Go: The live broadcast queen launched a gorgeous rebellion against the dog

Xiao Lei, a ninth-dan player, stared intently at Rui Zhao's profile, as if trying to find the answer in her calm expression.

Wang Zhaojun, without the slightest hesitation, nodded vigorously:
"Ok!"

"But...Rui Zhao!"

Looking at the other person's nonchalant attitude, as if they were just going to play a normal practice game, Lei Qi's tone couldn't help but become tinged with urgency and anxiety:
"Although in the eyes of us other chess players, your current strength can truly be described as insurmountable, like a 'mini AI'..."

"But it's still not enough in the face of real AI!"

"Its computing power, stability, and overall control... are simply beyond the reach of the human brain!"

"Ah, I know that..."

The world's number one expert gently interrupted the master of his age before him.

She knew all of this, of course—and understood it better than anyone else in the world today.

Just twenty days ago, when she finally reawakened the [Live Stream Fan Support System], which had been dormant for more than four years, and with the immense power of 270 million fans at her fingertips, she launched an attack on the highest level of the chess world, which represented the pinnacle of human technology, with the greatest determination... cold reality dealt her a heavy blow!
To date, she has played a total of fifty games against the cloud computing AI software on her laptop, winning all five games in which she was given a handicap by the AI!

but……

Even with her extraordinary power, she was still unable to snatch a single victory from her cold and unresponsive opponent in the remaining forty-five games!
The Wailing Wall, named "AI," is like an insurmountable chasm between human wisdom and machine computing power, making all her efforts seem like an ant trying to shake a tree!
That profound sense of powerlessness once made her feel suffocated, even as she held the system in her hands.

But even so...

"...Trying to do something is always better than doing nothing!"

Faced with Lei Qi's question, the Chinese Chess Saint naturally spoke his mind, as if stating the simplest truth.

Although the system alone couldn't defeat the AI, she couldn't just let the opportunity slip away! So she continued to do everything she could think of to try and bridge that final gap!

Whether it's continuing to push oneself to the limit and seeking new breakthroughs on the chessboard;
Or perhaps we should seek out the “stronger AI” from Li Jingzhe, trying to learn from a more powerful opponent how to defeat existing AI!
Lei Qi was slightly stunned when he saw the stubborn flame burning in Rui Zhao's eyes.

It was as if he was getting to know the girl in front of him for the first time, and as if he finally understood the determination and courage behind her seemingly reckless behavior!

"I see……

"You've really got me completely manipulated!"

After a long pause, Lei Qi's lips slowly curled into a helpless smile, and he asked with a hint of concern:
"That……

"That Li Jingzhe... is he also helping you?"

"Huh? How did you know?!"

Upon hearing this, Rui Zhao's clear eyes widened slightly:

"After I told him my plan, he insisted on taking advantage of the last days of summer vacation to discuss it with me in person so that he could help me find the weaknesses of the existing AI..."

"But I specifically told him not to tell anyone else about this!"

"...I knew it!"

Lei Qi looked at Rui Zhao's genuinely surprised expression and let out a long sigh of relief:
"He doesn't even have many opportunities to interact with you directly... Why should he!"

"Opportunity? What opportunity?"

"Ah! Nothing!"

Lei Qi snapped back to reality, quickly forcing a slightly stiff smile to try and cover it up:
"I mean... that... ah!"

"What do you need me to do? Do you need me to help with sparring?"

Xiao Lei, a ninth-dan player, skillfully changed the subject. However—

"Uh, um, that's not it..."

Rui Zhao's words carried a subtle hint of embarrassment.

Looking at Lei Qi's eager expression, the words "Your skill level is probably a bit lacking" rolled around in her throat a few times, but she ultimately swallowed them back with utmost politeness.

"It's mainly...on Li Jingzhe's side..."

"He needs a large number of high-level human game records for training and testing to improve AI, and in particular, he needs top players to cooperate in in-depth games and analysis under certain specific situations..."

"But I need to prioritize my own training, so I really don't have the time..."

"So...in this regard..."

"...Could I ask you for a favor?"

"...

"...???"

...

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"...Now, a breaking news segment regarding Go!"

"In the final of the Huaxia Pinghu Blitz Go Tournament, which concluded this afternoon Beijing time, Rui Zhao 9-dan, currently ranked number one in the world by third-party ratings, successfully defended her title, demonstrating her absolute dominance as a top human player! However, after the match, the focus of public attention quickly shifted from Rui Zhao's victory itself to the challenge she issued in an interview—she officially challenged the artificial intelligence giant DeepBrain to a formal human-machine duel against its latest and most powerful Go AI system!"

"When asked about her motivation for taking on the challenge, she said that she wanted to correct the misunderstandings some people have about the game, which is that human players cannot approach the level of AI."

