0394 The wish that started at age 22_1

Ellen Young remained silent, not knowing what to say, when the other party continued.

The Lonely Genius: "Actually, I was just saying, today as soon as my encyclopedia information came out, my Instagram story exploded. Everyone started tagging me, isn't that annoying? I can only research AI, but I can't be a freak like that. A freak like that must have grown up eating books, without the need for human food."

Ellen: "...She just learns a bit faster, essentially there's no difference from ordinary people."

The Lonely Genius: "I know you're trying to cheer me up, but you did manage to make me laugh anyway. Let's not talk about that anymore. I think our discussion has made some initial progress, so we can start the experiment soon, but it takes money to do this stuff, and I need to prepare a detailed proposal to persuade those consortiums. If we're going to get down to business, we need to secure funding first!"