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

"...Dr. Kessler, the video conference is about to begin. Please take a seat at your computer."

Ten minutes later, in a small meeting room at the Jiangdong Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Dongjiang City, Huaxia.

Guided by Jennifer, Kessler, who had just been summoned, reluctantly sat down in a chair.

To be honest, even though several hours had passed since the match, he was still not calm and even understood why the legendary Zhaojun was known as the "God of Slaughter of Our Time".

...This girl is absolutely terrifying!

Right now, he'd rather not even think about today's game than organize a post-game review with his boss!
However, if it were just his own boss who requested the meeting, he might have been able to negotiate. But the meeting that was about to begin was requested by the owner of the White House, so Kessler had no reason to complain and could only bite the bullet and attend.

Jennifer quickly navigated to the video conference, and three windows instantly appeared on the screen:

The president's somber face dominates the main image; Musk's furrowed brows are in the lower left corner.
His own exhausted and shaken face was in the lower right corner, looking almost as haggard as a typical commuter car crammed onto the subway in China...

Just as Kessler was making his final preparations to explain the day's crushing defeat to Terry and his boss, something unexpected happened:

Tripp showed no sign of anger or blame, as if after this defeat, the golden-haired commander dared not be arrogant and had to focus all his energy on dealing with the current crisis, leaving him no time or energy to even get angry.

"Alright, let's begin the meeting!"

The leader of the White House glanced at Musk and Kessler on the screen and said briefly:
"The situation is urgent, so I'll keep it brief."

"Although today's defeat is very regrettable, it is in the past. We urgently need to find a way to consistently win this human-machine competition!"

"Fortunately... the crucial intelligence has been transmitted back."

"Crucial intelligence?" Musk was taken aback. "So fast?"

"Getting this level of content... isn't that difficult."

After a brief explanation, Tripp moved on to the main topic:

"According to information from our informants, China has provided Rui Zhao with unimaginable support for this human-machine competition!"

"First of all, they used national-level supercomputing resources!"
"The fatal bug in the first game was found by them based on the massive amount of data calculated by the supercomputer, which led to further research and reproduction!"

"Next up... is the flying knife in today's game of chess!"

"What they did in China was even more outrageous!"

Tripp shook his head and tapped the table a few times:
"Originally, they couldn't find enough blind spots in AI layouts even with the national supercomputer alone. But China went all out and recently organized top-level Go players from all over the country to manually screen out a whole library of AI strategies!"
"So, don't be fooled by the fact that Rui Zhao only used one of his old throwing knives today; they actually have quite a few in reserve! They could easily replicate today's situation in another game!"

Upon hearing this, Musk's expression on the screen immediately darkened. At that moment, Kessler's expression twisted even more drastically:
"Then...what should we do?!"

"Don't panic! This is just a technical adjustment!"

Ignoring Kessler's lapse in composure and Musk's silence, Tripp continued firmly:

"Although we knew the other side was very well prepared, we also figured out their strengths and weaknesses... so we knew how to counter them!"

Seeing the hidden meaning in Tripp's words, Musk immediately followed up with a question:
"Commander-in-Chief, what do you mean..."

"You seem to already have a plan?"

"of course."

Tripp responded quickly, then his eyes flickered slightly, as if he were looking at a corner of the screen:
"Um..."

"Muscovy, what's that guy's name again?"

"Ah! His name is Kessler!"

Seeing that Tripp seemed to have a little trouble remembering Kessler's name, Musk immediately chimed in.

"Oh yes, Kessler!"

Tripp's gaze instantly locked onto Kessler's face, which was filled with panic:
"If you know the summary information of the opponent's throwing knives, can you write the information into the plugin to fill in the blind spots in advance?"

"Yes...yes!"

Kessler quickly replied:
"After all, this is different from a bug whose principle is unknown; it's a known, fixed change, and it's entirely feasible to pre-correct it by writing a plugin!"

"That's good! Wait for my good news!"

Tripp's lips curled slightly upwards, as if he had everything under control:
"I have given a death order! We must obtain the information on their throwing knife inventory at all costs!"
"Even if it exposes me, I will not hesitate to offer him generous terms to redeem him!"

"We've already solved the dead/live bug problem using a clumsy method. If we can disable the opponent's knife collection as well, then China will be out of options!"

Tripp spoke with great excitement, and even the golden retriever seemed to fly up.

"In addition, my informant has just sent back some evidence that proves Rui Zhao defeated AI by using national-level resources!"
"Once we get back the information on Flying Knife, I will immediately have the media that supports us launch a counter-offensive in public opinion, portraying Rui Zhao as a chess player who lacks real strength and relies entirely on national resources to gain a false reputation!"
"As long as we can win the next three games decisively... there is still hope for a comeback!"
"do you understand?!"

