The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 259



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259. An eye for an eye (3)

It’s been a while since Cheon Min-jeong visited the vice president’s office.

From the moment she entered the vice president’s office, she was smiling brightly, like a puppy waiting for praise.

“It looks like you’ve completed a project.”

“How did you know? I completed the smart set-top box project!”

Taewoo Electronics has already launched the set-top box Pixie equipped with artificial intelligence.

However, since this was a very early model and could only perform simple functions, it was difficult to call it a true smart set-top box.

“It looks like Pixie’s performance has been greatly upgraded.”

“By expanding the self-search function, we have been able to answer most of the user’s questions, and by learning all dialects across the country, you can use it without any inconvenience no matter what dialect you use. We even trained it to recognize North Korean dialect.”

The problem that Pixi users mainly inquire about is recognition performance.

Fixie worked without problems when it came to frequently used functions, but when slightly complex commands were given, it couldn’t perform properly.

“If all the dialects were taught, recognition problems would be greatly reduced.”

“And it supports English, Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish. You can quickly search for content in foreign languages, and it even supports simple interpretation.”

“Even interpretation is possible? I didn’t expect that.”

I thought Pixie’s performance was 10 years ahead of its technology.

However, when I heard that they added an interpretation function, I thought that technology was applied 20 years ahead of time, not 10 years.

Before the regression, most homes were equipped with smart set-top boxes.

I had never heard of a set-top box with an interpretation function, nor had I ever used one.

“And it also includes a simple crime prevention function. If you are out for a long period of time, you can activate the crime prevention mode, and the inside situation is transmitted to the user’s mobile phone in real time through the ultra-small CCTV installed in the set-top box, and the crime prevention mode is not released. “This is a function that automatically reports to the police.”

“It could be a malfunction or a false report.”

“Rather than reporting the problem to the police, you can fix it by contacting the security office in the case of an apartment or contacting a pre-arranged person in the case of a house.”

It was not for nothing that a huge amount of money was being invested in artificial intelligence.

If artificial intelligence technology were properly developed, it could create added value worth hundreds of trillions of won.

Of course, this was possible thanks to Cheon Min-jeong’s ability to materialize business items.

“When can it be released?”

“It can be released right now.”

“I’m sure the CEO of Taewoo Telecom will be very happy.”

“And another project has also been completed.”

One is not the end?

I was curious about what else I had brought, so I pulled my chair closer and sat down.

“What technique is this time?”

“It’s not a technology worth looking forward to. Do you remember when the Vice President instructed us to learn Baduk through artificial intelligence?”

“Of course I remember. Has artificial intelligence that can play baduk already been completed?”

“It is only an early version, but it has enough performance to beat most amateurs. It is still difficult to beat a professional knight, but it is possible by modifying the algorithm a little more and improving performance.”

Artificial intelligence was still an unfamiliar field.

A large-scale issue was needed to arouse global interest.

Before returning, it was promoted with the issue of artificial intelligence competing against a top Baduk player.

However, according to my memory, such an event did not take place until 10 years later.

Ten years ago, Cheon Min-jeong and her team created an artificial intelligence that could beat humans at Go.

“If it is an amateur level, it will be difficult to reveal it to the world yet. How long will it take to bring out performance to the point where it can beat a top level engineer?”

“Actually, it doesn’t take that long. I’m still learning more than a thousand notations a day. I’m learning with the notation of professional level knights of at least 6th dan, so even if I can’t do it, I can compete on equal footing with professional level knights within three months.”

The difference between people and computers.

People get tired, but computers can run 24 hours a day as long as there is a steady supply of power.

“Is it possible to learn games as well? I would like to learn a real-time simulation game similar to Baduk and play against professional gamers.”

“It is quite possible. In some ways, it may be easier than Go. Although the strategies and tactics used by professional gamers are endless, there is actually a certain pattern.”

It was Cheon Min-jeong, who knew everything about the game.

Actually, even though I work in the IT industry, I’ve rarely seen anyone who doesn’t like games.

“Before launching Go artificial intelligence, I hope to launch gaming artificial intelligence and hold event matches against professional gamers.”

“Actually, I was personally developing it.”

“You were developing artificial intelligence for the Stark game?”

“Well, that’s right. I was playing a game for fun, but the other person was swearing at me and telling me I couldn’t do it. So out of anger, I created the Stark artificial intelligence.”

Cheon Min-jeong had a truly unique way of thinking.

When I told them to study English, they created an interpretation system.

While playing a game, I kept creating a Genie game artificial intelligence.

“What are the odds of winning?”

“The artificial intelligence I created is currently ranked 2nd in ladder score. It almost always wins against amateurs, but its win rate against professional gamers is about 50%.”

“Can you increase your odds of winning?”

“Currently, the artificial intelligence is running on my personal computer, so it is not performing at 100% performance. If it is ported to a hardware system dedicated to artificial intelligence, the win rate will be over 80% even when competing against professional gamers.”

It was Cheon Min-jeong who was confident of a very high chance of winning.

