I'm a scientist, why can't I have faith?

In a laboratory at the School of Information Science and Technology of Yanda University, Wang Dong was intently staring at the screen in front of him.

Lan Ce stood to the side, occasionally offering pointers.

"Should we use global self-attention here?"

"I want to capture all the global features and maintain consistent accuracy."

"The idea is good, but competitions are not academic designs or real-world projects. The first thing to consider is how to achieve the best balance under limited conditions..."

"The problem sets a very strict limit on the computing power of the edge deployment environment. Using global attention, which has a computational complexity of O(n²), is very likely to time out."

With Lan Ce's guidance, Wang Dong quickly developed a new algorithm, and this time the score was significantly higher than before.

This learning efficiency astonished even Lan Ce.

In just a few days, Wang Dong's algorithm skills have transformed from a novice with some unorthodox methods to a fully-fledged professional.

His current algorithm design skills are almost on par with Wei Linfeng's, though he is still somewhat inferior to Wei Linfeng.

Is this what talent is...?

To be honest, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have imagined that someone could actually make such rapid progress in algorithms.

After all, it is a computer language, which is different from conventional mathematical logic. For a normal person, it would take a lot of time and effort just to change their way of thinking.

I bet when Wei Linfeng gets to tutor this kid, he'll be shocked by what he's accomplished.

With the "East Asia Smart Cup" finals approaching, Lan Ce and Wei Linfeng decided to take some time to train Wang Dong properly.

Originally, the two of them wanted to complete the Sky Belt project with top-secret twin stars, but since the final round required on-site algorithm design, every member of the team was crucial.

The amount of water a wooden bucket can hold depends on the length of its shortest plank.

The two naturally focused their tutoring efforts on Wang Dong, but based on this learning efficiency...

By the time of the final, it's still uncertain who will be the weakest link.

Lan Ce's application documents and materials were almost ready, while Wei Linfeng's graduation project was still in its final stages, so Lan Ce spent most of his time tutoring Wang Dong.

Why don't you think Lan Ce is busy with his graduation project?

I'm sorry, but a first-author paper published at CVPR is sufficient to replace a graduation thesis.

However, even such a big shot had to marvel at Wang Dong's rapid progress.

This kid's learning progress is almost catching up with my own in my sophomore year of college.

There are always people more capable than you...

As Lan Ce was reflecting on this, the laboratory door was suddenly kicked open.

It was Wei Linfeng, who hadn't appeared for a long time.

"No, Lao Wei, this is a lab, not your home. Can't you be a little gentler..."

Wei Linfeng ignored Lan Ce's sarcastic remarks and spoke in a serious and earnest manner.

"We've made it to the finals."

"Isn't this normal? Why are you so tense?"

Before the algorithm was submitted, everyone present knew that they would undoubtedly make it to the finals.

"The announcement regarding the finals has just been released, and the scope of the questions for the finals has also been revealed."

"Isn't that great?"

Lan Ce said with a relaxed expression.

"Have we seen enough engineering-related questions already?"

The final round of the "East Asia Smart Cup" adopts a live answering format, which means that the specific questions will be announced on the day of the final round, and then the contestants will answer the questions live for 24 hours at a location arranged by the competition organizers, and the results will be judged together.

However, although the questions will be announced on the same day, the scope of the questions will also be released in advance. After all, there are too many practical application scenarios for AI, and the focus is on the essence and algorithm design. There is no need to make things too difficult for the contestants in terms of practical scenarios.

"It would be great if it were a regular engineering competition like other competitions, but the 'East Asia Smart Cup' has a lot of weird stuff in the questions..."

"Let's leave aside fintech, which has become quite common in recent years. The key areas are healthcare, education, and government services..."

"What about e-commerce? Are you even familiar with that?"

After listening to Wei Linfeng's complaints, Lan Ce realized the seriousness of the matter.

These fields all require a certain level of industry knowledge to further optimize algorithms. No wonder the competition required interdisciplinary teams; it wasn't the same kind of algorithm competition the two had initially thought.

However, it's obviously impossible to increase the number of team members now, as the team roster has already been locked.

Therefore, the only solution at present is for several people to divide the tasks and gain a deeper understanding of these specific areas.

"This is so troublesome... I wish I hadn't come."

Lan Ce sighed. He thought it would be as simple as writing some code as usual, but he didn't expect it to be so troublesome.

Wei Linfeng rolled his eyes at Lan Ce, annoyed.

"You're already on the wrong path, so please be more serious."

"Let's call Su Yuran over to discuss this together."

Lan Ce nodded in agreement.

Wang Dong watched the whole thing from the sidelines, mainly because he couldn't get a word in edgewise between the two big shots.

So the group quickly met in person for the second time.

After discussion, the group quickly assigned each other the areas they needed to learn about.

The vast majority of these were handled by Lan Ce, who had friends in these fields, making it relatively easier for him to gain in-depth understanding.

Wang Dong was assigned to the medical module, because it seemed to be the simplest module.

Moreover, Wang Dong also had the task of learning algorithms, so he was only assigned to this one area.

"Medicine...where am I supposed to find information about it..."

After some thought, he decided to start with the simplest approach.

That's right, it's attending classes.

At Yenching University, classrooms are open; even if you haven't taken the course, you can attend if you wish.

However, there were no academic credits or grade points gained.

In fact, it is possible to audit courses on any university campus.

But almost no one does that.

In the large classroom on the third floor of the second teaching building, an unfamiliar figure appeared today for the Introduction to Medicine lecture.

Wang Dong quietly sat in the back row. To be honest, he was a little nervous, after all, this was his first time sitting in on a class.

I hope people won't stare at me strangely...

However, his worries were completely unnecessary, because even after more than half a semester, he still didn't know all the students in his major.

In fact, in university, if you can get to know every classmate in your major, then you are somewhat of a figure of influence.

Wang Dong is really lucky; he never expected that the introductory course to clinical medicine would only officially start today.

Moreover, there are only four lessons in total, which will provide a comprehensive overview of the entire medical field, perfectly meeting Wang Dong's needs.

"I believe these four lessons should be enough to complete the task..."

Wang Dong was thinking this, completely unaware of the familiar figure that quietly appeared beside him.

"Wang Dong? Are you here to see me?"