Go: I’m 50-50 against the AI

Chapter 458 457. Ten reappearances, peak showdown

"That's all you wear? Where's your suit?"

Looking at Ying Jie, who was wearing a sweatshirt, the vice chairman of the Chess Association next to him couldn't help but say, today is also a press conference for the battle between man and machine. For such an important occasion, why don't you dress more formally?

You didn't wear suits in the previous two games, so why did you wear a sweatshirt during today's press conference?

Are you deliberately looking for trouble?

When Ying Jie heard this, he spread his hands helplessly and complained: "I saw that this hotel with a certain star rating had any laundry service, so I asked him to take the suit to be washed. The air conditioner was turned on at such a high temperature that I would wear it for several days in a row. There was sweat all over my body.

Originally, I thought it would be dry cleaning this morning, but who knows, the hotel told me in the morning that it was not done. Who knows, dry cleaning still needs to be dried. I only bought one suit in total, and there was nothing I could do. "

Ying Jie originally bought a high-end suit to support the occasion. After all, there are some occasions where formal attire is required, and you will not be allowed in if you don't wear formal attire.

So no matter what the occasion, Ying Jie wears this all-purpose suit, but most of the time he just wears it when attending opening ceremonies and press conferences. During official competitions, unless the organizer does not explicitly require it, Ying Jie wears everyday clothes. When it comes to clothes for the competition, tying the belt is really troublesome after all.

Although Ying Jie often becomes the most conspicuous one in the crowd, even the organizers themselves don't care too much. When a person reaches a certain level of status, everyone will be more tolerant of him no matter what he does, and even think that he is unique. It's as it should be.

Genius is called personality! You're just looking for trouble!

Ying Jie is like this now. No matter what competition he plays, he will always be the top player, the one who attracts the most attention from the media and the audience. He is valuable and will always be tolerated.

"If you had told me earlier, if it didn't work, we would have found a way to borrow one for you from the bridal shop next door, so that we could hold on to the scene in time."

Coach Zhou said speechlessly. Most hotels will basically undertake all kinds of wedding banquets. It is said that the division of labor is clear, but normally a person would like to make all the money from the upstream and downstream of an industry. There is a wedding dress next to the hotel. Various services such as matching packages are really normal. It is not difficult to borrow a suit if you go a little in advance, and it will cost a little money at most.

But now that it's about to start, it's obviously unrealistic to borrow clothes again, let alone have to go back and forth to change clothes.

Everyone is wearing neat suits, and among Yi Shui's suits there is a man wearing a sweatshirt, and he also has cartoon patterns...

It can only be said that the painting style is unique, but if it is Ying Jie, then it will be fine.

"It doesn't matter. We are not the audience. We have already discussed it and the content has been planned in advance. We can just come up and say a few words when the time comes."

Ying Jie couldn't help but yawned. During the meeting yesterday, Tengda's side had introduced all the plans to Ying Jie, including other staff of the Chinese Chess Association, and had conducted internal consultations and adjustments. After getting everyone Only after everyone agrees and agrees with the competition process and competition rules will they be announced.

To put it simply, Ying Jie already knew all the itinerary. This morning, he was going to listen to a bunch of nonsense that he already knew, and then answer a few questions. This was the meaning of getting up at seven o'clock in the morning.

Pain, there is nothing more painful than getting up early!

"Okay, get ready to go on stage first."

Coach Zhou glanced at the time on his watch, patted Ying Jie on the shoulder, and motioned for everyone to sit down together.

The nameplates for the press conference had already been placed when the venue was decorated. Ying Jie and the others only had to sit down according to the positions of their names.

Those who can sit on the stage are basically the leaders of Tenda and the Go Association, plus Ying Jie and members of the Beta Dog R\u0026D team. There are also several professional players in the audience who were invited to explain the chess game before. Of course, there are There are some local chess players in Hangzhou, but the number is very small, and most of them are news media coming over.

