My autobiography is definitely not a tragedy!
Chapter 547 - 355: Haven’t Seen Go_2

Chapter 547: Chapter 355: Haven’t Seen Go_2

Hu Yifei glanced at the operation interface before him, which indeed bore some resemblance to the original Star Array.

"Despair Mode, Training Mode, Replay Teaching... Fifty-Fifty Mode?"

There were just four options, the first three were understandable...

What on earth was Fifty-Fifty Mode?

However, he didn’t immediately choose any mode to try out.

With his skills, he was only on even terms with a simple computer; any random Go AI could easily defeat him without offering any meaningful experience.

His testing method was fairly straightforward, that was to have V4 play against V5...

Let’s see if they are mules or stallions by taking them out for a stroll!

He was somewhat confident in the "Star Array V4.0" that Cretaceous Company had spent a lot of money creating.

Then the simulated battle began...

V4 took Black and started first; the black and white pieces began falling onto the board swiftly.

It must be said, Go AI had developed to a level far beyond human reach since the "Human-machine battles" two years ago.

Just the speed alone left human players no time even to think.

Hu Yifei himself felt dizzy and couldn’t keep up with both sides’ strategies just by watching.

Let alone him, even top-level players had to admit that the era had shifted from competing against AI to learning from AI.

Today’s Go masters, during matches between AIs, have been relegated to merely commentators outside the game...

"Hmm?"

Hu Yifei stared at the screen and suddenly froze.

It wasn’t because he discovered some divinely ingenious "move of God"—with this speed, being able to clearly see where the AI played was proof enough that your eyes moved fast.

It was simply because he noticed...

that the white pieces were falling noticeably faster than the black ones...

...

One hour later...

Hu Yifei dumbly watched the result of the simulated battle.

The first game, "Star Array V4.0" resigned after 209 moves!

The second game, "Star Array V4.0" resigned after 187 moves!

The third game, "Star Array V4.0" resigned after 176 moves!

Hu Yifei: "..."

3:0!

Although he had braced himself somewhat, seeing his hard work of over half a year effortlessly crushed by someone else still dumbfounded Hu Yifei.

However, when he saw the match time of both sides, he was not only dumbfounded but completely shocked!

Compared to V4’s consumption of up to twenty minutes per move, there was V5’s time consumption marked with only "decimal points"...

"This is impossible!"

Hu Yifei rubbed his eyes, utterly unable to believe the data comparison before him!

You see, for fairness, he had allocated the same computational resources to both AIs.

Not only did the other party win, but its computation time was less than one-tenth of his own version!

What kind of outrageous data was this?

Even the market-leading Go AIs, including the now "retired" AlphaGo, couldn’t achieve this feat!

After repeatedly verifying several key data in the backend...

Although not formally trained, but attending daily product meetings, Hu Yifei could still interpret a few crucial data points.

Then, after some analysis, he was stunned to find...

This V5 version of Star Array possessed a more powerful algorithm, faster calculation speeds, and required only one percent of V4’s computational load...

Hu Yifei’s breathing quickened.

No wonder they boldly called it V5.

This wasn’t just any V5; calling it V10 wouldn’t be an exaggeration given the generation gap!

Compared to theirs, his own version V4 could simply be swept into the dustbin of history...

No wonder they had the confidence to ask for 25% immediately; with this kind of market-leading technology, any valuation wasn’t excessive.

It turns out, it wasn’t them being greedy, but rather his own incredible luck to be chosen by them!

Algorithm! This definitely used a higher-level innovative algorithm!

The reason AlphaGo achieved breakthrough progress was because it cleverly combined deep learning with innovative Monte Carlo algorithms.

Its first phase was learning to imitate thousands of human Go games.

The second phase was "self-play."

This unsupervised self-learning mode of battling against itself, supported by adequate computing power, allowed AlphaGo to achieve remarkable learning improvements within a short time!

Cretaceous Company employed a similar learning method.

But knowing is one thing, there still exists a significant gap between them.

For the sake of secrecy, AlphaGo’s core code is not made public, only a part of the code is open-sourced, and every match against humans involves connecting to Google’s internal servers.

