Free Web NovelChapter 178: Chapter 158: CCTV’s Exclusive Interview
Being named in a national project is an honor, although its actual significance isn’t that great.
Zhao Yi is still deeply grateful to Professor Liu.
From a practical standpoint, he did provide the crucial ’Selection Method,’ - a publicly available process - but his patient explanations to Professor Liu only served to shorten the latter’s research time.
As for the algorithm package ...
There’s nothing more to talk about it.
There’s no doubt that Professor Liu appreciated and cared for Zhao Yi, which led him to include Zhao’s name in the project.
This was akin to authoring a paper.
The order of the authors...first author, second author, and so forth, might not seem important, but having your name listed would lead people to acknowledge your significant contribution to the research.
"It looks like I should help Professor Liu as much as possible in the future."
Zhao Yi reflected.
Right now, the area where he could lend a hand was algorithms, which was also his forte. Identifying errors in the algorithm package was as easy as drinking water for him.
Even "Supervision Law" didn’t demand much of his energy.
He could finish it by merely glancing over it before going to bed.
...
In the subsequent period, Zhao Yi threw himself into his research, focusing on an automated shopping system for robots and on writing out the core code framework. He was primarily concerned with items distinction.
While it was indeed possible for robots to distinguish many things based on simple factors like color, size, and shape, the chances of error were high. Some things, such as vegetables, were difficult to discern clearly.
Were they celery? Spinach? Parsley?
Some people could hardly identify all of them, so, expecting a robot to do so was undoubtedly a tall order.
Even though the robot shopping system could function without such detailed distinction, Zhao Yi wanted to create a near-perfect system, and research on subtle differentiation of items by AI had profound implications.
The evolution algorithm of Professor Liu, for instance, allowed for the input of vast amounts of data and enabled the AI to learn many things quickly, adding numerous functions. By bombarding the AI with images, it could recognize many things.
However, that was not human!
Zhao Yi aimed to create ’human-like intelligence,’ not a mechanical device.
In the case of items with insignificant differences, simple factors like color and size may be insufficient. As such, Zhao likes to employ a more complex method—’fuzzy logic’—as a satisfactory solution.
’Fuzzy Logic,’ the application of fuzzy mathematics in computer technology, allows an AI to identify an item by probability. For example, the AI could consult a database and select a broadly similar category of item data when identifying different types of green vegetables. After that, it would make a fuzzy decision on what is most likely to be celery, parsley, or some other variety.
This was the simplest application of ’Fuzzy Logic.’
With the help of ’Fuzzy Logic,’ Zhao Yi designed a simple program for detailed distinction. However, this was only a framework, as there were many similar items. The actual content was to be filled in by Xu Chao after completing the data gathering process.
Zhao Yi had finished his part of the work.
Once the core code and framework were designed, he could leave the ’no-brainer’ part to others...
Zhao Yi felt the joy of relaxation and could continue to enjoy his high school life.
After the break.
All the subject teachers kept testing the students, making it so the buyers spent most of their time doing exercises.
The routine was to do exercises, do exercises, and do exercises over and over! freёweɓnovel.com
For high school seniors, the most efficient way to improve their scores after reviewing all subjects was to practice as many exercises as possible. They could score points if they encountered similar questions during the test.
On Thursday.
The teachers of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology decided to administer an integrated science test, allowing the students to check how many points they could get while doing practice exercises.
Many difficult questions were in this comprehensive science test.
According to past patterns, the college entrance examination paper in Nanjiang Province would alternate between easy and difficult years. Hence, it was highly likely that this year’s exam would be tough, particularly in mathematics and integrated science.
During the test.
Most students were racking their brains over the problems. Even top students like Lin Xiaoqing and He Ronghua found it challenging, and everyone felt the lack of time.
Except Zhao Yi.
The high school level was almost effortless for Zhao Yi, who was able to find the answers easily without using any ’Study Coins’ or ’Research Coins.’
Now he even had a means to spot mistakes - the "Supervision Law."
"Supervision Law" could indicate errors in the process. Even if a wrong numerical figure didn’t influence the final answer, it could still be detected easily. It could also point out issues or complexities in the steps of some calculation questions, making the solving process more concise and clear.
Therefore, when Zhao Yi did the test, it felt as though he was merely writing the standard answers on the examination paper. He had enough leisure to write carefully, and he still had an hour left after finishing everything.
Then, he submitted the paper!
Zhao Yi finished the test an hour early, went to the basketball court and played a while. He discovered something interesting.
When he picked up the basketball and prepared to make a shot, the "Connection Law" would calculate the "optimal shooting angle" and the "optimal shooting direction."
Unfortunately ...
He was not that good at controlling the force.
Even with the assistance of detailed data, accurately controlling the shooting force was still a challenging task. This was akin to playing pool: everyone knows how to hit the balls so they fall in the holes, but vastly controlling the strike is challenging.
