My autobiography is definitely not a tragedy!
Chapter 293 - 203 "Seniors" and "Juniors

Chapter 293: Chapter 203 "Seniors" and "Juniors

"CPU usage has reached 70%, still healthy..."

Meng Lang checked the status of his laptop.

Contrary to the common understanding, Zero’s core code wasn’t like those envisioned in some movies that required a massive supercomputer to contain.

Even an ordinary terminal could contain Zero’s "essence".

Windows XP has 35 million lines of code, and when installed on a machine, it’s only 2.4G.

Zero’s total code count was far less than ten million, so you can imagine its size.

Bill Gates once said, "Measuring the progress of software development by lines of code is like measuring the technological level of an airplane by its weight."

Zero’s core code wasn’t complicated; what was complex were its core algorithm group.

As the saying goes, the Taiji gives birth to the two forms, the two forms give birth to the Four Symbols, the Four Symbols give birth to the Eight Diagrams, and the Eight Diagrams generate all things...

These core algorithm groups were like the initial Taiji diagram.

The Yin fish is for input, the Yang fish is for output.

Based on different inputs from the outside world, you can get a myriad of results.

Algorithms are the core measure of the technological level of this intelligent AI!

...

After activating "Zero," Meng Lang immediately began to test the degree of intelligence of this program.

First, he gave "Zero" access to the computer’s audio.

Then he threw in a bunch of "Level 10 Chinese Oral Language" audio and video learning software.

The core elements of an intelligent AI are architecture, technology, and data volume!

The architecture and technology were already quite advanced, and data volume was "Zero’s" only shortcoming.

The actual performance of mainstream intelligent AI technology in the world is largely determined by the database.

Therefore, the biggest thing the major domestic and international companies do in this field is to scale up. As long as the training volume increases, the AI seems less and less stupid...

However, without a massive database for storage space, this laptop’s 1T hard drive was far from enough.

Meng Lang was now selectively "feeding" it bit by bit, somewhat like a raise-up game, determining the direction of training.

He would observe the digestion effect first before deciding whether to switch it to a large server.

After "Zero" digested this material, Meng Lang stopped typing and asked a question directly.

Moreover, he asked the same question as before.

"Who are you?"

"I am Zero, your AI assistant."

Suddenly a very human-like male voice came from the computer speakers.

Meng Lang was a bit surprised.

"Holy! This Mandarin pronunciation is even more standard than mine!"

The voice was mellow and fluent, unlike the mechanical sounds often heard in movies. It sounded just like a regular person, and it was impossible to tell that it was an AI-generated voice.

[Yes, Master, your retroflex sounds are not standard enough.

For example, zh, ch, sh, your front nasal and rear nasal sounds are also slightly confused, would you like me to correct your pronunciation?]

Meng Lang: "..."

Before teaching it "Level 10 Chinese Oral Language," maybe I should have taught it how to respect its master first?

Is it possible to improve this thing’s EQ?

"That may be because the computer’s audio reception equipment cannot accurately reproduce the standard timbre of your voice, Master."

Meng Lang rolled his eyes.

[Do you mean there’s something wrong with my ears?]

Meng Lang laughed when he heard that.

That understanding ability, not bad!

The test continued, and of course, the most important function came next...

"Zero, help me code a small program, say... ’Tank Battle’."

Meng Lang revealed a hint of a smile; it was a childhood memory.

[What is ’Tank Battle’? I don’t have specific data on it, and besides, I don’t know how to program.]

Hmm! Clear logic.

Meng Lang began to stuff it with more material.

C/C++ programming textbooks, Java from beginner to practical combat, Python programming for quick start-up...

He crammed in all the major mainstream programming learning materials, then followed with a two-hour long "Tank Battle gameplay and classic walkthrough video".

Then he rubbed his hands together.

Come on, let me see the capabilities of the contractor!

A vortex whirled rapidly on the screen.

Three minutes later...

Seeing the classic opening screen of "Tank Battle" that popped up, exactly matching the original, Meng Lang was taken aback.

Although it was a beginner-level game creation and only about 3MB in size.

But such terrifying execution efficiency...

He didn’t even know how much of those mere three minutes were spent learning to program, how much was spent watching the video to understand the client’s needs, and how long it took to finish this little game...

He operated the keyboard to enter the game and tried playing it.

The gameplay was smooth, perfectly replicated, with no bugs from start to finish.

And without having to be instructed, Zero had localized the little game into Chinese by itself...

Lost in thought, the eagle’s nest was quickly taken down.

He looked at the "Game Over!" on the screen and fell into contemplation.

Although he had been somewhat mentally prepared for the future super-critical performance.

The learning ability still somewhat scared him.

In just a few minutes, Zero had managed to self-localize and learn the language.

In just a few more minutes, it became a programmer capable of writing small games.

And it might take many years, even decades for humans to develop either of those abilities...

This was just a performance test on his own ordinary personal laptop.

If it was on a supercomputer, perhaps it wouldn’t even need a millisecond?

And what’s more, this was still just its incomplete form.

When the two difficult mathematical problems were solved and it compensated for its own shortcomings, how terrifying would it be then?