After everyone was seated, they took a look and saw that the time had reached the expected time. The host began to speak: "Thank you very much, friends from the media, for coming to the World Go Artificial Intelligence Competition final press conference. We will introduce this conference in detail at this press conference. The rules of the human-machine battle in the final of the World Go Artificial Intelligence Competition, as well as the subsequent schedule. This competition will last for nearly one year. It will be a hearty Go feast and will surely be engraved in the history of Go as a classic. superior.

Now let’s ask Mr. Pei, the chairman of Tengda, to introduce the detailed rules to everyone. Please applaud and welcome. "

Hearing this, the media on stage also gave sparse applause.

Mr. Pei glanced at the manuscript in his hand and put it down directly, and pulled the speaker in front of him: "Hmph, Juban chess.

Juban chess can be said to be a feeling deep in the hearts of countless Go enthusiasts. He has performed too many classics in history, including the ten games of blood and tears, the ten games of being in a lake, and the ten games of Japanese Go in modern times. , it can be said that it has left too many traces in history and represents countless feelings.

But in the approximately 60 years since the last Japanese Juban, there has never been a Juban chess in the chess world. This is a pity for Go and a sad thing for chess fans. No one, including me, has A chess fan is not eager to see Juban chess again.

The last battle between man and machine was said to be Juban chess. In fact, there was a slight suspicion of cheating. Ying Jie and South Korea's Ko Yongha 9th dan played against AlphaGo in five games respectively, and the Juban chess was put together. But in fact, it was They are just two Goban chess, not the real Juban chess.

I think whether it is for myself, for the expectations of countless chess fans, or for this historic moment of human and artificial intelligence in the field of Go, it is necessary for Jufanqi to appear again! Only Juban chess can withstand the weight of this competition!

So in this final, for the first time in sixty years, we used Juban chess! Restart this Juban chess game format!

The human-machine battle in this final adopts the Chinese Go rules, with 3 and 3/4 black pieces, a 4-hour reserve time for each side, 5 1-minute countdowns, and no closing of the game at noon. The competition format is ten rounds, and the first to win six rounds is the final winner, and the game is over. The total prize money of the competition is 50 million yuan before tax. The winner gets it all and the loser gets 2 million yuan. If the two sides tie at 5 to 5, the prize money will be divided equally.

There are ten games in this competition. Starting from January next year, one game will be played every month, and they will be held in ten different cities. The determined itinerary is Capital, Pinghu, Magic City, Chengdu, Wuhan, Shangri-La, LS, Chongqing , Hong Kong and Wuhu and other 10 cities for ten rounds of duels.

As long as someone wins six games in advance, the game will be over, but I still hope that both sides can play ten games and finally win!

The first game will start on January 26th next year, so please look forward to it! "

After hearing this, the media in the audience took pens and wrote it down.

The battle between man and machine, the tenth reappearance, the ultimate showdown!

Isn't this more exciting than some world series? ! Finally there is news in the Go world!

"Okay, thank you very much, Mr. Pei, for helping us introduce the process and rules of this competition. Now, please ask your friends from the media."

"Hello, I would like to ask Ying Jie 10th Dan, has the format of this competition been specifically discussed with the organizer? Because I saw that the last time the human-machine battle was a continuous competition, this time it is one game a month.

Is it because competing with artificial intelligence is more physically demanding, or is it because the organizers want to extend the time and influence of this competition? "

When Ying Jie heard this, he patted the microphone for a moment, and after seeing that there was no problem, he said: "This time it was indeed discussed in advance, because both sides of the game have four hours to reserve, and it is at least an eight-hour game. The duel of time is indeed a relatively large consumption for us human chess players.

If it is ten games in a row, even if it takes a month to complete, I estimate that my state will be greatly affected, and it will be difficult to show any strength later, so extending the time will be more beneficial to us.

Because I can't run it by directly consuming electricity like artificial intelligence, so it's also for the sake of fairness. I also asked Mr. Pei before if I can power the beta dog according to my heat. This is only fair.

