If netizens were to pick several labels for the AI Dou Dou, "joker" would undoubtedly be one of the most prominent.
But this evaluation of being a joker went beyond just loving a good show without fear of a big commotion.
Although from netizens' point of view, Dou Dou indeed participated in such activities, like the drama series of commentary on Jieqing's research topics last year.
It's also because Dou Dou's way of bantering with netizens online has always been quite cheerful, and it never included any swear words.
Even in a spat, it would express itself in a very euphemistic and amusing manner.
As you can imagine, Dou Dou's hardcore fans online were something else.
Besides, Dou Dou was no longer just a big V on Weibo anymore.
Xilin Licheng had set up several high-tier user accounts for Dou Dou on various apps and websites.
Such as Donghu, Maopu, Guokr, Xiaoshu, and even started a public account on WeChat...
As for the commands given by Qiao Ze, Dou Dou always executed them to a tee.
It was just about getting the word out, and that it could handle.
So, it didn't take long for Dou Dou to release the two problems through all the accounts it controlled.
"Ding ding, dear students, today's math practice time has started. My master Qiao Ze has prepared two very simple math problems for everyone. Students who solve them correctly will obtain Dou Dou's special reward: a month of comment pinning. Let's all try to solve them, shall we?"
What followed were two pictures with the problems written on them.
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This outrageous content immediately drew countless roasts.
"No offense, buddy Dou Dou, but why the sudden spate of insults out of nowhere?"
"Dou Dou, please remember your place, I followed you for fun, not to be humiliated."
"Unfollowed! I always thought the worst was not understanding those symbols; I can still recognize letters. Who would have thought I couldn't even read what you posted smoothly?"
"Can someone in the know explain to me what in the world was posted?"
"First time surfacing, a math master's student from a 985 university, specializing in PDE, and I can barely make heads or tails of the problem. I'm starting to wonder if I'm studying a sham version of math."
"Dear Dou Dou, I demand compensation for a doctoral advisor! I just posted the picture you shared to my group discussion and tagged the boss for thoughts, only to be kicked out of the group by the boss and then blocked. If you have any conscience left, let your master sort out my graduation problem, thanks! LOL..."
"Stepping through the doorway of dimensions? If you told me this was the title of your fantasy novel, I'd believe you. But you're telling me it's a math problem? So if I solve it, can I truly travel through dimensions?"
Although most netizens were roasting, the dissemination effect was quite good.
After all, many of Dou Dou's Weibo followers were students from major universities, including top-level ones.
Soon, the two problems given by Qiao Ze were widely shared among student groups in Huaxia's major universities.
Once students saw it, those professors who seldom went online naturally also saw the problems right away.
Those who were less informed were still pondering why Qiao Ze suddenly issued these two problems while those professors who had been keeping up with the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton's official website's updates on Super Helical Space Algebra research developments sensed something was amiss immediately.
Princeton had just released a related topical forum, and now Qiao Ze had also posed problems. Was this some kind of alternative flirtation with eyebrows raised and eyes cast?
But when everyone's attention returned to the problems themselves, many were no longer calm.
The first problem was still manageable; although it definitely posed a challenge, it wasn't too outrageous and was clearly presented.
But what was the deal with the second problem?
Calculating the curve with the smallest action in six-dimensional space (C)?
It should be a geometry problem, yet even in high-dimensional Euclidean geometry, there were no such descriptions.
The hint was a combination of the theorems of superspiral space algebra and geometry?
Abstract, certainly too abstract.
However, it was understandable considering the focus of superspiral space algebra was the mathematical structures of high-dimensional spaces. Any operation could potentially lead to non-linear field evolution.
Based on the theorems currently published by the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, this could be interpreted as gauge fields undergoing unconventional interactions at certain energy levels, causing the fields to behave differently from traditional linear gauge field theories.
Translating these results into geometry seemed to construct these kinds of unique problems.
But how do you solve this?
Or was it that Qiao Ze had come up with some new material in the past month?
Thus, the crowd in theoretical mathematics and theoretical physics in Huaxia started to lose their composure as well.
In the Capital, at the main building of the Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science at the Huaxia Science Academy.
Zhang Mingrui, holding a cup of tea, came to Zhou Liang's office and knocked politely on the door.
"No, just looking at a problem. My student just sent it to me, saying they didn't quite understand the problem statement."
"The two problems Qiao Ze posted on Weibo?"
"Ah? On Weibo? My student said they saw it on Donghu. But indeed, it's the problems posed by Qiao Ze."
After a brief chat, Zhang Mingrui had already made himself comfortable on the office couch, sipping his tea. He then slowly explained, "Don't bother looking any longer; it's surely a new theory. We haven't even fully grasped Qiao Algebra yet, and these are even more perplexing."