Currently, the AlphaGo series still holds the top status in the arena of "always being imitated, never surpassed."

Let alone now, having "washed their hands of gold" to hide away and continue upgrading, the AlphaGo series has become even more unfathomable.

Even the similar products on the market, Cretaceous Company itself doesn’t seem to have much of a technical advantage.

But now, a V5 might just be enough to push Cretaceous Company’s technical level to the forefront of the world...

This "Demon Hunter"... who exactly is it?

"Yifei! What are you doing? I’ve been calling you from downstairs for ages and you don’t respond."

The sudden voice at the door startled Hu Yifei, who was lost in thought.

"Oh! Nothing, just busy with work, Dad. Is there something you need?"

Mr. Hu entered the bedroom and, looking at Hu Yifei’s somewhat flushed face, glanced suspiciously at the computer screen.

He discovered it was actually a Go board.

"Oh, it’s nothing. Your mom mentioned that recently you’ve been leaving early and returning late, and you haven’t been looking well.

Has the company run into some trouble?"

"Uh... Just a bit of trouble, but I’ll handle it."

Hu Yifei couldn’t help but glance again at the computer screen.

Could this Star Array V5... really solve the current predicament of Cretaceous Company...

Following Hu Yifei’s gaze, Mr. Hu looked again at the computer screen.

"Is this the Go AI you mentioned last time that your company is developing?"

"Um... Yes." Hu Yifei hesitated for a moment but then nodded.

"Great, let me see what kind of product your company has come up with." Mr. Hu said with an eager expression.

"Uh..."

Hu Yifei hadn’t expected Mr. Hu to actively suggest playing a match against the AI.

However... Having just verified V5’s performance, observing its "user experience" seemed like a good idea too.

Mr. Hu, having been immersed in the game of Go for many years, had a level that was somewhere between an "amateur" and a "professional."

He was perfectly suitable to be a tester.

"It would be okay, but this AI isn’t something that humans can compare with.

Those professional ninth-dan top players are almost all completely defeated..."

"Ha! That AlphaGo or whatever! I’ve heard of it, I know the times have changed, but do you see your father as someone who has a strong desire to win?

Winning and losing are common affairs in a soldier’s life!"

"Uh... Dad, please have a seat."

Hu Yifei reluctantly gave up his seat to Mr. Hu, then closed the simulation battle backend and reopened the V5 client.

"Yo! This opening animation is well done! Interesting..."

"Despair mode? Hmm! That sounds crazy, let me try first."

In the first game, Mr. Hu played black, and within just a few moves, the white pieces unexpectedly gave up a major corner.

"Smart AI? Is that all?"

Hu Yifei remained silent.

As expected, the white side, not minding being penetrated by black’s initial moves by more than 20 points, and just when black was about to break free, a brilliant move suddenly appeared cutting off the escape route!

Mr. Hu was startled; it was only a little over forty moves!

"Uh... I was careless, let’s start over." Mr. Hu conceded.

"Humans, you think you understand half of Go, but in fact, you only glimpse the tip of the iceberg."

Unexpectedly, a line of subtitles suddenly popped up on the computer screen.

Both of them were stunned by this scene.

"This... this software is quite interesting, haha."

Mr. Hu felt a bit embarrassed and immediately started the second game.

Then... Mr. Hu experienced what it means to despair...

In moves that might not seem advantageous to humans at the outset, the AI utilized wildly imaginative strategies, often only revealing the clues after dozens of moves later.

Ultimately, human brains and computer thinking patterns are simply not on the same wavelength...

On the 67th move, Mr. Hu conceded again...

"Humans, you think you’ve only glimpsed the iceberg tip of Go, but in fact, you don’t understand Go at all."

Mr. Hu: "..."

How come this thing also comes with taunting upgrades?

Mr. Hu felt it was his mindset that was flawed, facing this non-human...

Not seeking to win, but at least to survive past the mid-game...

Then he adjusted his mindset and commenced the third game...

"I originally thought you didn’t understand Go, but now it seems you might have never seen Go before."

Mr. Hu: "..."

Hu Yifei: "..."

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