Go: Is the portable old man the nine-time champion?

Chapter 452 The Wisdom of Netizens

As the victor of today's match, Yi Zheng naturally became the focus of media attention. To ordinary people, the victory of humans over artificial intelligence is undoubtedly a sensational event, as if science fiction has come to life—like the resistance finally defeating "Skynet," even though the computing power of "Skynet" might not even be enough to run a single obscene image.

As the representative of the human side, Yi Zheng was bombarded with all sorts of bizarre and outlandish questions from the reporters below the stage. Some of them even made him laugh and cry, and he couldn't help but wonder in his heart how these people's brains were structured.

However, he didn't care too much. In a sense, this was Mr. Ke's press conference, so he let him "show off" as much as he wanted.

Compared to the attention Yi Zheng received from reporters, only one out of ten reporters asked questions about Mr. Zhang's side, so he was basically ignored.

Losers are often like this: ignored and left to suffer in silence.

But Mr. Zhang was actually somewhat relieved. After all, in this situation, if he were asked some tricky questions and answered inappropriately, it could further fuel doubts about his AI product.

Although everyone understands that artificial intelligence is indeed making continuous progress and has made great strides in the field of Go, in most people's eyes, the actual result is everything.

You lost to Yi Zheng, that's a fact. Few people will delve into the technological breakthroughs you made; they'll only see that you lost.

Winning and losing are just two simple yet cruel concepts.

If you try to explain to an ordinary person, "We've used a new algorithm and achieved an unprecedented level..." they'll likely just reply, "But your AI lost to Yizheng."

It's just so realistic.

So when a reporter actually asked Mr. Zhang the question, "How would you evaluate Yi Zheng's performance today?", he was speechless for a moment.

you ask me?
Don't you know how I got my amateur 6-dan certificate?

Can I really understand a match between the world's number one player and artificial intelligence? Is that true?
I can't understand it at all!

However, Mr. Zhang is a seasoned veteran; what hasn't he seen? Facing this somewhat "naive" reporter, he maintained his professional smile and calmly responded: "Yi Zheng's performance today was perfect; it can be said that he demonstrated the ultimate state of a human chess player. Even the data evaluation within the artificial intelligence also shows that his performance was almost flawless."

It can be said that, as all top players have commented, Yi Zheng is arguably the strongest human Go player in history. He remained undefeated for nearly a year, a feat unprecedented and unlikely to be repeated.

I even feel that he was born to fight against human machines, and that competing against artificial intelligence is like his mission. He is a Mount Everest that God has bestowed upon the Go world and that artificial intelligence must climb.

Yi Zheng's emergence truly represents a clash between the pinnacle of human intelligence and the culmination of human wisdom. We firmly believe that only through such high-level competition can we truly drive the advancement of artificial intelligence technology.

First and foremost, we must fully acknowledge Yi Zheng's abilities. If Yi Zheng hadn't been the best in the world and hadn't performed so perfectly, yet still won, wouldn't that mean artificial intelligence is utterly worthless?

"It is very regrettable that our Jueyi lost to Yi Zheng 9-dan in the first game today, which is indeed a bit frustrating for us."

However, we believe that AI still has a great chance of winning in the next match, because AI performed quite well today. It suppressed Yi Zheng 9-dan at one point in the middle game. Although it made a mistake in the end and lost, this fully proved its strength.

Therefore, I believe that the next four games will be even more exciting! They will surely leave behind masterpieces that will be passed down for thousands of years for all chess fans and enthusiasts!

However, from my personal perspective, I certainly hope our company's AI, FineArt, will ultimately prevail. Speaking of which, the name 'FineArt' was easy to come by; in a way, this AI is like its child. But only by defeating its father can a child truly mature—and that's what we're hoping for.”

At the same time, Mr. Zhang began to ponder what Yi Zheng had just said. Could it be that his artificial intelligence was still stuck in the stage of blindly imitating others, and although it had a self-learning component, it was still too reliant on human data?

"Those who learn from me will live, those who imitate me will die." If we rely solely on human data, will we ultimately become soulless puppets?
How can artificial intelligence become more powerful? The key may lie precisely in how to break free from human influence!
Mr. Zhang felt as if a flash of inspiration had struck him, as if he had grasped something, yet he hadn't quite grasped it.

Seeing Mr. Zhang deep in thought, Mr. Ke seemed to sense something, but he didn't pay too much attention to it.

After all, if artificial intelligence fails, the research and development company will definitely look for new development paths.

Even if it doesn't fail, it's possible that further research and development will follow.

After all, Go is essentially a tool to aid the progress of artificial intelligence; it is a means rather than an end.

What destroys you is never your competitors, but rather extraterrestrial visitors from another world.

The emergence of a second-generation dog is inevitable; the terrifying taboo that once caused its bloodshed will eventually descend upon this world.

Even now, I still wouldn't dare say I'm confident.

But if we can't win even once, then we've come here to bully a puppy, and wouldn't that be a waste of time?
It’s hard to calm down!

Listening to the reporters' comments, Mr. Ke took a deep breath: "One last summary! Now it's time to show off!"

Yi Zheng nodded upon hearing the voice behind him and repeated the words verbatim: "In the first 50 moves, I saw the shadows of all the sages of the past thousands of years in its game. I was not afraid; I am not inferior to the sages of the past."

In the first 80 moves, I witnessed the superb skills of my former opponents, but I wasn't afraid; I had surpassed them. I calmly placed one piece after another, and it seemed that the AI ​​wasn't so invincible after all.

Until the 120th move, I saw my own reflection. If there's anyone I can't defeat, it's definitely myself, the best player in the world.

Upon hearing this, Jin Wan and Boss Zhang were dumbfounded. "You're talking like a sow wearing a condom, one after another."

Don't you ever run out of words?

Yi Zheng is actually quite strange. He can't seem to run out of Ke Lao's pretentious quotes, which is truly astonishing.

In response, Mr. Ke said that you may not believe in the wisdom of netizens, but you cannot doubt their ability to abstract and create memes!
Moreover, what has been will be again, what has been done will be done again, and there is nothing new under the sun!

It's just a little bit of hardship.

(End of this chapter)