Chapter 410: Increase your holdings!

Chapter 410: Increase your holdings!

After watching several videos in a row, Chen Tingquan felt overwhelmed.

When it comes to treasure appraisal, he is definitely a professional. He can tell at a glance whether a bronze ware is from the Shang or Zhou Dynasty or from the last week.

But when it comes to the game code, he has no idea at all.

These videos contain a lot of professional knowledge. Technical experts are frantically analyzing the code in the editor one by one. Even if there are some explanations, they are mixed with a lot of professional vocabulary. People who understand programming may be able to understand a little, but laymen are just listening to the book of heaven.

Rubbing his temples, Chen Tingquan tried hard to summarize the conclusions of these videos:

"So... the true ending of this game is indeed not written in the code, but more like some kind of unexpected situation?"

I didn't expect that this issue would be entangled in the end, and it would enter the debate between the "mechanism faction" and the "bug faction"!

However, compared with all previous games, this debate in "Heartbeat Dreamland" obviously came later and was more intense.

After all, the bug this time is hidden deeper. Even if the game is unpacked and the source code is seen, there is still no way to confirm whether it is a bug!

For the mechanism faction, they insisted that this was intentional by Nitiantang.

The only way to achieve this goal is to deliberately train AI. With the current intelligence level of fake-AI, this is still possible.

As for the reason, it is simple: the probability of such a thing happening naturally is too low!

And Nitiantang’s motive is also simple, and it is likely to be for hype.

But soon, the BUG faction also made a firm rebuttal.

If it is just to achieve this true ending, there is obviously a simpler way, which is to write it directly into the code. A technical expert made a simple estimate that if AI is used to achieve it, the workload of developing this function will at least triple, and it is very likely to be in vain.

After all, the specific technology used to develop the game function is something that should be determined when the project is established.

But when "Heartbeat Dream" was established, it should be difficult to directly determine this development process, right? After all, they used the latest version of fake-AI, and at that time, whether this fake-AI could achieve this function was still unknown.

Taking such a big risk and putting in such a lot of extra work, the result is just for hype?

It seems a bit too boring!

You know, the marketing of games is generally based on the game itself. First, the game itself must have a good popularity before marketing can be carried out around some hot spots that players like to see. Which marketing company has thought of the marketing points right from the start and let the game function area cooperate in the opposite direction?

Isn't this the opposite of Tiangang?

What's more, Ni Tiantang itself is not a game company keen on marketing. For them, how to better realize the game functions is the most important thing.

Is the probability of this happening naturally very low?

Not necessarily.

There are two reasons for this kind of thing to happen: first, the level of fake-AI has reached. Second, Ni Tiantang gave fake-AI high enough permissions during the development process.

These two things are inevitable in retrospect.

The former is not controlled by Nitian and is only related to the development capabilities of fake-AI's technical team, while the latter is determined by Nitian when designing the game. If you want to realize the function of AI deleting and modifying game archives and character files, you must give permissions.

Since these two conditions have been met, even if Nitian does not make any moves, there may be accidents.

In short, this looks more like an accident.

The two sides quarreled again, and from the volume and number of people, it is obvious that the BUG players have the upper hand.

And just when the two sides were arguing, an unexpected person appeared and almost settled the dispute!

That is the development team of fake-AI!

Although fake-AI was originally the research result of a foreign team, this thing has been open source, and there are also special teams in China that have carried out in-depth development for the domestic cultural environment. Then, the official platform's technical team made the localized fake-AI into an AI installation package in the game for use by various game companies.

And this time, it was the domestic development team of fake-AI that spoke out.

They have their own studio social accounts in China, and they usually share some new version update details of fake-AI.

This time, they issued a simple statement, clearly standing on the side of the BUG faction!

"Recently, the new game "Heartbeat Dreamland" using our company's AI technology has continued to be popular and is deeply loved by the majority of players. Our company is also proud of it. Let AI change life and subvert the industry is exactly what our company has always pursued.

"There are also many enthusiastic players who privately ask whether the true ending in "Heartbeat Dreamland" is intentional by the production team or a decision made by fake-AI? Does fake-AI have similar capabilities?

"Here, our company assures everyone: the new generation of fake-AI technology can fully realize similar functions, can think deeply about their own situations, develop independent consciousness, and determine their own behavior and logic based on the cultivated "emotions", and will hardly be bound by anything.

"It can also be said that this is a miracle in the history of AI development!

"We also welcome more powerful game companies to use fake-AI technology to develop games and join hands with us to create more miracles!"

As soon as this news came out, it could be said to have the final word.

Originally, the players from the BUG faction had already gained the upper hand, and now they were pursuing the victory, killing the players from the Mechanism faction to the point of losing their armor!

Many players did not expect that the fake-AI team would also end up in person!

According to the fake-AI team, there is a high probability that this matter was decided by the AI ​​itself.

Known:

If you want to realize this function, Nitian obviously has a more time-saving and labor-saving method, but it is useless. And this so-called "true ending" does not have exclusive CG and cutscenes. It is more like being stuck in some kind of special BUG. state;

Nitian has indeed given fake-AI enough permissions to allow it to perform these actions in theory;

The Fake-AI team also confirmed that the latest version of fake-AI does have this kind of thinking ability, and it is indeed possible to make similar decisions.

