The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again
Chapter 923 - 922: The Ultimate Showdown Between the Human Brain and Artificial Intelligence

Chapter 923: Chapter 922: The Ultimate Showdown Between the Human Brain and Artificial Intelligence

Everyone agreed to let Lu Mian be the first to go on stage, and they were even particularly looking forward to it.

Even Master Jing turned his head to look at Lu Mian, who was sitting in the student area, waving his small fan rapidly.

The twenty contestants all breathed a sigh of relief.

In their retreat, Lu Yutian found a bit of dignity. She wasn’t good at Go, but that didn’t mean she was incapable. Her abilities lay in family business, artificial intelligence, and academics.

She also comforted herself, there was no need to doubt herself because of this little incident with Lu Mian.

The things she knew, Lu Mian probably hadn’t even heard of.

Zhuge Heng, seeing the situation, also intended to push a little, and before Lu Mian could refuse, he happily made a decision: "Then let’s invite Lu Mian on stage!"

Applause broke out at the scene.

But under the applause, several people each harbored their own thoughts.

Some wanted to see Lu Mian’s brilliant Go skills, others wanted to see a joke.

Zhuge Lin’s attitude was particularly obvious, almost writing her little thoughts on her face.

She was just unconvinced, simply unwilling.

She was puzzled. If Lu Mian were really that great, wouldn’t she have already become famous in international Go tournaments, even comparable to Master Jing?

But is Lu Mian on the list?

No!

The meaning behind this was self-evident.

Wasn’t Master Jing praising Lu Mian to the skies? Let’s have everyone see how capable Lu Mian really is. Whether a four-year-old winning a game was a coincidence or strength will be revealed in one try!

Su Luo immediately sensed Zhuge Lin’s hostility, shaking her head and secretly critiquing these people’s thick skins, rushing up to court disaster.

She nudged Lu Mian, "Are you going?"

"Uh..." Lu Mian responded ambiguously. After putting away her phone, she looked at Lu Yutian with a slightly complex gaze and said her first words on the scene today.

"Miss Lu, are you sure you want me on stage? The development cost of a robot is not cheap."

Confused audience delight: ???

"No," Zhuge Lin laughed, "Why do you care how much money they spend? Are you going to eat the robot or something?"

Lu Yutian gracefully made a gesture of invitation: "Miss Lu Mian, feel free to do your best."

"Okay."

Lu Mian agreed, walking to the stage with a laid-back demeanor.

La Wenwen looked at that cool and swaggy back, lowered her voice and said, "Lu Mian wouldn’t want to smash that robot, would she?"

Su Luo shook her head: "Not likely."

"Then what did the goddess mean by that comment just now?"

Su Luo wasn’t sure either, but she was very confident that since Lu Mian agreed to go on stage, she must have confidence; it was just a matter of seeing at which move she could compete against the robot.

"There was an international man-machine match where a professional nine-dan player lost to artificial intelligence in 160 moves..."

Go is a complex brain game in terms of algorithms, and it was the only competitive project not conquered by computers before.

The AI robots possess algorithms and databases beyond human reach, along with powerful autonomous learning and reasoning abilities, making them superior to humans in every respect.

It’s not embarrassing to lose to AI, as long as Lu Mian can hold over a hundred moves, that would be impressive.

Soon, Lu Mian walked up to the stage and sat by the Go board.

The staff on the opposite side was also ready.

Zhuge Heng looked at Lu Yutian, "Miss Lu, please activate the robot."

Before Lu Yutian could respond, Lu Mian lazily reached out and pressed a button at the "ear" of the robot on the opposite side through the table.

It was a completely subconscious act.

Just after performing this action, Lu Mian suddenly sensed a few inexplicable stares from beside her. A fine layer of regret appeared in her eyes, and she pursed her lips, withdrawing her hand.

Uh-oh, it turns out they called Lu Yutian.

Lu Yutian looked at Lu Mian with some surprise. This robot’s power button was somewhat hidden, not easy to find.

How did Lu Mian know where the switch was?

Maybe she saw it during previous debugging?

To many, this was just a minor episode, inconsequential.

But sitting at the back, Xiao Qimo adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and arched an eyebrow with interest.

Lu Mian seemed to have noticed his gaze, squinting her beautiful eyes to look over at him and Xiao Jianli, her cool features instantly softening.

Zhuge Heng hurriedly invited Lu Yutian to perform activation verification.

Lu Mian quietly watched as Lu Yutian entered a line of complex code on the robot’s panel, her eyelashes lowered slightly, with a hint of understanding in her eyes.

Her fingers casually tapped a few times on her black digital watch.

The robot was successfully activated, signifying the official start of the game.

The room automatically fell silent.

Xiao Jianli, sweating with a tense expression, quietly asked his grandson beside him, "Are you nervous?"

Xiao Qimo calmly replied: "Not nervous."

The elderly man instantly pulled a face, "Your girlfriend is up there competing, and you’re not nervous, are you truly in love with her?!"

Xiao Qimo inexplicably glared at his grandfather.

His grandfather must be trying to find new ways to scold him, right?! I mean, I even want to ask if I’m really your biological grandson?!

He maintained silence, ignoring the unreasonable old man.

Xiao Jianli added, "Old Jing may have a lousy temper, but his luck is superb. Meeting Mianmian sixteen years ago. Ah..."

The elder man’s last sigh carried profound meaning, inexplicably tinged with a bit of jealousy.

If only he had gone to Wucheng earlier back then, perhaps he could have met Mianmian sooner...

Xiao Qimo pinched his brows, watching the match while perfunctorily saying, "What’s the use? You should focus on watching the game."

"Indeed, that’s useless. You are useful; you are the most useful!"

Xiao Qimo: ...

Thus, under the glaring eyes of his grandfather, a certain man began to reflect on the years he missed with Lu Mian...

The match between Lu Mian and the robot started quickly.

Lu Mian was fast, and the opponent was even faster.

The AI robot itself mimicked human behavior for psychological deductions. Once it determined Lu Mian’s playing style, it began to strike proactively.

Lu Mian curved her lips, slowing down as the game became more complex.

Master Jing no longer fanned and did not blink, continuously watching the change in the game with varied expressions, uttering interjections like "oh, ah, yay, hmm" from time to time.

Neighbors seated beside him could accurately judge Lu Mian’s situation by this master’s mood changes, even without looking at the board.

"I found that each of Lu Mian’s moves lands in a place I can’t predict."

Below the stage, students whispered about the match.

"Moreover, the areas she chooses to place her stones, normal players would never consider."

"But even so, it’s very hard for Lu Mian to win. Reaching a hundred moves would be commendable!"

Someone made this remark, and the person next to him kindly reminded him, "Dude, did you fall asleep? This is already the ninety-ninth move!"

"Huh?" That person rubbed his eyes.

Someone else made an even more amazing discovery: "Did any of you notice that the time the robot spends on analysis is getting longer and longer..."

"Whoa, she actually stumped the AI with just her human brain?!"