Rebirth of the Tech Madman

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Undoubtedly, this crisis has immediately become the top focus of Baodao, and the turmoil of trying to turn the richest man in Tang Dynasty into a bargaining chip has naturally become a muddle. .

However, some effects are inevitable after all.

Take Taiwan's high-tech industry as an example, it now has two proficient models - oem, that is, the purchaser provides equipment and technology, the manufacturer provides manpower and space, and then is responsible for production, and then the purchaser is responsible for sales ; odm, that is, the purchaser entrusts the manufacturer, and the manufacturer takes care of everything from design to production, and the final product is affixed with the purchaser's trademark, and the purchaser is responsible for sales.

Many companies in the United States are enjoying such high-quality and low-cost services-the NC of Oracle Company that uses ARM microprocessors is also one of them. Otherwise, it wouldn't be able to live up to its $800 price tag.

As a result, the originally stable situation has now taken a turn for the worse.

NC, whose concept was hyped in full swing, suddenly had an extra variable out of thin air due to too many outsourced things.

It can be said that the meaning expressed by the richest man not long ago-the possibility of global computer price increases is not ruled out, which is largely true.

Under such circumstances, the IT industry in the United States quickly produced a chain reaction-this is much more serious than the plummeting of the Taiwan stock market.

Ever since, the richest man, who had been leisurely in a book for a while, returned to the United States on Silicon Valley One to stabilize the morale of his company.

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After Tang Huan entered the mansion in Chang'an City, his aunt Tang Yun directly commented on his previous experience of being disturbed with disgust, These politicians are really unscrupulous in order to achieve their own goals, without any consideration for other people's situation.

Lin Fengjiao said apologetically, It's my fault for not doing things well...

It's nothing, this is purely an accident intentionally made against Wuxin. Tang Huan waved his hands indifferently, Don't say you were caught off guard, even I was shocked when I heard the news.

Fortunately, this turmoil has come to an end for the time being - with me here, these ghost tricks can't cause any big waves.

The current situation on Treasure Island... Lin Fengjiao hesitated to speak.

Tang Huan immediately replied understandingly: If you are worried, just immigrate your mother's family here.

Lin Fengjiao sighed, Forget it, they are not used to the environment here, and they don't want to come here because they are not good at speaking.

In Baodao, social panic is inevitable, but it will not fall into a state of war. Tang Huan comforted: Anyway, don't worry, I will try my best to arrange it thoughtfully.

Lin Fengjiao, who has always trusted her man, nodded, smiled, and said: Your 40th birthday is coming soon, how are you going to spend it? Many friends suggested that you should take care of it.

Aunt Tang Yun also said: Yes, many people who inquired about the news have found me for their relationship.

Tang Huan couldn't help laughing wryly when he heard it, As for it - youth is easy to pass away, old age is easy to grow old, I'm actually quite afraid of celebrating birthdays. As a family, we should close the door, hold a family banquet, and celebrate by ourselves.

Lin Fengjiao was so teased that she pursed her lips and laughed, Anyway, I'm not afraid of trouble, but I'm afraid that everyone will not.

Aunt Tang Yun remembered something, so she reminded: By the way, the children said that they collectively prepared a birthday present for you.

The group prepared a birthday present for me? Tang Huan shook his head slightly with a smile, Aren't they lazy together?

If you say that, you're wronging the children. Aunt Tang Yun raised her finger, Look at you, you've been back for so long. Before they show up, you know how serious you are.

Tang Huan's curiosity was immediately aroused, and he got up and said, Then let me go and see what they are messing around with first.

Aunt Tang Yun nodded, Go, they are all in the activity room.

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Tang Huan came to the place to have a look, it is not so, it is simply a small army - Jinying, Jinjie, Jinjia, and Jinyan, who were persuaded by their father to retire from ICQ, are directing everyone to be busy.

Some are maintaining a remote connection to the client of the supercomputer of the Zheru Research and Development Center in Cupertino not far away, some are sorting out data cards, and some are deducing the chess game...

Tang Huan pushed the door open, coughed lightly and asked, This is what you guys are preparing for my birthday? Why didn't you see where it is?

The room suddenly became lively. Tang Huan called each child's name with ease, and then urged, Everyone is a busy person. If you haven't elected a representative yet, tell me what's going on.

Jinyinghui, the biggest one present, reported: Dad, we participated in a very interesting supercomputer artificial intelligence project - challenging the world chess champion Gary Kimovich Kasparov, responsible for the content including mathematical algorithms, code Realization, chess game deduction - the official challenge will be held before your birthday.

Tang Huan touched the beard on his chin and said sincerely, This is really a surprise and interesting birthday present.

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In Zheru R\u0026D Center, computer parallel computing is a key research topic.

Below this is a chess artificial intelligence team composed of Xu Fengxiong, Tan Chongren and others. In the late 1980s-risc technology led the development of supercomputers into a stage of rapid development, they tried to challenge the grandmaster chess players, and the result was as follows: The performance was not as good as expected; and now, it is clear that a breakthrough has been made to a sufficient degree to challenge the current chess champion with confidence.

In fact, it's not just the sons of Tang who are joining in the fun. Participants of different levels, such as Fangyuan, Zheru, Zheru Software, EA, etc., are also all interested in this highly commercially hyped achievement.

We don't have the problem of one monk has water to drink, two monks carry water to drink, and three monks have no water to drink, and the management committee directly responsible to Tang Huan is directly in the middle to coordinate and operate in a unified manner.

Now, the artificial intelligence code-named Athena challenged the Russian chess master Garry Kimovich Kasparov. Internet broadcast rights.

