AI doesn't understand Go...

Meanwhile, in a small meeting room at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Jiangdong.

When Kessler's deep, numb, and honest voice clearly reached Musk's ears, Musk, who was also participating in a video conference, stiffened almost imperceptibly.

Although Musk had previously realized that the fact that humans cannot beat AI does not prove that human Go matches are worthless.

However, when the more direct and obvious statement "AI doesn't understand Go" reached his ears, he, who was on the opposite side of this statement, couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.

However, Tripp, on the other side of the screen, clearly didn't share Musk's complex feelings...

No sooner had Kessler finished speaking than a furious roar exploded like thunder!

"...Useless! Utterly useless!!"

"This is all about spreading fallacies!!!"

Tripp slammed his hand on the table, making the screen shake.
"Musco! Get him replaced right now!!"

"To avoid further demoralizing the troops!"

Seeing Tripp's almost out-of-control rage on the screen, Musk's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly—as a seasoned veteran of the business world, he knew he couldn't act impulsively at this moment.

Although he was quite displeased to hear the other side's claims coming from his own technical experts, he was even more aware of Kessler's value.

"President, please calm down."

Musk's steady and smooth voice rang out:
"Dr. Kessler is indeed one of the top artificial intelligence experts at Deepbrain."

"He has been deeply involved in this field for many years and is very experienced. If he can't do it, then basically no one else can either."

However, Tripp clearly couldn't accept this reality!
"But if we don't replace him, are we just going to let me accept that Rui Zhao and then win another game, trampling our face underfoot, with a probability of more than 60%?!"

"This is absolutely unacceptable!!"

His face was flushed red with anger, and his eyes were filled with an undeniable resolve:

"We have to come up with a solution! We have to completely eliminate this damn bug!!"
"Otherwise, Musk, you can expect your company's stock to crash on Monday!"

Upon hearing this, Musk pursed his lips slightly, then winked at Kessler beside him, signaling him to quickly come up with a solution.

Kessler's face was deathly pale, and his forehead was already covered with a fine layer of cold sweat.

His lips moved in response to his boss's signal, but he couldn't utter a single word—clearly, he had been driven to a dead end and couldn't think of any feasible solutions.

The air in the meeting room seemed to freeze, filled with a suffocating awkwardness and a hint of impending conflict.

Tripp's chest heaved violently, his eyes fixed on Musk, as if he were about to unleash his thunderous fury again at any moment!
At this critical moment, a soft, tentative female voice gently broke the silence...

"Well... since AI isn't very good at guarding against bugs that this person can easily detect..."

The voice came from behind Musk; it was his personal secretary, Jennifer.

She leaned forward slightly, her gaze sweeping over Tripp on the screen:
"...Then just send someone else!!"

"Jennifer?! What are you talking about?!"

Upon hearing this, Kessler, standing nearby, immediately and stubbornly retorted:

"This is a man-machine battle! Isn't doing this a foul?!"

However, Musk's eyes lit up the moment he heard Jennifer's suggestion! He immediately raised his hand to interrupt Kessler's questioning!
"Jennifer, you mean..."

"Have someone who knows Go make the moves for me, using a human to prevent the AI ​​from making mistakes?"

"That's right! It's come to this point, so this is the only way!"

Jennifer nodded vigorously, her tone very serious:

"While the competition rules do not allow for hardware modifications, they do allow us to adjust the software programs as we see fit. Furthermore, our computer's operation will not be broadcast live to the public."

"Therefore, we only need to assign someone who knows how to play Go to manually correct the AI ​​when it encounters a bug!"

Upon hearing this, Kessler, a pure technical expert, was completely dumbfounded!

His eyes widened, his face filled with shock and disbelief that his worldview had been turned upside down.

"Okay...that works."

Musk nodded, but a thoughtful look appeared on his face—he clearly acknowledged the feasibility of the plan.

But as one of the world's most outstanding businessmen, he also keenly perceived the potential risks:
"But I came all this way specifically, only to have someone who knows how to play Go suddenly replace me after I lost a game..."

"This will not only damage the public image we've built up, but many people will probably guess that we're actually using humans to correct the AI's bugs..."

"So what if I guessed it? As long as it follows the rules!"

Jennifer continued to persuade:
"What Rui Zhao played today was not Go in the traditional sense at all!"

"But now, most public opinion is still on her side!"

At this point, everyone participating in the video conference—Trip on the other side of the screen, and Musk and Kessler in the conference room—fell silent for a moment.