His gaze was like a knife, piercing directly at Musk and Kessler on the screen!

"understand!"

Musk immediately straightened up and replied in a calm voice.

Kessler was startled by Tripp's sharp shout. He instinctively tried to nod, but found his neck stiff as if it were rusty!
Seeing this, Jennifer immediately nudged him gently with her elbow. "I...I understand..."

Kessler finally managed to squeeze out a response, his voice so soft that only he could hear it.

"Speak louder! You're so unenthusiastic!" Tripp complained.

"Ming, understand!"

Seeing that Kessler was putting in all his effort, Tripp frowned slightly, nodded, and left the meeting.

The main screen of the conference link went dark! Only Kessler's heavy breathing and the low hum of the computer fan remained in the room.

Jennifer gently patted Kessler on the shoulder, whispered "Get some rest," and then turned and left.

Kessler was left alone in the room. He slumped into his computer chair, his back stiffening again.

Despite Tripp's vision of a comeback, Kessler, who had just been brought to the brink of emotional collapse by Yong Shi Zhaojun's defeat, remained deeply worried...

He had a subconscious feeling...

Even if the opponent loses their throwing knives, it feels like our AI might still not be able to win!

...

...

"...Lei Qi, do you also think Rui Zhao has a good chance of winning this best-of-five series?!"

At noon on May 2nd, in the buffet restaurant of the Jiangdong Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Dongjiang City, Huaxia.

Shang Chaotian, who was having lunch with Lei Qi, raised his voice slightly upon hearing the student's words.

"Well, indeed!"

Xiao Lei, a ninth-dan player, spoke crisply and clearly:
"Judging from the second game, AI that cannot connect to the internet and has limited computing power is worse at dealing with blind spots than we imagined!"

"This morning, I went over the analysis with Ni Jiudan and Rui Zhao again, and we are very confident about the upcoming matches!"
"While saying we have the upper hand in the next set is a bit of an exaggeration, the chances of winning at least one of the next three sets are still very high!"

"……Yeah?!"

Hearing Lei Qi's confident analysis, Shang Chaotian's eyes lit up, and an indescribable sense of relief welled up in his heart.

To be honest, since AI entered the world of Go, Shang Chaotian's attitude towards this data-driven Go master has always been somewhat complicated.

On the one hand, AI has indeed played a significant role in the progress of human Go; but on the other hand, AI has also greatly distorted the general public's view of Go, and even directly become a breeding ground for the "human Go is useless" theory...

However, in competitive sports, being bad is the original sin...

Although all top Go players know that the emergence of AI is far from indicating that humanity's pursuit of the truth of Go has come to an end, explaining this to the general public who lack knowledge of Go is indeed easily dismissed with a simple, "No matter how much you explain, you'll still just get crushed by AI."

To change perceptions, what's needed is a real victory! A glorious record that can overturn the myth that "AI is invincible against humans"!

Right now, Rui Zhao has only won the first two games of the human-machine competition, and the public opinion situation is already very favorable!
On social media, there was an overwhelming amount of praise for Rui Zhao and a re-evaluation of the value of Go.

Apart from a few die-hards, most neutral people have basically recognized the value of professional Go, and even liberal media outlets are already promoting Rui Zhao as the undisputed best player in history!

Furthermore, with the fact that Go has already spread globally thanks to Rui Zhao's rise to fame, it is now highly likely that Go will be included in the Olympics and even become a popular mainstream sport worldwide!
I really didn't expect this...

Rui Zhao really did achieve that!

Shang Chaotian took a deep breath and couldn't help but praise repeatedly:
"...Good! Good! Rui Zhao deserves the greatest credit!"

"Once this five-game match is over, our chess association must make sure to report her achievement to the nation! This accomplishment is worthy of being recorded in history!"

"That's for sure."

Lei Qi replied with a smile:

"But don't tell Rui Zhao yet! Otherwise, that simpleton will probably spend ages being modest, saying he 'didn't really do anything'..."

"Haha, that sounds like something she would say..."

However, just as the master and apprentice were immersed in their wonderful vision of the future, a sudden and rapid cell phone vibration sounded!

Shang Chaotian's brows furrowed instantly, and he subconsciously pulled his phone out of his pocket—it was a call from Gou Shuci.

Without the slightest hesitation, Shang Chaotian immediately pressed the answer button and held the phone to his ear:

"Hey, Master Gou..."

"Chairman Shang!"

Before Shang Chaotian could finish addressing her, Gou Shuci's extremely deep voice abruptly interrupted the chess association chairman's words on the other end of the phone:

"I just received an urgent message from the General Administration..."

"This could be a big problem." (End of Chapter)