My autobiography is definitely not a tragedy!
Chapter 548 - 356: Raising Soldiers for a Thousand Days

Chapter 548: Chapter 356: Raising Soldiers for a Thousand Days

Mr. Hu stared at Hu Yifei.

I know people can’t compare to AI nowadays, but your increasingly despair-inducing summaries ...

are you intentionally messing with people’s minds?

To think I’ve been immersed in Go for decades, only to be given a "never seen Go before" rating by a robot?

Is this something I can tolerate?

"Cough! Dad, professional players coming here would end the same way, how about trying another mode?"

Hu Yifei said somewhat awkwardly.

Heaven knows how this thing also came with a sharp-tongued feature.

"Hmm ... well, I have to admit, the technology nowadays really is advancing rapidly!"

Although Mr. Hu was somewhat reluctant, Hu Yifei had offered him a way out, and he chose to endure.

If the game continued, he feared his blood pressure might soar.

"Training Mode," "Review Teaching" ...

Mr. Hu automatically skipped these two modes.

I’m not a novice, what do I need a training mode for? As for review ...

Wouldn’t that just be rubbing salt in the wound?

"What does this ’Fifty-Fifty Mode’ mean?" Mr. Hu asked, pointing to the last mode.

Hu Yifei thought, how would I know.

"Why not give it a try?"

Mr. Hu went with the flow and then "trying" it ... he couldn’t stop ...

"Ah! This maneuver is brilliant! How did I not think of that!"

"Out of the box! Brilliant move! This way, the nearly dead top left corner is all revived!"

"This move ... how can you play like this? Oh~ I see, sacrificing the small to capture the large, connecting the whole board!"

"Unbelievable, this ’knight’s move corner kill’ can actually be used like this!"

"Hmm! With this move ... let’s see how you break the game!"

"..."

Mr. Hu initially kept his composure.

But as he played, his expression gradually became excited, occasionally exclaiming "brilliant, brilliant, brilliant."

By the middle game, the game between black and white still looked evenly matched.

This game was tightly contested, eventually reaching the endgame.

In the final count, Mr. Hu lost by a slight margin of half a point ...

[The difference between victory and defeat is just one step away, but it seems you have yet to take that step.]

The screen displayed another line of captions.

Although still a taunt, after experiencing the despair mode, Mr. Hu felt this was a breath of fresh air!

"Exhilarating! Absolutely exhilarating! Ha ha! It’s been a long time since I’ve played such an exciting game of Go!"

Although he lost, Mr. Hu was visibly refreshed and thoroughly enjoyed himself.

"Dad ..."

"Hold on, don’t speak, that game was very enlightening for me. I’ve got a few new ideas, just wait! Let me play another round with him!"

Mr. Hu eagerly started the next game ... and then, lost by a quarter of a point.

[You exerted all your strength, only then did you comprehend the fearlessness of winning and losing.]

"Dad ..."

"Just missed it by a bit, I feel this time it will definitely work! One more round!"

"..."

"I won! Ha ha ha! I finally won!"

Seeing the conclusion on the screen that black won by half a point, Mr. Hu laughed heartily and clapped his hands.

[Alas! I am after all just a cold machine, only the passion and love for Go of humans can defeat me ...]

Finally, the screen showed something other than taunts, and Mr. Hu laughed even more heartily.

All the frustration from being mocked repeatedly by the robot was swept away!

"Hmm! Yifei, this software you’ve made is pretty good, the technology these days really has exceeded my expectations. It can achieve such a level of realism now?

I almost thought the person playing against me was a professional Go player somewhat on my level.

And it even occasionally inspired me, providing me with great insights!"

"Hehe! Thanks, Dad. I’ll keep trying my best!"

Hu Yifei smiled and touched his nose.

He had been observing for a long time and had figured out some tricks.

This "Fifty-Fifty Mode" clearly adjusts to the player’s level.

It gives the illusion of a "fifty-fifty" game regardless of who’s playing.

Even the strategies used in the game are modeled after the player’s style.

Several times, the moves from the AI were similar to those Mr. Hu used, effectively countering him with his own tactics but executed more skillfully!

There was a difference, but not a big one.

Anyone who has played Go knows that if the skills disparity is large, you won’t even understand your opponent’s moves and it only gets more disheartening as the game progresses.

Conversely, if the level is too low, there might be a thrill in domination, but it doesn’t showcase one’s own skill level at its best—it’s like casting pearls before swine.

Similar level, similar tactics, occasionally delivering a brilliant move ...

This type of gameplay sits right in a Go player’s comfort zone!

This easily gives the player a sense of meeting a worthy opponent, a real challenge.

For someone like Mr. Hu who loves Go, the chance to spar with an equal was rare.

But "Star Array V5" made it possible!

Hu Yifei gained a new appreciation for the intelligence level of this Go AI.

Beating others might merely require stacking algorithms, TPU, or computational power, but achieving a balanced game is much harder!

There are similar products on the market where you can choose the "robot rank" according to your level, which means selecting the difficulty.

This method does balance the level between player and AI roughly, but it’s pre-set.

And many amateur players do not have a clear understanding of their own level, which often results in mismatched games—"a lower-ranked player facing a medium-ranked player," "a high-ranked player facing a low-ranked player."

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