founder Yu Kai
Studying at the University of Munich, coach Yu Kai of the introduction of artificial intelligence at Stanford University are internationally renowned scholars in the field of machine learning, he received many honors in this area, and in Wikipedia, are also described: "his artificial intelligence in the Internet industry in China take the lead in promoting data technology research and development and innovation. "Under the influence of Daniel and in the technology, Institute for learning IDL fast-growing Baidu depth. Google brain project under the recommendation of Andrew Ng is also the founder of the Yu Kai joined Baidu, as Baidu's chief scientist.
Starting from Baidu again
Precisely because Yu Kai in Baidu's technology research and development plays an important role in his departure only raised media attention and speculation in droves.
"Spent three years Baidu memorable time, gain a great deal of growth, entrepreneurship is a bit like going away to College, was with nostalgia and gratitude, go back on the road. "When referring to former club Baidu, Yu Kai expressed gratitude. He said Baidu has in the area of artificial intelligence have quite a strong research and development strengths and talent, will continue to develop in the future, but Baidu's focus on developing cloud intelligence, rather than non-Internet services, such as hardware and related products. "Baidu, Tencent and other Internet companies have been trying to do some intelligent hardware, but it's hard to say so determined to do, for the success of any enterprise, in the main business into new areas, will not be easy. And I want to do artificial intelligence chips business, resigned over again, cast more freedom. Cooperation might be possible in the future, and Baidu, common in the cloud and served to promote artificial intelligence. "
Yu Kai from the description of his departure can be described as graduating from Baidu, journey of dreams are back again.
To make "robot era of Intel"
Yu Kai from his deep learning Institute founded by Baidu, there is clearly a great deal of ambition. What does he have to do? He is going to make Intel and Qualcomm in the robot age. He produced special robot's "brain" chip.
"I'm not trying to catch one or two opportunities, but a trend. We want to provide Internet of things and the robot industry as a whole. "
But why the need for a dedicated chip does? He cited an example:
GPU has arisen is because CPU software algorithm based on optimization has been unable to meet the graphics and rendering needs, must be from the hardware is optimized. Robot special chip is the same way.
Yu Kai believed that all intelligent hardware is the initial form, they must be developed in the future robots will have IntelliSense, understanding of, and decision-making ability. In other words, there are so many robots, each needs a brain. The brain, Yu Kai is ambition. Just like Intel defines the shape of the entire motherboard and PC, who hope to use their own chip definition of robot systems.
With automatic driving, for example, intelligent implementation may have two picture:
Is a robot into the car as you drive;
One is the car itself has intelligence capacity. Paul Frank iPad Mini Case
Yu Kai tends to second thoughts, on the grounds that it would be more realistic, which requires car intelligent systems of the brain.
He describes a picture full of "robot brain chips" in the world. "For example, your refrigerator can become more intelligent. He knows what fast is out of date, you can know what you eat. Such as running out of eggs, will be ordered automatically, to supplement it. Automatic driving more directly, you are nothing without action, it can be like a driver know when to change lanes, traffic lights ahead, how quickly will not hit the pedestrian, automatically take you to the destination. The realization of all these smart, chip requires a suitable for processing various types of smart computing. We will according to the different demand scenarios, developed multiple product lines, is designed to achieve all things smart. "
Yu Kai "horizon robot technology" How's it going?
By the end of June, Yu Kai announced a month. This month, his little voice, this silence actually worsened the public's curiosity.
"Our company has just been registered in Shenzhen, Beijing's companies are in the future core research and development mainly in Beijing, customer-facing systems and product development in Shenzhen. Robot company called 'Horizon Robotics Inc.'--Chinese name is the horizon technologies. "As to the specific product's brand name, Yu Kai take a moment and said," we will go to the register, only the company name. " Paul Frank iPad Mini Case
Offices around the horizon, previous company signs haven't dismantled, main office areas were rows of chairs in front of a bright window, looks a bit empty.
