Chapter 371

Chapter 371
Two days later , Matthias traveled to Santerra to attend the International Artificial Intelligence Conference .
Similar to last year’s tech expo , this event was a prime opportunity for industry professionals to learn about the latest AI developments and exchange technical insights .
Accompanying him were Celeste , Kieran , and a few other newly hired engineers at YodaVision .
The reason for bringing newcomers like Kieran was that they hadn’t yet been exposed to the company’s proprietary information , so there was no risk of any sensitive information being leaked .
By the time they arrived in Santerra and entered the conference venue , a sizable crowd had already gathered . It was said that several prominent international Al experts would also be attending the event .
At last year’s tech expo , Matthias had already drawn significant attention solely by virtue of being Zachary’s student .
Now , with YodaVision’s rising influence , his appearance at this event caused an even greater stir .
As soon as he walked into the hall , most of the attendees turned their attention to him . Many people immediately came over to greet him , keeping him quite busy .
Celeste and Kieran stood to the side , watching Matthias as he socialized , when suddenly a familiar voice reached Celeste’s ears .
“ You’re here too ? ”
Celeste turned around .
It was Beck , and standing next to him was James .
She nodded . “ Mr. Harper , you’re here too ? ”
Beck wasn’t someone who needed to attend such conferences in person – sending senior executives or key tech personnel like James would’ve been enough .
However , it had been a while since he’d last seen Celeste .
Knowing that she would almost certainly attend a major event like this , he decided to come himself .
As he exchanged a few polite words with Celeste , he noticed Kieran giving him a cold look . However , Beck ignored him .
Just then , Trevor arrived as well . Wynn wasn’t with him this time though .
Celeste and Matthias noticed his arrival but didn’t have time to react before the hosts of the event appeared , surrounding and politely escorting a man in his sixties into the venue .
Both Celeste and Matthias were familiar with influential figures in the AI field , both domestic and international . At a glance , they recognized the man – Cayden Sweeney .
Cayden was a highly accomplished figure in the AI world .
Previously , Celeste and Matthias had been surprised that Wynn wasn’t by Trevor’s side .
Now , upon seeing Cayden , they understood why . She was standing right next to Cayden .
It was clear that she was well acquainted with him .
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Recalling some information about Cayden and linking it to the fact that Wynn was doing her PhD in Andostan , Celeste and Matthias immediately realized why Wynn was by his side .
Most likely , Cayden was her PhD advisor .
To be accepted as Cayden’s PhD student – Wynn was , indeed , quite impressive .
After all , Cayden had made substantial contributions to both deep learning and artificial intelligence .
While he wasn’t one of the original founders of deep learning , his contributions to the field and his influence in AI were beyond dispute .
As a result , most people at the conference recognized him . The moment he appeared , the whole venue was abuzz .
“ Cayden Sweeney ? It’s actually him ! He came to our conference ? My god , am I dreaming ? ”
“ Well , if you are , your dreams are a lot better than mine . I wouldn’t even dare to dream of something like this . And yet , here it is happening in real life ? ”
At that moment , someone who seemed to be an old acquaintance of Cayden stepped forward to greet him .
After exchanging pleasantries , that person glanced at Wynn beside him and asked , “ This is ? ”