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

"...Eh?! Director Gou, you mean... "

"Our throwing knife inventory has been leaked to DeepBrains, so we can't use it in future matches?!"

Two hours later, in Rui Zhao's suite at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Jiangdong.

Upon hearing Gou Shuci's words, Rui Zhao's eyes widened in surprise, her astonishment evident.

"Ah."

Gou Shuci, who had come in person, nodded heavily, his eyes filled with apology:
"Let me briefly explain the situation. Actually, we did consider keeping the final summary data on the throwing knife inventory confidential."

"Not only are all participants in the knife-throwing selection required to maintain strict confidentiality, but the final compilation of the knife-throwing database was only obtained by you, Ni Jue, and Lei Qi. Even Chairman Shang and I didn't get it. Apart from that, there's only a copy archived in the General Administration's database."

"However... we really didn't expect that the chess players didn't leak the information, but the problem arose at the General Administration!"

At this point, the director of the chess and card center sighed with some guilt and continued:

"Because some things are classified at a very high level, I don't know the full picture, but according to what the comrades from the National Security Bureau said, there is a high-ranking spy in North America who used his authority to access the agency's internal database this morning and directly stole the summary data of the knife storage, and then sent it to North America in the fastest way possible."

"Because he acted too hastily, he quickly gave himself away and is now under control."

"But the information on the throwing knife inventory has indeed been sent out and can't be retrieved..."

At this point, Gou Shuci's gaze returned to Rui Zhao, his tone full of respect:
"Rui Zhao, I apologize to you again!"
"You are truly remarkable! You have driven North America to the point of sacrificing such an important spy to target them! If it weren't for this opportunity, who knows how much damage this high-ranking spy would have caused to China!"
"But the current human-machine competition... is probably going to be very troublesome!"

Gou Shuci didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was crystal clear—since the information had been leaked, the other party could take precautions in advance, rendering the Flying Knife Vault ineffective.

Without the support of the Flying Knife Library, it will be extremely difficult for Yong Shi Zhaojun to defeat the AI!
A heavy sense of pressure instantly enveloped the entire living room. Just then, Ai Jian'an leaned over and began talking to her pillar of support about another change:
"...Xiao Zhao, there's another problem: after the data from the flying knife storage was leaked, public opinion on the internet has fluctuated again! A large amount of evidence about us using the national supercomputer to find bugs and forge knives has appeared online!"

"Conservative media are using this as an opportunity to launch a counterattack, attacking Xiao Zhao for not being particularly skilled in chess, but rather for using the power of technology! OMEGA GO was merely defeated by a battle between computer software, not truly defeated by humans!"

"I just checked the situation on the international internet... I have to say, things are a bit murky. I guess there's going to be a lot of arguing about this!"

At this point, Ai Jian'an subconsciously bit her lip, then slowly began:

"I just discussed it with Director Gou, Chairman Shang, Vice Chairman Lu, and we all feel that..."

"Should we consider just withdrawing from the competition?"

"To retire?"

Upon hearing this, Rui Zhao abruptly raised her head, a hint of resistance flashing instinctively in her clear eyes.

"Yes!"

Ai Jianan nodded vigorously:

"We are considering launching a direct counterattack in the media, saying that the current media frenzy is all fabricated and smeared by the other side in order to maintain the stock price, and then using that as a reason to refuse to continue the competition."

"After all, you have already won two games. Even if you withdraw from the competition, you are still undoubtedly the winner from a factual point of view. No one can think that the side that has not won a single game in the competition is the winner, right?"

"Of course, this will inevitably cause a lot of controversy. But with the two games you won earlier, we already have enough public opinion support and room for maneuver."

"On the contrary, if you lose three games in a row, it might give your opponent a handle to attack you..."

"So, what do you think...?"

After analyzing the situation for her own star performer, Ai Jian'an looked at Rui Zhao with a questioning gaze.

She lowered her head slightly and remained silent for a long time. The living room was quiet, with only the faint sound of the river waves coming from outside the window.

After several seconds, finally, Wang Zhaojun gave her answer:
"Sister An'an..."

"I still hope it continues."

"Eh?"

Ai Jian'an was taken aback by these words, but before Miss Ai could ask any questions, Rui Zhao continued:

“Sister An’an, if we withdraw from the competition, we may ultimately achieve our goal, but as you said, it will definitely cause a lot of controversy.”

"And I... really don't want Go to suffer any more unwarranted arguments and slander."

"Moreover, after the first two games, I feel that AI is by no means invincible. If I don't give it a try, I feel like I'll regret it for the rest of my life."