"We've got more than 10 people, including many of the world's top technical experts. Facebook one of the founding members of the artificial intelligence laboratory, Dr Yang Ming, already three weeks ago leaving Facebook, as one of the co-founders to join the horizon. Facebook's CEO and CTO has personally stepped in to keep him, which shows Facebook's focus on his. Some technology the idea of technical product experts in the process of joining, we found promising horizon to do it. "
"Horizon robot technology requires the best talents, such as chip design experts, product manager for hardware, algorithm engineer, hardware and software systems engineer, business development and sales promotion, and many other talents. "Yu Kai added. (He also deliberately added a job application email: dream@horizon-robotics.com)
According to Yu Kai introduction, in recent months, his plays are hiring and completed its first round of financing. "I see a lot of investors, we are willing to participate. Now that we have a lot of well-known participants in the fund our seed round, including Morningside capital as lead investor, combined with high water jar capital, Sequoia Capital, GSR, linear capital, and actually Fund now high valuations of the horizon. "Joy of Yu Kai my excitement," it could create internal startup valuation records. Do you think companies are still in the process of establishing, not products. "
Morningside ventures partner Liu Qin gave millet first investment, investing in Jingdong, Tencent, took a taxi to the last drop is successful cases of high water jar capital, Sequoia Capital, and GSR in domestic venture capital community is famous.
Our philosophy and vision for the future, planning of the path, and an open attitude towards learning, is an important factor in their investment horizon. We will actively and investors together, they will lead to industry insights, and industry resources, human resources and raw materials.
Keep foot in suspense "artifact" robot brain chip what it's like? For these problems, he showed a cautious, "the concrete form of the product has not come out, now also in the Setup phase. "He gently disclosed that horizon has reached an agreement and the country's large enterprises cooperation, prepare tailored for its smart chip, but what companies, even the enterprise produces which type of products, temporarily cannot be revealed.
"Can't say it at all? "
"That cannot be revealed. "
Speaking of "sensitive", smile always on his face.
On the horizon and the BAT on a different track
"Intel in the robot age" public understanding wandering in the sentence "ambition" and "wishful thinking" between two extremes. There is no doubt that Yu Kai has full confidence in yourself. The reporter asked: "do you ever think that one day you over Baidu's horizon? "
BAT and Chinese companies such as Huawei have achieved great success, from the perspective of market capitalisation and sales, has become a world-class enterprise. However, China has not born for a company like Intel and Qualcomm, PC and mobile communications are defined, respectively, which promotes the progress of all mankind, they developed the chip, or patent, now in every computer, every mobile phone, changed the lives of everyone in the world.
Worth more than any company, I think it should not think about things, yourself run fast enough on the track is the most important.
Yu Kai stressed that he wants to do things, things is technological progress to promote industrial transition; the thing, still has never happened in China.
"But there has never been, and does not mean there will not be. "Yu Kai said," things that never happen in China, now are happening? China business model and product micro innovations has achieved great success, and sci-tech progress must be born in the future a number of successful businesses. "Yu Kai said the robot's chip is a very" heavy "things, needs, resources, and are very expensive.
Business ride out or starting a business-only "micro-hard"
Yu Kai said the first batch of products will be launched by the end of this year. Going to market to test their own strategies. "I hope that my team has been a Viking spirit, to reject traditional from the bones to keep the surprise. In my heart there is a basic path thinking, but also constant self-denial, no goal is reached. "
In business, the Baidu team led by Yu Kai also tried some smart hardware projects, but the projects are still in the prototype development phase, there is no project to reach production stage. How to get rid of "technical expert" status, in public view to become a successful business entrepreneur, maybe Yu Kai will face an important task. Idealist Luo Yonghao and his hammer, or can be a reference.
However, Yu Kai said he didn't feel pressure, because we have only just begun. "I think it one of the biggest differences is that after their time. In Baidu is very busy before, but now I don't know what is really busy. "Compared to the shadows and other entrepreneurs sleepless, Yu Kai entrepreneurship seems to be beautiful scenery, calm. Referring to this month's business is going through a difficult time, he mused: "not yet. "Then added:" also, I think that my problem was a hot number is too slow. "
One person familiar with the chip industry, said 60 of the last century, by the technical genius Noyce, Moore and Grove to build Intel's rise is a business miracle, and at the same time the company also Daniel even by the time of the technology was developed by the world-class scientists, however, eventually survive now only Intel.
"Anterior entrepreneurs face are difficult, the challenge we face now is just the beginning. "Yu Kai said carefully.
Daniel Yu Kai is a technology. Technology, Daniel put the boat out to sea, no road back, he in the coming days how to deal with the waves of business, is the climax of the drama. Wished him the wind and waves.
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