The reason that Korea is called the home of E-sports is in part due to the performance of professional gamers with top skills.

Whenever I entered a world competition, I won.

It was by no means easy to achieve a win rate of over 80% against Korean professional gamers, for whom domestic competition preliminaries are more difficult than world competitions.

“The winning rate is better than that of baduk.”

“In the case of games, there is a limit to the speed that a person can produce by hand. There is a number called APM that indicates how many commands can be issued per minute. Even for top professional gamers, the average APM rarely exceeds 500. “Computers can produce 2 to 5 times more APM.”

People have to move their fingers to type on the keyboard.

In the case of computers, commands could be given without going through an input device called a keyboard, so naturally the response speed had to be fast.

“Then let’s schedule the event for next month.”

“It’s perfect to make a schedule since the pro league schedule for the first half of the year has just ended! Can I make a list of players participating in the event? There are players I really want to see.”

“Make an event plan with the planning office. For players, team leader Cheon Min-jeong can come up with whatever he wants.”

“Really! I’ve always wanted to see professional gamers, and this is how my wish came true! Thank you so much!”

Have you ever liked E-sports this much?

It was Cheon Min-jeong, jumping around like a fan waiting for an idol.

She didn’t know what was so urgent and immediately ran out to the planning room.

* * *

Stark event exhibition held in Yongsan, Seoul.

Since it was a place called the mecca of E-sports, many spectators always visited, but today, unlike usual, an unusually large number of reporters were present.

“Let the unprecedented battle between artificial intelligence VS professional gamers begin!”

The game started with a very familiar shout from the caster.

I’ve played the Stark game a few times, but I’m not very good at it, so I don’t really understand how the game works.

Is it for me?

Or perhaps it was for her own hobby, Minjeong Cheon gave real-time commentary from the side.

“The player who participated this time is a player with a very strong early game strategy. In his debut match, he defeated the No. 1 player in ELO with a bluster. Although his ranking is low, the game was so fun that I especially added him to the list.”

“Nalvil? What is that?”

“It’s called a purified and sharp build, but it’s actually an abbreviation for a raw build. It’s a strategy that uses an early strategy to win before the opponent can do anything.”

I kind of understood it.

It meant that players with strengths were recruited in the beginning, and it seemed like they wanted to see how the artificial intelligence would respond.

“If it’s an early-stage strategy, artificial intelligence may be at a disadvantage.”

“Many people have that misconception, but that is a prejudice. Rather, artificial intelligence is stronger in the beginning. Game and Go artificial intelligence are showing the same tendency. Just look at it now!”

A player who uses an early strategy.

They were secretly building a building in the artificial intelligence camp and producing units.

Although it was artificial intelligence that I discovered late, it ate up all the opposing units with its flashy worker control.

“You blocked it too easily.”

“It is a completely wrong idea to start an early control battle against artificial intelligence.”

“The next game might end like this too.”

“Don’t worry. This player didn’t even make it to the top 10, but there are players waiting in the top 3 next.”

Game 1 ended with the victory of artificial intelligence.

The player who had prepared an early strategy showed a pouting expression, and the audience chanted ‘It’s okay’ at his innocent appearance.

In the meantime, preparations are complete for two games.

A player who looked like he could be a celebrity sat down.

“I can be a celebrity instead of a professional gamer.”

“He is a player whose control is as dazzling as his looks. And he is also a player with stable management. Although he has now fallen to second place in the rankings, he is also a player who maintained first place last season.”

By any chance, what are you talking about?

I slightly lowered my head to check, but there was nothing in Cheon Min-jeong’s hand.

She must have been a huge fan of E-sports, and she knew the players’ characteristics by heart.

“Let’s start game 2!”

The game started again with the caster’s booming voice.

Is it because I saw a previous player use an early strategy and lose cruelly?

In the beginning, the game proceeded without much movement.

“We are both using completely late-game builds. The structure is to eat well in the early stages and then fight for supplies in the latter stages.”

“So who has the advantage?”

“Actually, the AI ​​has taken over the build. It’s not a lot, but the AI ​​has an advantage, about 6:4.”

Then the results will come easily.

Because it has a much higher APM than humans, its multitasking ability was also overwhelming.

I relaxed slightly and looked at the screen.

15 minutes after the game started, battles broke out everywhere.

They were trying to find each other’s weaknesses and cause damage, and they were also trying to control the units as much as possible to gain advantage.

“Vice President! We’ve used up all of our resources. Now we have to fight with only the resources we have left.”

“It means that it has become a unit control battle. Then artificial intelligence will have the advantage.”

“Huh? I lost two units!”

The professional gamer made a mistake.

In a situation where one unit was a waste, two units were shed near the enemy lines.

Of course, artificial intelligence pounced. That moment! He was a professional gamer who moved his main unit as if he had been waiting and attacked the artificial intelligence troops.

“Wow! I didn’t lose units, I set a trap. The AI’s win rate dropped to 20%.”

Winning this?

In that short moment, he was a professional gamer who found the weaknesses of artificial intelligence and exploited them.

This is probably why Korea is called the home of E-sports.