Everyone seemed to agree with Jennifer's statement and thought it was a feasible approach.
But the fact that they themselves are the ones proving the superiority of AI is that they have to rely on humans to "manually debug" it is just a bit... The atmosphere became extremely awkward, as if ice crystals had frozen in the air.

While this method of using human brains to patch computers is practical, it is tantamount to a silent slap in the face to everyone present!

Finally, it was Tripp on the other side of the screen who broke the suffocating silence!

"Just do it!"

The golden-haired leader's voice was resolute:

"Now that things have come to this, we must first stabilize the situation! Let's teach Rui Zhao a lesson!"

"Other things...we'll talk about them later!"

With even his own head of state having given his approval, Musk no longer hesitated and made a decision immediately:
"...Alright! Let's do as the Commander says!"
"Tomorrow morning, I will announce that I have an important business plan that needs urgent negotiation and that I will return to the country immediately... Kessler!"

At this point, he looked at the technical lead beside him:

"You know Go, so the match the day after tomorrow is in your hands!"

"Eh? Me?!"

Upon hearing this, Kessler's voice subconsciously changed slightly:

"Boss, I... I only learned a little bit while researching AI, and my level is probably only roughly equivalent to a Level 1 professional in China! Standing in front of that eternal Zhaojun..."

Why are you so nervous?

Seeing Kessler's panicked expression, Musk frowned slightly:

"Ultimately, it's just a precaution against the AI ​​triggering a bug. You don't actually need to play against it! So what's there to worry about?!"

Seeing his boss say this, Kessler finally realized that he had an incredibly powerful artificial intelligence behind him—although, at the crucial moment when Rui Zhao had just won a game against OMEGA GO, he couldn't help but have some doubts about the AI ​​he had developed.

"Okay... alright! I... I'll try my best!"

"Okay! That's settled!"

With everything settled, the disgruntled president clearly didn't want to stay a second longer. He waved his hand impatiently, intending to immediately end the video call.

However, just as Tripp was about to log off, Musk's voice rang out again:

"Commander-in-Chief, please wait a moment!"

"There are two more things... that I might need to discuss with you."

"matter?
"Then hurry up and tell me!"

Although he could tell the president was quite impatient, Musk patiently and pragmatically offered his advice:

"First of all, President, I always have a feeling:"
"Rui Zhao's preparations are probably far more extensive than this!"

Tripp frowned: "What do you mean?"

Old Ma continued to elaborate:
"Kessler just told me that the bug that Rui Zhao used today is extremely difficult to find! It's almost impossible to reproduce without spending massive amounts of computing power and long-term targeted research!"

"This shows that Rui Zhao's side was probably well-prepared for this AI challenge, and may even have had the full support of the Chinese government behind them!"

"Considering Rui Zhao's confident demeanor in today's post-match interview, I'm afraid her opponent still has a trick up her sleeve!"

After listening to Musk's analysis, Tripp's impatience was gradually replaced by a deep solemnity.

He hesitated for a moment, then slowly nodded:
"……I see.

"I will send my spies in China to gather information."

"Hmm, next... is public opinion."

Musk nodded, then raised the second point:

"This time, Rui Zhao defeated AI, which was widely considered invincible, once again after twelve years. Moreover, it proved that artificial intelligence can indeed make basic mistakes that humans would never make, and temporarily seized the absolute high ground in public opinion. Our public opinion situation is very unfavorable."

"At this point, we must stir up the water!"

"We should seize on Rui Zhao's deliberate act of inciting a bug, and say that she is completely cowardly and can only win against the AI ​​by exploiting bugs!"

"Hmph! You don't need to tell me that!"

Tripp waved his hand impatiently again, as if he thought Musketti's suggestion was completely presumptuous:

“I’ve already given the report! How could someone as skilled at framing and slander as me not understand… Hmm? George?”

Halfway through his sentence, Tripp, on the other end of the video call, seemed to be interrupted by his personal secretary and turned to look to the side:
"What do you want?!"

Soon, George's rather suppressed voice came through the internet:

"Commander-in-Chief! The situation is not good!"
"In the last hour or two, a large number of left-wing media outlets have started to launch a massive attack on us, taking advantage of Rui Zhao's victory today!"
"Commentary articles are popping up one after another, as if they were prepared in advance!"
"The situation... is getting out of control!!!"

"What?!" (End of Chapter)

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