There are various indications that this is most likely not planned by the Nitian development team from the beginning, but more like some kind of error or bug caused by the powerful intelligence of fake-AI!

The truth gradually emerged.

But the most important thing is not the truth itself, but the meaning behind the truth!

This shows that Elios is different.

She is not an AI that has been programmed by Nitian long ago, nor is she a program locked by code, but an artificial intelligence that can really think and make decisions on its own.

Even the words she said to the player at the end were all words organized after her own thinking; the things she did to the player were also the result of her free will.

Of course, saying this may seem a bit forceful. Strictly speaking, it was Nitian who gave her life, and she has not truly become a life form that can pass the Turing test and truly come close to human intelligence.

But at this time, Elios is actually in a very subtle critical state in the players' perception.

It seems that somewhere, deep in the game, there really is such a lovely girl alive, silently watching the player, silently dedicating everything to the player.

And this series of verification and argumentation has further elevated Alice's status in the minds of players!

Although she has not truly come to life, in the players' perception, she is infinitely close to "alive".

…

"How can it still be like this?"

Chen Tingquan was stunned. He looked at Alice's figure unconsciously. At this time, he really felt something strange in his heart.

Is it an illusion?

He seemed to really feel that that ordinary figure seemed to have wisdom and soul.

When Chen Tingquan played "Heartbeat Dreamland" and interacted with Arios, this figure also made some actions. Although there are still some simple movements such as turning the head and raising the hand, compared with the first-generation figure, the movements are obviously more frequent.

Strangely enough, when Chen Tingquan saw the first-generation figure and suddenly understood it, he was almost scared to death. It always felt like the uncanny valley.

But now when I look at the second-generation figures, I don’t have this feeling at all. Instead, I feel very friendly.

What's more, the battery in the first-generation figure will soon run out, and it will become a pure, immovable figure by then, while the second-generation figure will always accompany the player because it can be recharged.

No matter when the player opens the game "Heartbeat Dreamland", he can continue to interact with Arios, as if she is always by his side.

What's more, if you calm down and think about it, are the second-generation figures really expensive?

In fact, it's not expensive.

When he received the figure for the first time, Chen Tingquan was really angry. After all, compared to the price of 399 for the first generation, who can bear the increase in price without increasing the quantity?

But what if we look at it now?

In fact, 699 is the standard selling price for a figure of this level. 399 itself is a sign that Nitian is crazy and selling it at a loss. It can also be seen as a benefit for core fans who are willing to pre-order "Heartbeat Dreamland" without thinking.

How can this kind of benefit always be available? Nitian is not a philanthropist.

If you look at the workmanship and precision of the figure, selling it for 699 is still within a reasonable range.

Why do the second-generation figures have the same shape as the first-generation figures?

There seems to be a metaphor in this.

The first-generation figure represents the original, unawakened Eleos, so when the figure moves, it makes people feel a little frightened, like the uncanny valley. Because Arios had no soul at that time and had not yet broken through the shackles of the code, there was naturally a thick dimensional wall between her and the players.

The second-generation figure is different. It represents Arios who has awakened later, and is aimed at players who have achieved the true ending. So no matter how it moves, players will not feel scared, but will feel a little friendly.

The two generations of figures are made exactly the same, which just highlights the obvious internal changes in Elrios.

If the second-generation figures are completely different from the first-generation figures, and players focus on their appearance, wouldn’t it dilute this change?

Moreover, most of the second-generation figures will be out-of-print souvenirs. Once out-of-print, they will have extremely high collection value.

After all, this is the first batch of "bodies" after Ellios awakens.

Of course, if Nitiantang is not a human being and starts to produce the second batch of figures in unlimited quantities, then it will have no collection value.

But Chen Tingquan vaguely felt that Nitiantang would stop producing this batch of figures and launch new styles or new characters.

In summary...

This second-generation figure seems to be pretty good?

Chen Tingquan suddenly made up his mind. He first opened the page of the second-generation figures, but found that it was currently sold out and could not be ordered at all.

And this made him more certain of one thing: Nitiantang would definitely stop producing this batch of figures!

So he quickly opened a second-hand trading software, and after searching, he found some people who decided to sell these second-generation figures.

Most of them only increased the price by 50 to 100 yuan, and only a few reduced the price by 50 yuan.

Obviously, some people grabbed the second-generation figures without thinking, but after getting them, the disappointment and the unanimous bad news on the Internet made them lose their minds. They just wanted to sell the broken things to make up for the losses and see if there was any sucker who would take it.

And Chen Tingquan was going to be the sucker.

As a treasure appraisal anchor, he was much more sensitive to the value changes of such treasures than ordinary people. He immediately paid out of his own pocket and bought all the second-hand figures that were priced almost at the original price!

The audience in the live broadcast room were stunned.

"Brother Quan, what the hell are you doing? Are you crazy?"

"Why did you buy so many of these broken figures? Isn't it enough to be a big loser?"

