"...How do you think we should distinguish between existentialism, nihilism, and absurdism?"
Lu Zhe pondered the question for less than three seconds before deciding to answer in the simplest way.
He said, "The development of modern science and technology has made philosophers realize that there is no God in the world, and the meaning of traditional Western philosophy has begun to collapse. Then, there are three answers to the question of the meaning of the world and life: existentialism, nihilism, and absurdism."
Xia Xiaobing: "Can you summarize it in one sentence?"
In short, this is exactly what he wanted.
Lu Zhe paused for a moment before continuing, "The existentialist answer is that meaning is not innate, but rather something you choose yourself. Absurdism, on the other hand, believes that all interpretations of meaning are ridiculous, and you will eventually have to recognize this ridiculousness and live on in vain."
Xia Xiaobing's lips curled up slightly, forming an intellectual smile: "And the answer from nihilism?"
Lu Zhe shrugged: "What is meaning? Does such a bullshit even exist in this world?"
Xia Xiaobing's smile became even brighter.
She said, "That's well said, so now you understand why I'm hiring philosophy students, right? Anyone can have a conversation, but not everyone can ask questions. What we need are people who can ask good questions to artificial intelligence."
Lu Zhe nodded, guessing that the series of questions about love he had thrown at Xiao Qiu not long ago should be considered good questions, right?
Xia Xiaobing took a document out of her desk drawer, stood up, walked around the desk, and went to Lu Zhe's side.
"Xiao Kai must have told you about the job responsibilities before, but he probably hasn't told you what the goal of this project is yet, right?"
Lu Zhe took the document and nodded: "I'm not quite sure, but... since it's voice recognition AI, it must be something like Siri or Xiao Ai, right?"
Xia Xiaobing sat on the sofa next to her: "Yes, but not entirely. What we're doing is actually a rather large project. The ultimate goal isn't just an AI that can chat with people. It should have the ability to learn on its own, develop different personalities, and truly become a friend that users can talk to about anything. Moreover, the conversations with each user should be different."
Lu Zhe imagined it for a moment: "A private friend living inside a phone and speaker?"
Xia Xiaobing snapped her fingers coolly and smiled, "The trend in society is atomization, and the connections between people are becoming increasingly loose. In the future, the most expensive thing may be the companionship of others. So our focus is on this: customized emotional needs."
Lu Zhe exclaimed, "President Xia, this... it sounds like our strategy is quite ambitious."
He was also careful with his wording, changing "your strategy" to "our strategy" in order to express his position.
“The road is walked step by step. The strategy can be as grand as possible, but every small step must be taken firmly, understand?” As she spoke, Xia Xiaobing patted the empty seat next to her, “Don’t stand there, sit down.”
Lu Zhe hesitated.
Is it appropriate to talk to your boss in his office and sit on the same sofa as him?
It seems a bit inappropriate...
However, Xia Xiaobing stared at him and urged, "We have a flat management structure, so there's no need to be so formal. You don't need to stand like a schoolboy being lectured in front of me. Sit down."
Lu Zhe had no choice but to listen to her and sit down.
Although it was the same sofa, Lu Zhe still carefully maintained a distance of several tens of centimeters from the boss, and sat upright, without making any improper moves.
Xia Xiaobing's posture was much more casual. She leaned against the back of the sofa, propped her chin up with one hand, and turned her head to look at the young man beside her.
Lu Zhe twisted his stiff neck, looked at her, and smiled politely.
Xia Xiaobing said leisurely, "So, our company has a plan, and this plan is very long-term. Take it slow, and I believe your future career development will be greatly improved. Being an engineer in the testing department is definitely not your final destination."
"Thank you, Mr. Xia, I understand!"
Lu Zhe knew that everything the other party said was just empty promises. But the fact that this boss was willing to make promises to a probationary employee like himself, and with such a friendly attitude, spoke volumes. At the very least, Boss Xia's management skills and work enthusiasm were absolutely impeccable.
He had certainly witnessed the promises made by his boss at his previous company. But his former boss only bragged about it to all the employees at the annual meeting, and apart from the promise of achieving a certain market share within three years, there was nothing new or exciting about it.
The same promise can be made with different sincerity, resulting in a significant difference in persuasiveness.
"By the way, what are your hobbies?" Xia Xiaobing suddenly changed the subject. "Our company usually organizes some activities, such as singing, watching movies, board games, playing games online, sports, etc., which are team building activities and also help everyone relax and have fun."
Lu Zhe: "I mainly like single-player games. However, I also quite like sports."
Xia Xiaobing smiled slightly: "Football, basketball, table tennis?"
Lu Zhe scratched his head: "I like them all, but my favorite is football."
Xia Xiaobing slapped her thigh, a surprised smile on her face saying, "What a coincidence!" She said, "Our company recently organized a football team, and we go out to play against other companies every week. Do you want to join?"
“That’s definitely not a problem,” Lu Zhe said, also surprised. “But does our company have that many football enthusiasts? Can we even put together a team?”
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