txolops Chapter 130 Shannon Entropy
Chapter 130 Shannon Entropy
"I think the public beta can end now."
Su Hao spoke calmly.
Everyone seemed to share the same idea, with no objections, and nodded in agreement.
With a "snap".
Su Hao casually closed his laptop, his movements as nonchalant as if he had just turned off a Minesweeper game.
As he made this move, the discussion in the activity room gradually subsided, and everyone's attention was focused on him.
"You've worked hard, bro. Really!"
Fang Jun suddenly stood up, rushed over in three strides, and tightly grasped Su Hao's hand, his eyes filled with gratitude.
"Thanks to you, we were able to create such an amazing program! You're a savior!"
"Don't say that. I should be the one saying thank you. I learned a lot of practical programming knowledge through this opportunity."
Su Hao said in a serious and humble manner.
"Don't worry! Once the results of the on-campus project are announced, I guarantee your computer science credits will be a sure thing!"
"If anyone dares to block you, I'll be the first to fight them!"
Fang Jun looked at Su Hao, his tone so confident it was as if he wanted to swear to the heavens, indicating that he had absolutely no need to worry.
"But... what if similar new vulnerabilities appear in the future?"
Su Hao will be leaving our project team soon. Who among us can handle those opportunistic bastards?
Vice President Liu Jie frowned, clearly suffering from severe "Su Hao dependency syndrome".
Upon hearing this, everyone's hearts sank again.
But Su Hao shook his head nonchalantly.
"Don't worry. I've embedded a 'conscience indicator' at the very bottom of the algorithm."
The moment the words left his mouth, the entire activity room fell silent.
Everyone stared at Su Hao with wide eyes, as if they had been choked.
Even though they were all coding experts, this was the first time they had ever heard this bizarre phrase in real life, which forcibly stitched morality and code together.
"What...what is that?" Liu Jie swallowed hard and asked cautiously.
"Oh, it's nothing serious." Su Hao maintained his irritating Versailles-like demeanor.
"I simply introduced a tracking metric."
When a cancellation occurs, the system will relentlessly investigate who ultimately received the benefits from the washing machine.
This is a basic model based on a probability distribution function. In information theory and advanced mathematics, it has a specific name: "Shannon entropy".
With this device present, it can act like a sieve, filtering out 99.9% of malicious space-hogging behavior without any blind spots.
Su Hao didn't say it explicitly, but his subtext was extremely arrogant:
He personally welded the gates of this system shut, ensuring that no human greed would have even the slightest chance to exploit loopholes.
However, the club members next to them went completely mad!
Holy crap, Shannon entropy!!!
You, a crappy laundry reservation program, actually incorporated a top-tier mathematical model from information theory used to measure information uncertainty?!
Are you kidding us?!
Shannon would be rolling in his grave and chasing after you to beat you up!
"This...this is actually possible?!"
Li Xiangyu's voice was trembling, his eyes were bloodshot, and he felt like his values were being trampled on.
Simply put, entropy measures the degree of uniformity or dispersion of data.
Su Hao pulled over the whiteboard and took out a marker.
While drawing complex normal distribution diagrams and the information entropy formula H(X) = -sum P(x) log_2 P(x), he casually explained, and the suffocating academic pressure instantly enveloped the entire room:
"If this act of yielding benefits dozens of people alternately, the distribution of the system will tend to be more even..."
At this point, the calculated entropy value will be too high, and the system will judge it as normal yielding;
Conversely, if the beneficiaries consistently concentrate on a few specific individuals, the 'entropy' value will plummet, and the system will immediately identify this as scalping activity, triggering system sanctions!
As the clear logical lines were drawn on the whiteboard, Li Xiangyu barely managed to make sense of that thread of logic:
"So, if 'giving way' doesn't benefit the majority, the system will detect something fishy?"
Su Hao nodded and put down the marker.
"Yes, but I made an exception, excluding those with disabilities and other groups that should receive priority care."
In addition, anyone who attempts to abuse the system to accumulate points will have their priority automatically reverted to the lowest level.
Conversely, if the system rules are followed correctly and properly afterward, the weight will slowly and gradually recover, so this is not a permanent penalty mechanism.
It has a reform mechanism that allows people to repent and start anew, so it's relatively humane.
silence.
A chilling silence.
Everyone's brains felt as if they had been hit hard by a heavy hammer, and they were all in a state of shutdown!
Humanized? You call this humanized?!
This is practically a massacre by a lower dimension!
"No, when exactly did he add such a terrifying and complex algorithm?!"
We were all in the same activity room the whole time, and all we saw was him casually tapping the keyboard a couple of times!
This is unbelievable!
Everyone stared at Su Hao in disbelief, as if he were an alien.
The programming concepts they had built up over the years were, at this moment, like illegal buildings on the beach, kicked back to the Stone Age by Su Hao!
"Um... Su Hao!"
In the silence, Li Xiangyu finally couldn't hold back any longer. He hesitated, then frantically rubbed his hands on his trouser legs.
He felt like a hundred cats were scratching inside him. He desperately wanted to formally recruit Su Hao into the gang, and even wanted to worship him as the founder!
But reason told him that he simply didn't have the nerve to ask!
After all, with their rudimentary skills, they had almost nothing left to teach this monster who used "Shannon Entropy" to wash clothes!
Moreover, let alone teaching Su Hao, many people wouldn't even understand what Su Hao just said!
"Thank you!"
After holding back for a long time, all Li Xiangyu managed to squeeze out was this short, ordinary thank you.
But in his bloodshot eyes, a complex mix of emotions—resentment, shock, and admiration—was practically overflowing!
Seeing their near-collapse, Su Hao couldn't help but smile brightly.
"I also think this development is very interesting. If I have some free time in the future, can I still come here to visit?"
"You're always welcome! Our doors are always open to you!"
As if waking from a dream, everyone shouted in unison, their voices even cracking.
The way everyone looked at Su Hao had completely changed; it was now filled with affection, admiration, and deep reluctance to part with him.
Seemingly moved by this sacred scene,
Even the usually carefree Zhang Man's eyes welled up with tears; she sniffled hard, tears welling up in her eyes.