Horace: "..." What we need is probably not an algorithm, but a brand new "egg-laying AI".
AI is still in its infancy.
In order to continuously improve through testing and learning, the two programming geniuses placed the AI on the Golden Gate Bridge and replaced the rudimentary generation algorithm there.
This new AI, called "Santa Claus," began its daily routine of releasing dragon eggs onto the Golden Gate Bridge.
However, before Mingyan returned, it encountered a bug.
A bug incident known in gaming history as the "Dream Egg" originated entirely from "Santa Claus" messing up the textures.
It mistakenly projected the image of the Dream Eater onto the egg of the Deep Sea Dragon, resulting in the egg having both layers of sharp scales and a bizarre and strange appearance.
The egg was dark gray, with distorted colors forming a vortex, and the black hole in the center occasionally glowed (actually, it was a Dream Eater image blinking).
The super lucky person who found the egg opened their scroll, only to discover that the egg's name was "Tangtangtangtangkunjinkao".
"??????"
This egg had never appeared on the Golden Gate Bridge before, so its appearance caused a huge uproar among players.
[An ultra-rare dragon egg has been hatched!!! I bet it's an SSSSSSR!]
Where is the initial video?
[Offering 20,000 RMB! Even if I can't buy it, please contact me. I want to see this hidden dragon up close. I'm willing to pay!]
No one expected that this dragon egg was a bug.
All the players thought it was an extremely rare hidden dragon species, so they called it the "Dream Egg" and made it a trending topic!
Meanwhile, Mingyan was still happily vacationing with Xia Cheng, leaving behind a bunch of top programmers who were oblivious to what was happening around them until the next day when they realized: things had gone terribly wrong!
Schrödinger: "..."
Horace: "..."
Santa Claus:"……"
Oh no, we're doomed.
161. As expected by all
The Dream Egg has a very dreamy name: Hot Hot Hot Hot Kun Jin Kao.
This has raised questions among programmers online:
Holding two heavy mallets, shouting "Hot! Hot! Hot!" Treading on a thousand fallen leaves, laughing as all things rustle and sway?
[I burst out laughing like a pig, then realized this is a game from Earth, sorry x]
Ladies and gentlemen, I think...maybe...perhaps...possibly...it seems...this is a game bug, rather than a special hidden dragon egg?
No, no, no, Earth is known for its wildly imaginative ideas. Maybe they just wanted to create an Easter egg that looks like a bug?
Blue Star programmers: "..." (Sweating profusely)
By this time, the "Santa Claus" AI that had caused the trouble had become withdrawn and silently continued to drop eggs on the Golden Gate Bridge, thankfully without making any further mistakes.
One of the differences between AI and fixed algorithms is that the former can do things beyond what the programmer sets, giving it a different kind of creativity than humans.
For example, even if the programmers didn't set it up, Santa Claus might suddenly have the idea to drop a dragon egg on the head of a passerby, giving him a big surprise!
It's like a chess AI suddenly making a move that no one in the world could understand, but it was later proven to be the correct move. It's just that human intelligence, with its limited capabilities, hasn't yet developed to that point...
In conclusion, super AI remains an important part of the game.
But these surprises have not happened since "Santa Claus" became withdrawn.
When Mingyan returned from his vacation wearing a straw hat, he was stunned for a moment: "Huh? Santa Claus came to our Blue Star to apply for a job?"
The secretary suppressed a laugh and explained it to him.
Then, while laughing, he ran over to the programming team to have a meeting with them.
The meeting mainly discussed bug fixes and penalties.
With such a huge bug, their performance bonuses still need to be deducted, which actually made the programmers feel relieved.
Mingyan took a quick look at this legendary "dream egg" and found that its appearance was indeed very cool, with a particularly mysterious and wonderful feeling.
"Let's just turn it into a real Easter egg," Mingyan said, resting his chin on his hand. "Let's hand it over to the designers to see how to package it."
"They actually managed to repackage this?!"
The designers took the buggy egg and examined it for a while, then patted their chests to Mingyan and said, "Absolutely no problem! We're used to covering up lies... oh no, I mean, packaging!"
The designers thought to themselves: Even if there's a serious plot hole, we can just retconnive the book and pretend nothing happened! What's a little bug like this?
Mingyan also asked, "The name of this dragon egg is already garbled, what should we do?"
One copywriter smiled and said, "This is postmodern social art cyberpunk style, not gibberish."
Mingyan: "..." Awesome.
Soon, an official reply appeared in blue text under the hot post on the official forum: "[An ultra-rare dragon egg has been born!!! I bet it's an SSSSSR!]".
Yes, Dream Egg is still under development. We hope to create a dragon species with an electronic fantasy style. Please look forward to it.