Although the youngsters of the Tang family still need to hone their skills in the world, their IQ is on the top of the charts. Especially at this age, they are pure-minded, and they have exploded with amazing fighting power. Finally, they gained corresponding respect—and these little guys first used their right to speak to name the artificial intelligence with the name of their only sister.

The main hardware of Athena is a Fangyuan supercomputer in the Philosophy Park of Cupertino, with a computing power of 65gflops.

One point to be pointed out is that this level is not the strongest in the world now, but roughly equivalent to the strongest in the world in the early 1990s—the most powerful computer now is a Fangyuan supercomputer under construction, with a computing power of Will exceed 500gflops.

The reason why the most powerful hardware platform was not used is also very simple: supercomputer resources are not only expensive, but also scarce - the business of the insurance company, which one is not carefully calculated? Tang Huan's financial model is inseparable from powerful computing power. And that's just the tip of the iceberg of what supercomputers can do.

It can be said that Zheru Park has been able to spare a Fangyuan supercomputer with such computing power for chess artificial intelligence, which has been taken care of.

Furthermore, the hardware is only the material basis of this project, and the software is more important, otherwise, it will be useless and unable to use it.

In addition to such a general-purpose Fangyuan supercomputer, the hardware of Athena is also equipped with 640 chips specially designed and manufactured for chess operation logic. The purpose is naturally to further improve the performance of this special application field. .

In terms of software, as always, the Vientiane operating system designed by Zheru for high-end application fields is used, and the chess artificial intelligence program uses the c language that has both execution efficiency and development convenience.

The hardware and software system structure of Athena is basically like this, its computing power in chess. It can reach 800 million moves per second.

Finally, amidst much anticipation, the time came to Saturday, August 5th—the start time of the man-machine battle between world chess champion Garry Kimovich Kasparov and Athena. According to the plan, the event will last about a week.

The media gathered in the Philosophy and Confucianism Park, and the reporters stopped Tang Huan and asked, Tang, do you think 'Athena' can defeat Kasparov?

Tang Huan smiled and pointed to Tan Chongren, the person in charge of the Chess AI project, and replied, You should ask him to answer this question—the specific work is done by his team.

Perseveringly, the reporter asked, So, Don, do you personally want AI to win, or humans to win?

This question is a bit of a pit, Mr. the richest man said: There is no doubt that the computing power of computers is improving rapidly, and it should not be surprising that they perform better than humans in a certain field. After all, human beings on the chessboard In the process, errors may occur, but computers do not.

Reporters are always good at inciting conflicts and making gimmicks, and soon someone asked sharply, Some people say that this man-machine war is just a gimmick driven by commercial interests, the purpose is to increase the stock price, and the excitement of the event is not worth it. expect.

Tang Huanyun smiled calmly, I only know that this man-machine war is a very interesting event. So many friends from the media have worked hard to pay attention, which is the best proof. Next, the two sides will definitely fight for honor.

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Before the official start of the match, there is a link where the two warring parties will appear.

Gary Kimovich Kasparov, the world chess champion who was invited by generous rewards, said a few words in a regular manner, but it was nothing, and the performance of the artificial intelligence Athena was impressive. profound.

She coquettishly said in the crisp voice of a little girl: Please cheer me on, if the performance satisfies the boss, I will be rewarded with a museum and be my forever home.

The crowd burst into laughter at this cute act, and America Online, which was broadcasting the live broadcast of the Internet radio station, received thousands of cheering comments at the same time.

The host laughed and said, According to the only few records of computers challenging professional chess players, the prospect of 'Athena' is not optimistic.

You know, Garry Kimovich Kasparov started playing chess at the age of 6, won the Soviet Union Youth Championship at the age of 13, became an international master at the age of 15, won the first place in the World Youth Championship at the age of 16, and was promoted to the International Chess Championship at the age of 17. Grandmaster, became the youngest chess champion in the world at the age of 22.

Gary Kimovich Kasparov has successfully defended his world chess title since defeating the then world chess champion Anatoly Evgenevich Karpov in 1985 The number one throne until now.

Even Gary Kimovich Kasparov was so powerful that he fell out with the World Chess Federation in 1993, announced his withdrawal from the organization, and established the World Professional Chess Federation through his own influence, Organize the World Chess Championship alone, and fight against the World Chess Federation.

Gary Kimovich Kasparov is undoubtedly the number one chess player in today's chess world. It can be said that he is invincible. The beauty of 'Athena' seems a little timid.

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Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Garry Kimovich Kasparov is so famous all over the world, in addition to his talent, it is also related to the support of a strong team behind him.

Accepting the challenge of Athena, which is known as the world's most advanced chess artificial intelligence, must have been carefully considered, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it has a winning heart.

In contrast, most people are not optimistic about the level of artificial intelligence Athena can achieve.

Don't look at the many literary works and Hollywood movies that advocate the end of various technologies out of control, but human beings are quite confident in their own intelligence.

Perhaps, in the first confrontation, Athena could catch Gary Kimovich Kasparov by surprise, but human beings are the best at summarizing, and they will immediately counterattack.

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The direction of the game, as expected.

August 5th, Set 1 - White: 'Athena'; Black: Garry Kimovich Kasparov; Result: White wins.

Listening to the cheerful laughter of the little girl from Athena, Garry Kimovich Kasparov looked relaxed, and even had the mood to joke together.

August 6, second set - White: Garry Kimovich Kasparov; Black: 'Athena'; Result: White wins.

Hearing the little girl's annoyed sigh from Athena, Garry Kimovich Kasparov smiled slightly, not hiding his expression of winning.

The next day, August 8th, the third set.

Athena stated in the pre-match speech session, Today is the boss's birthday, and I must go all out to perform well, so as not to be dismantled into scrap iron after the game.

All those who pay attention to this man-machine war can't help but be amused by this anthropomorphism.