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Exchange ideas? There was no way Matthias and Wynn could exchange anything meaningful.
Of course, with so many people present, there was no need for him to say that out loud to Rodney. After all, he and Rodney were just casual acquaintances.
Instead, he gave a perfunctory smile and said, “You’re right Professor.”
Rodney was pretty well–known in the Al field in the country.
The Lockets and the Shaws also assumed that Matthias would look more favorably on Wynn because she was a student under Cayden, a leading expert in the field.
And now, hearing how much Rodney admired Wynn, Linda looked smugly at Celeste.
Wynn was a student under someone as prestigious as Cayden Sweeney. But Celeste? What was she? In front of Wynn, Celeste was nothing.
That was how Lilian, Harvey, and the others saw it too. 1
When Trevor called Wynn earlier, Lilian, Harvey, and the rest were all there.
When they heard there would be a group lunch, they decided to drop by as well. But to be fair, they weren’t trying to freeload.
They had simply also planned to eat at the same place.
After finding out they were Wynn’s family, Rodney invited them to join the meal.
Then, turning to Matthias, he asked, “Mr. Yoder, I wonder if-”
Matthias looked at Celeste.
She didn’t mind.
Since Rodney was an elder, Matthias decided not to embarrass him.
Though inwardly amused, he kept a polite smile and said, “Mr. Fleming is hosting today. If he doesn’t mind, then I certainly don’t.”
The group then entered a private dining room.
Celeste sat down next to Matthias while Kieran took the seat on Celeste’s other side.
Wynn sat between Trevor and Rodney.
After some casual conversation, Rodney and Wynn began chatting about Cayden. They had only just started when Wynn’s phone chimed with a message.
Looking at it, she smiled and told Rodney, “The latest issue of NMI has just been published.”
Indeed, the latest issue of NMI came out today.
This wasn’t exactly breaking news–aside from the Lockets and the Shaws, almost everyone at the table paid attention to top–tier AI journal updates.
So, even without Wynn’s announcement, most people were already aware.
But of course, Wynn had more to say.
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She added, “My advisor, Professor Sweeney, was a reviewer for this issue. He just messaged me to say there’s one paper in particular that really stood out–he said it’s worth all of us reading and learning from.”
Her words immediately grabbed everyone’s attention–including Celeste and Matthias.
Rodney was intrigued too.
Given Cayden’s stature in the Al field, for him to praise a paper so highly meant it had to be something special.
Rodney asked, “Which paper?”
Wynn held up her phone and read the title of the paper Cayden had sent her.
Everyone quietly memorized it.
But as soon as Matthias heard the title, he raised an eyebrow and smiled, then turned to look at Celeste.
She simply smiled and took a sip of her tea.
The NMI journal—both print and digital versions–had been released globally at the same time.
And for a paper to earn such high praise from Cayden? Rodney was practically itching to go online and read it immediately.
But since they were still socializing, he had to hold back.
Still, he couldn’t help but say, “Sounds like it must be a paper focused on attention mechanisms.”
Wynn nodded. “It is.”