"Even if I can't win the game, I'm still confident that I can play a match worthy of the name of human wisdom!"
"Even if we lose in the end, we shouldn't drag public opinion down!" Hearing Rui Zhao's seemingly calm but weighty words, Ai Jian'an subconsciously pursed her lips.

As a companion who had walked alongside Rui Zhao all the way, she knew Rui Zhao's personality very well—she usually appeared gentle, calm, obedient, and well-behaved, but once she made up her mind, her stubbornness was so strong that even ten oxen couldn't pull her back!
Moreover, as Rui Zhao said, if she can play at a very high level in all three games, even if she loses all of them, it may not be a bad thing!
After all, while withdrawing from the competition now might nominally preserve the "victory," it would inevitably give others grounds to accuse them of "having a guilty conscience," and they would inevitably face various forms of ridicule from the opposing side!
If Rui Zhao can still play games that showcase the pinnacle of human intelligence even without the Flying Knife Library, that would be the most powerful rebuttal to the "human Go is useless" argument!
Thinking of this, Ai Jian'an nodded slightly, then looked at Gou Shuci and Shang Chaotian beside her:
"Director Gou, Chairman Shang, why don't we just do as Xiao Zhao says?"
"Although doing this might indeed be a bit risky, I think it's ultimately up to Xiao Zhao to decide what's best for her!"

Gou Shuci and Shang Chaotian exchanged a glance and nodded at the same time.

Both of them knew perfectly well that this young chess goddess before them had made tremendous contributions to the development of Go in China and even the world! They had absolutely no right to refuse her choice!
"...Okay! Let's do as Rui Zhao says!"

Gou Shuci didn't hesitate any longer and immediately made the decision. At the same time, he immediately expressed his full support:

"Also, Rui Zhao, is there anything else we can do for you?"
"Feel free to say anything that's within our power!"

Upon hearing this, Rui Zhao hesitated for a moment before quickly giving his brief reply:

"If I had to say something, I wish I had more fans!"

"fan?!"

"Correct!"

Rui Zhao confirmed without hesitation:

"Actually, I told Sister An An before that I would be even happier if more fans paid attention to Go because of me."

"With a more relaxed mood, I'm sure I can perform even better!"

"……Yeah?"

Despite being extremely surprised by the reply, after confirming Rui Zhao's undeniable seriousness and expectation, a wistful smile slowly appeared on Gou Shuci's face:

"...I understand! Don't worry, Rui Zhao!"
"Even with just this one request, I'm still willing to give you my guarantee on behalf of the country!"

"Keep it on us!"

...

...

Soon, it was 3 PM Beijing time.

In response to the controversial remarks that have just begun to surface today, [Weiqi Xiaozhao] issued a brief statement via her social media account:

[Explanation of the winning strategies I used in the first two human-machine matches]

Today, I noticed some online controversy regarding strategies for winning the first two games of the human-machine competition, and I would like to clarify my position here.

First of all, I must admit that I have indeed been researching and training Go AIs to address some of their weaknesses recently.

However, its main purpose is simply to make the artificial intelligence industry aware of its shortcomings, and at the same time, to let the general public know that human Go matches still have significance and unique brilliance.

What I never expected was that someone would question my personal performance because of this, and even stubbornly believe that Go AI is the ultimate answer to human Go—even if it can't see through the most basic life and death problems, even if it is defeated by a single flying knife in just 74 moves.

But it doesn't matter. There's an old Chinese saying: "One won't shed tears until one sees the coffin."

While I believe that people who make electronic data their life's faith are hopelessly foolish, receiving even the most basic education is a right that all citizens should have.

[In light of some criticisms, I will adopt a completely new strategy for the third game:]

[Without exploiting any known program vulnerabilities or using any techniques targeting AI blind spots, we will compete against OMEGA GO purely on the principles of Go! This will demonstrate to the world the unique value of human thought in Go.]

[Once a move is made, it cannot be taken back; this is the true way of chess.]

[Rui Zhao, May 2, 2028]

This statement, like several previous public statements posted on the account 【Weiqi Xiaozhao】, has once again caused a stir across the internet!

The humble yet confident attitude in the statement is almost identical to the attitude used when challenging Deepbrain earlier!
This left the "anti-siege faction" speechless – who had ever seen someone dare to double down so much after already revealing all their cards?!
Under these circumstances, the outcome could only be determined after the five-game match was over, and the "pro-Weibo faction" almost instantly stabilized the overall public opinion situation.

However, this is far from the end of Rui Zhao's actions.

Soon people discovered:
It's not just [Go Xiao Zhao] who's taking action... (End of Chapter)