"It was her belief in her own abilities and her concern about public perception that prompted her to launch this seemingly impossible challenge!"

"The news of 'Rui Zhao's OMEGA GO challenge' instantly became a hot topic on global social media and sports technology media, sparking heated discussions among people from all walks of life."

"Although the mainstream view is that Rui Zhao's chances of winning are slim, her extraordinary courage and spirit of exploring the limits of human potential have won widespread admiration."

"It is worth noting that after the awards ceremony of this Pinghu Quick Chess Tournament held at the Pinghu International Hotel, Lei Qi 9-dan, the runner-up of this tournament and the world's second-ranked top Chinese chess player, also expressed his views on this matter."

“Raiki frankly admitted that challenging OMEGA GO is indeed an extremely difficult, even almost unimaginable, thing.”

"However, he also believes that if it is Rui Zhao, who has always been able to bring surprises to the people, then there may indeed be a possibility of a miracle."

"Deepbrain has not yet issued a formal response to Rui Zhao's public challenge. Our station will continue to follow up on this matter..."

……

"...Humans challenging AI?"

"And they even specifically named and challenged DeepBrain's latest version of Go AI?"

At 4 p.m. local time on the same day, in the White House, the official residence of the President of the United States of America.

After watching the news briefing that his chief of staff had just finished broadcasting, Don Tripp's thick, fat face first showed a hint of surprise, then he burst into a deafening laugh!
"……Hahaha!

"It seems that people who play Go really don't have brains!"
"He can even utter such crazy talk as challenging AI... Good! Very good!"

Tripp abruptly stopped laughing, his face hardening into a ruthless expression, and loudly ordered his chief of staff, who was standing to the side:
"Quickly! Contact Musk immediately!"

"Make him accept the challenge publicly and give this so-called 'Go Goddess' a good slap in the face!"
"I'm going to get revenge for my previous drop in approval ratings! I'll show the whole world how foolish and ridiculous these Chinese people who play with pebbles are in the face of the cutting-edge technology of my great United States!"

DeepBrain is a technology company owned by Elon Musk, Tripp's business friend. It was the company that developed OMEGA GO, the Go-playing AI that caused a sensation around the world.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Grand Commander, Rui Zhao's challenge to Deepbrain's Go AI was undoubtedly a move that had landed her in his own hands! He had to take this opportunity to vent his anger!
But the chief of staff frowned slightly as he looked at the detailed report on Rui Zhao's challenge statement on the screen. His professional caution compelled him to speak up and offer a reminder:
"Uh... Mr. President..."

"But why did they suddenly launch such a seemingly hopeless challenge? Could they have other plans?"

"what?"

Old Golden Retriever was taken aback, while the chief of staff composed himself and said cautiously:

"I noticed that Deepbrain has indeed not invested in the research and development of Go AI for a long time. The company's internal research and development focus has long since shifted to the more profitable commercial and medical AI fields."

"Some analysts have even pointed out that the Omega GO version that defeated South Korea's Choi Sung-seok back then would likely be crushed by Rui Zhao, the most dominant player in history, today! The opponent..."

"Could it be that they're targeting us because they're exploiting this technological gap?!"

"Ah this..."

The Grand Commander hadn't really thought of this and instinctively hesitated.

But just then, a short, confident sneer suddenly rang out...

"...Huh? A technology gap?"

Sitting in the shadows in the corner, Zhang Zhengxi seemed to have heard the biggest joke, and shook his head with a laugh, saying:
"Chief of Staff is overthinking things!"

"Although Deepbrain has indeed temporarily stepped away from its dedicated research and development of Go AI, it does not mean that they have fallen behind!"

"The core architecture and underlying logic algorithms of Go AI have been very mature since OMEGA GO. There are already powerful open-source models and the latest research results available on the market."

"Deepbrain, as a pioneering team back then, still has the cognitive level and technical reserves of its core researchers!"

"As long as they spend a little time analyzing and digesting the most advanced publicly available results... they will catch up with the most advanced level very quickly!"

Listen! Listen!

"That's what you call professional!"

After listening to Zhang Zhengxi's analysis, Tripp became even more emboldened, as if he could already see Rui Zhao looking utterly defeated by the AI. He immediately continued to yell at his chief of staff:
"So...did you hear me?!"

"Do as I said, notify Musk! Tell him to get ready and give him a good beating!"

"Yes!"

Seeing that the President and Director Zhang were so confident, the Chief of Staff's doubts lessened, and he was about to turn around and make the contact.

however--

Zhang Zhengxi's voice rang out again at this moment:

"...However, President, I think..."

"...It would be safer for us not to accept this challenge." (End of Chapter)