Mr. Pei said no. The heat I consume is converted into electricity for the artificial intelligence. It can’t even be turned on, so there’s nothing I can do. The most I can do is convert the electricity bill into a bonus and let me see what sea cucumbers I can buy. I'll give it a try, but I don't think the sea cucumber is good, it's a bit too soft, haha. "

"Then I would like to ask Ying Jie tenth dan, how to arrange this competition? Are there any preparations in advance? I heard that you have rarely participated in the internal discussions and other training of the Chinese Go Association in the past two years."

"Next year, the focus will definitely be on the human-machine war. There is indeed less training with other friends, because I also focus more on training with artificial intelligence. I will use some artificial intelligence for training. I hope it can also help others later. Better play in the game.

Although there is only one set in a month, every set is very important. The outcome of each set is related to the final result. You must prepare well. From all aspects, no matter which World Series it is, it will definitely be inferior. This game is important.

So starting from tomorrow, I will stop other competition events and focus all my energy on this human-machine competition final. I will wait until the end of this competition to resume the competition state depending on the situation. I hope to strive for it with sufficient preparation. I can get a good result, and I hope I can continue some of my previous achievements.

Although the previous honors are useless, the past has passed. In terms of the hard power of artificial intelligence, it may be a little stronger than me, but netizens have already said that I am an AI killing machine, so I will see if I can This title cannot be retained. "

After Ying Jie finished speaking, he put down the microphone, but the next media question was still Ying Jie. Ying Jie could only sigh helplessly and then picked up the microphone again.

No matter how much you like to catch me, can't you change it to someone else?

"Yes, all competitions are suspended, including the World Series. Next year, except for the continuous competitions like the previous title battles, I have to defend the competition. According to the rules of the competition, I may have to participate in these competitions, but I guess they will all These competitions can be coordinated until after October next year. I am not too worried about the impact.

The honor of the World Series is quite important, but I still feel that I have a lot of world championships. The number of world championships between me and the second place is different. It seems that not many people can get this number. This achievement seems to be nothing. It makes sense, just pile up numbers.

So it doesn’t matter if I give it a break for the time being. It’s true that my body doesn’t support participating in too many high-intensity competitions at the same time. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have watched others get bonuses. Watching them get bonuses is more uncomfortable than me losing money!

But as originally said, we still have to focus on the big ones and let go of the small ones, so next year’s World Series will definitely be given up. I guess everyone will be looking forward to who can win the championship in this kind of World Series. If I don’t have it next year, a hundred flowers will bloom. Everyone’s The strength is still relatively close, and anyone can win the championship.

I was exempted from selection for the team competition, but I guess I might not participate this time. After all, everyone else had already defeated me without me last year. There would be no difference between me and me, and I would have won the championship even without me.

This is how the itinerary is arranged for now, let’s talk about the rest. "

Hearing this, the media in the audience wished they had brought two cameras. What kind of breaking news is this?

You can even change the title a little and change it to Ying Jie announcing his indefinite suspension!

Shock! Ying Jie quits the Go world!

Horror! Ying Jie has not won a championship for a year!

Ying Jie just stopped participating in the World Series? You must know that the World Series is the highest honor of Go, the championship trophy that countless people dream of.

For some strong chess players who have not won the world championship, if you ask them to exchange all their national championships for a world championship, they will be willing to do so.

But just because Ying Jie has always existed, no chess player has been able to win the world championship in the past few years. Even before every world competition, there are a lot of comments below asking the organizers to directly give the championship bonus to Ying Jie, follow this process What to do?

But once Ying Jie's absolute dominance is gone, everyone feels like they can do it.

I'm not targeting anyone, I'm saying that everyone here is happy.

At the current frequency, there are about four to five six opportunities a year.

This world champion! I am determined to win!

After all, Ying Jie has said that he will not participate next year, and he may come back later. If he cannot seize this window period, Ying Jie's peak period will be over, and the peak period of leading other chess players will also be gone, and there will be no talk of a world championship.

Even Xiao Xiao, who was sitting in the audience, couldn't help clenching his fists. Maybe this is the only opportunity in this life! Definitely not to be missed!

Win the world championship next year!

PS: Things that I thought were delicious before, but when I eat them again, I always feel that they don’t taste the same as before... Memories are always the best. It’s better to be young.