Basketball was somewhat easier.
Data assistance was effectual as long as the direction was correctly controlled during the process, and the shooting force maintained within a range; the basketball could get into the net precisely.
Zhao Yi’s hit rate improved significantly.
Of course.
This was useless.
All he felt was slightly better for making more baskets. Otherwise, constant missed shots would depress him.
The integrated science scores were released in the afternoon.
As Teacher Sun came in to teach physics, she disclosed the results the moment she entered the classroom. Her gaze on Zhao Yi was complex, "Zhao Yi, three hundred points."
The entire class opened their mouths in surprise.
Three hundred points?
Is that a full score?
"For that test paper? A full score? How can that be?"
"I barely scraped two hundred, and he manages a full score? The gap is too big!"
"It’s not a big deal, we’re talking about Zhao Yi here!"
"Zhao Yi has solved world-class math problems. Do you think getting full marks in integrated science is harder than that?"
"Fair enough."
Some people compared Zhao Yi’s solution to the math problem to him obtaining full marks in integrated science and found it hardly surprising. But the majority were still incredibly shaken.
It was mainly because...
They didn’t have a clear concept of what a world-class math problem entailed. But they were quite aware of the difficulty level of the integrated science paper since they had attempted it themselves.
As the entire class was discussing Zhao Yi’s score, Zhao Linlin voiced what everyone was thinking, "Teacher Sun, can we not discuss Zhao Yi’s scores next time? This guy is just abnormal, we average folks can’t compare to him."
"Yeah!"
"Absolutely right!" freёwebnovel.com
"He should go to a class for abnormalities..."
Zhao Yi’s face darkened as he listened.
Looking at Zhao Yi again, Teacher Sun heaved a sigh. The teachers realized that they could not always discuss Zhao Yi. Originally, Zhao Yi’s progress was within acceptable limits, and he was considered a benchmark for improvement.
But now, Zhao Yi and the average students were entirely in different leagues. Speaking of examination results, he got the second place in the final examination of Nanjiang Province.
And speaking of accomplishments...
Teacher Sun felt that none of the teachers, including herself, were in the same league as Zhao Yi.
Mentioning such a student as an example wasn’t encouraging for the other students; it only filled them with despair.
What’s the point of working hard anymore?
No matter how hard they worked for a lifetime, they would never reach Zhao Yi’s level!
Thankfully, there was Sun Liang.
Sun Liang had signed a contract with Capital University, but his scores remained within the normal range, scoring only 230 points, even with a near-perfect score in physics.
In the past, Teacher Sun would have reprimanded Sun Liang and urged him to study chemistry and biology seriously. But now that Sun Liang was a student guaranteed admission, there was no need to push him to study. Mentioning it would let everyone know that even a student with guaranteed admission to Capital University wasn’t much better than they were...
Perhaps this approach might boost other students’ motivation?
Sun Liang didn’t care.
Now Sun Liang’s continued schooling largely ignored other subjects. He was just doing three things -
Studying advanced mathematics.
Practicing Mathematical Olympiad problems.
And collecting data for Zhao Yi ’for free’.
Zhao Yi suggested he spend some time learning English.
Some people say that studying a foreign language is unnecessary, but English is still essential before China becomes the world’s number one in scientific and technological development and Mandarin becomes the world’s number one language.
Sun Liang listened to Zhao Yi, but he had no love for English. He just forced himself to memorize vocabulary.
Now, he used his after-school time to collect data for Zhao Yi.
He no longer attended evening self-study sessions.
Whenever he had the time, Sun Liang went to collect data. What fueled his diligence was a promise from Zhao Yi.
"If you collect all the data, I’ll give you a top-notch laptop."
That was the real motivation!
With a top-notch computer, what game couldn’t he play?
After school in the afternoon.
Sun Liang shot Zhao Yi a greeting and walked straight out of the classroom.
Zhao Yi was explaining a Math problem to Lin Xiaoqing when he saw Sun Liang rush back in, constantly shouting, "Zhao Yi! Zhao Yi! There is a reporter who wants to interview you."
"A reporter? How did they get into the school?"
It wasn’t strange to be interviewed by reporters, but it was odd for them to enter the school directly.
Sun Liang immediately explained, "It’s CCTV! CCTV! Hurry up and get ready!"
"CCTV?"
Zhao Yi was also extremely surprised and slightly excited. CCTV was the largest television station in the country and had significant international influence.
Quickly after,
Wang Chengmin showed up again.
He walked into the classroom with a look of excitement, "The CCTV reporters are here! They want to conduct an exclusive interview with you. They are in the principal’s office right now and said they will do some filming tomorrow."
"This interview is a serious one!"
"Zhao Yi, you are the pride of No.13 Middle School! Be sure to mention our school multiple times in the interview!"