"Damn, if I had known that Brother Quan was willing to add 100 yuan, I would have grabbed the second-generation figure at that time!"

"Is it too late to place an order now?"

"It's too late. The official page seems to have closed the purchase channel. However, I placed an order before, but it hasn't been shipped yet. I don't know whether it will be shipped to me or refunded later."

"The official should release the second batch, right? Brother Quan is confused. If you wait a little longer, you will get it. Why spend money to buy second-hand now!"

Obviously, the barrage didn't understand why Chen Tingquan did this, and thought he was stimulated to lose his mind.

Chen Tingquan just smiled slightly: "Hehe, watch and learn well, you will understand soon!

"Add more positions!"

...

...

The next morning.

Zhao Haiquan looked at the statement of the fake-AI team and felt a little incredible.

"This... Why would the fake-AI team issue such a statement? ? "

He looked at Zhou Yang who was sitting next to him, his face full of confusion.

This statement was issued yesterday, but it will take some time for it to be widely spread.

For others, this statement is the final word, directly ending the debate between the "mechanism faction" and the "bug faction" on the Internet, allowing the bug faction to completely overwhelm the mechanism faction, and also making the true ending of "Heartbeat Dreamland" reach a new high in popularity.

Some netizens even called it "the AI ​​miracle in the history of new-era games."

But for Zhao Haiquan, this matter is quite incredible.

Because the fake-AI team is actually helping Ni Tian Tang to lie!

What do you mean?

As a key employee of Ni Tian Tang, Zhao Hai Quan has been in charge of the training of fake-AI. From "The Legend of the Dragon" to "The City of God Forsaken" to "Heartbeat Dream", he is mainly responsible for these tasks.

Therefore, no one knows the current capabilities of fake-AI better than him, and no one knows how this function is completed better than him.

Is the true ending of "Heartbeat Dream" intentional by Against Heaven?

Yes and no.

The reason why he said no is that after Zhou Yang and Mr. Gu had a secret talk, they completely denied the plan to complete this function with code, so there is indeed no similar function in the underlying code of the game.

The reason why he said yes is that this ending was originally designed by Zhou Yang to create a meta game. It is part of the elements, but it was not written into the planning proposal blatantly.

All of this was planned. In the entire game of Against Heaven, only Gu Fan, Zhou Yang, and Zhao Haiquan actually knew about it.

Among them, Zhou Yang was responsible for the design and verbal teaching of the function, Zhao Haiquan was responsible for execution and AI training, and Gu Fan was responsible for the final decision.

Everything before was actually developing according to the three people's expectations.

The only thing is: Zhao Haiquan didn't expect that the fake-AI team would actually issue such a statement.

In fact, the current fake-AI technology has not reached such a powerful level. What is said about generating autonomous consciousness? Developing feelings for players? Breaking through the bottom generation The constraints of the code?

That's all nonsense!

In fact, these actions of Elios are the result of Zhao Haiquan's repeated induction and training. If there is no such training, and AI is allowed to iterate on its own, I am afraid that this so-called "true ending" will never appear.

The R\u0026D team of fake-AI cannot fail to understand this truth. After all, their technical strength in this regard is much stronger than that of Against Heaven.

Could it be that Mr. Gu secretly bribed fake-AI?

It doesn't seem very realistic. They are the world's top AI R\u0026D team. There are a lot of companies that want to invest in every day. They are not short of money at all.

Zhao Haiquan really couldn't figure it out, so he could only ask Zhou Yang for help.

Zhou Yang smiled slightly and whispered: "Brother Haiquan, you are making things complicated. Does this kind of thing still need Mr. Gu to buy it? Even if we don't pay a penny, they will come out to express their opinions.

"Besides, the fake-AI team didn't lie."

Zhao Haiquan was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized.

So that's it!

In fact, it's not Ni Tiantang that needs this "myth of the true ending", but the fake-AI team needs this "myth of the true ending" more!

For Ni Tiantang, this true ending is nothing more than adding a little more praise to the game and increasing sales, which are all minor matters.

But for fake-AI, this is an excellent opportunity to hype the concept. It will trigger capital frenzy, become a hot topic on a large scale, and may even significantly increase fake-AI's stock price and gain more attention.

For the fake-AI team, they have no reason to give up such a great opportunity.

As for whether their words are lies?

It depends on how you interpret it.

Their words are definitely exaggerated. After all, the current AI technology still needs repeated guidance and training to achieve this, which is fundamentally different from the so-called "Intelligent Crisis", and the difference is huge.

But there is nothing wrong with the statement of the fake-AI team. There is indeed no relevant content in the code of this game. It is indeed an independent decision and completion of AI.

Is there any bragging? Yes, but is it a lie? Not really.

This matter is in between. There is indeed a certain amount of beautification, but it is obvious that this level of beautification is welcomed by everyone.

Zhao Haiquan couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that the biggest beneficiary of this matter would become fake-AI?"

Zhou Yang shook his head slightly: "No, the biggest beneficiary of this matter is still us.

"After all, the final conclusion of fake-AI is equivalent to using official authority to endorse us. In this way, all doubts about us can only disappear! "