Chapter 28: An Unfounded Fear
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The sun was scorching hot outside the safety of the window while in the restaurant it was cool and agreeable. Lu Jia’er was sitting quietly opposite Jin Xiangdong.
In the past, Lu Jia’er had been indifferent to every man regardless of how handsome he might be, because once she had read their thoughts, she became uninterested at best and thoroughly disgusted with some guys at worst.
She could not read the heart of this Jin Xiangdong who was in front of her, and her little heart began to lose its normal rhythm as she watched him have his meal.
But those matters were secondary. What made Lu Jia’er most curious at this moment was Jin Xiangdong’s arm that he expended so much effort to hide last time.
When Lu Jia’er met with him that morning, she had noticed this detail, so Lu Jia’er decided to voice her question and asked, “Why does the scar on your arm disappear?”
As Jin Xiangdong heard her words, he looked at his arm, then he replied calmly, “I went in for a small surgery lest the scar ended up scaring off people!”
“Scar revision surgery?” Lu Jia’er looked confused.
“Yeah!” Jin Xiangdong elegantly put down the chopsticks and said gently.
“It seems that the technique of that hospital is quite superb!” Lu Jia’er did not buy Jin Xiangdong’s explanation for even a minute, but she could not get to the truth of the matter.
“Not bad!” Jin Xiangdong replied, his voice remained calm. Then his gaze fixed upon Lu Jia’er’s face. “Professor Lu, is there any other observations you gained besides Alice in Wonderland this morning?”
“Yes!” Since she was recuited with a large payroll, Lu Jia’er naturally would show her own value.
“Go ahead” Jin Xiangdong was all ears.
“The R&D project is one in which my profession can be used in the area of emotion recognition technology, however I learned that the emotion recognition technology is already a relatively mature technology here at BUA! Your current idea is to integrate facial recognition and emotion recognition into the AI system research and development. Is that correct?” Lu Jia’er said.
Jin Xiangdong nodded, and his eyes showed a hint of appreciation. He was always surrounded by smart men. He liked smart people. As a girl, Lu Jia’er was to his taste in this respect.
“Yes, this project has already started. I hope that Professor Lu’s participation will make it even better!” said Jin Xiangdong.
“I will do what little I am able to in order to help. I have browsed through the database of your company’s emotional recognition already this morning, and I believe it will further improve my academic professionalism!” said Lu Jia’er.
“Oh?”Jin Xiangdong’s mouth lifted.
“Your database is gigantic. In comparison, our academic research at the university is simply a drop in the ocean!” Lu Jia’er said.
“The data is only a reference for research, and ultimately it requires professionals to verify it!” said Jin Xiangdong.
Lu Jia’er agreed on this, but she still jokingly said, “BUA’s emotional recognition technology is widely used by many movie production companies. Will it make actors obsolete and on the verge of unemployment!”
Lu Jia’er referred to the motion picture industry, which had the most widespread application of emotion recognition technology. At the earlier stage, it was only used in the emotional test of movie viewers. Directors would edit the movies according to the data to make them achieve the best visual effect. However, it has now been applied to capture a variety of emotions in the performance of actors. Even if the actor has not participated, a high-quality film can still be produced.
“No! The development of technology will only provide the crowning touch to the development of mankind, and it can never replace human beings.” Jin Xiangdong said coolly.
Lu Jia’er appreciated Jin Xiangdong’s “people-oriented” tenet. “Hopefully!” she couldn’t help but say.
“Hopefully? Professor Lu, it seems that your tone is kind of worried?” Jin Xiangdong gazed at Lu Jia’er and smiled.
“My fear might just be unfounded!” Lu Jia’er said with a shrug.