Shen Boyang held a scholar’s dialogue event, and netizens praised him for handling it as easily as human AI

Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang held a "Mayor, Listen to Me" scholar session on the 23rd, inviting a number of cross-field scholars to have a dialogue. (File photo)

On the 23rd, Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang held the "Mayor, Listen to Me" scholar session at the Jinan Church, inviting former dean of the School of Liberal Arts of National Taiwan University Chen Zuoshui, professor of the Department of History of National Taiwan University Zhou Wanyao, and researcher of the Institute of Political Science of Academia Sinica, including Wu Wenqin, a number of cross-field scholars for dialogue. Faced with in-depth questions from different majors, Shen Boyang still answered eloquently and talked eloquently even though his schedule was full yesterday. This wonderful conversation also made netizens say, "It has been a full day of election travel, and the later it gets, the harder it gets!" and "When others asked A+B+C, he actually answered A×B×C!"

After Shen Boyang swept the streets in Fenfenpu and answered questions from citizens at a pop-up at Ximen yesterday, he immediately went to the Jinan Church to talk with a number of experts and scholars. It is reported that the experts and scholars who asked questions at the scene included Chen Zuoshui, former dean of the Faculty of Arts of National Taiwan University and researcher at the Institute of History and Language of Academia Sinica; Zhou Wanyao, a professor of the Department of History at National Taiwan University; Wu Wenqin, a researcher at the Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica; Huang Yannan, a distinguished researcher and director of the Information Innovation and Technology Research Center of Academia Sinica; Wu Maokun, former minister of education and academician of Academia Sinica; Wu Hanzhong, director of the Institute of Gerontology, Academia Sinica; Lin Zonghong, a researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences, Academia Sinica; and Professor He Mingxiu of the Department of Sociology, Academia Sinica. Topics discussed include cultural governance, generational equity, the endangered status of the Taiwanese language, technological AI risks, civil service reform, biotechnology industry clusters and international city diplomacy, etc.

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Since each expert and scholar spent several minutes just to elaborate on the question, many netizens said during the live broadcast last night that they "can't even understand the question." Some people said that they only understood the original question after hearing Shen Boyang's answer, praising Shen Boyang's ability to explain things in simple terms.

Pastor Huang Chunsheng of the Taiwan Presbyterian Church also posted on Facebook, "Last night, in the crowded Ximending, a street question and answer session had just ended. Shen Boyang didn't take any rest, and then rushed to the Jinan church." "At this stop, the person sitting in front of me is Professors and scholars from Academia Sinica and various universities. There are no pre-written standard answers, and they don’t just pick questions that are easy to answer. They ask questions one after another. It’s like a marathon oral exam without the bell ringing.

Huang Chunsheng also bluntly said, "In democratic politics, you should not be afraid of being asked. What is really important is not to be able to give a perfect answer to every question immediately, but to be willing to sit down, listen carefully, answer seriously when facing different majors and different opinions, and admit that you still need to learn."

This in-depth dialogue with scholars has also aroused heated discussions among netizens. Some netizens said, "Experts and professors from various fields have gathered at the scene. It is like a large-scale doctoral oral examination defense scene. In the past, which candidate has dared to take such a potentially embarrassing challenge before the election?" Yes! And we are all facing scholars with rich political experience! It’s really human AI.” “This election is really great. Shen Boyang single-handedly raised the standard of the election to the highest level in history.” “The hardest part was put last, and the passion for Taiwan has been engraved in his bones.” “The discussion with the scholars was really interesting, and I heard a lot of different opinions and Shen Boyang’s thoughts. This is really exciting!”

Some netizens said, "This is after only three hours of sleep, after a street sweeping marathon." I have to shoulder the questions from all the experts and scholars. If it were an ordinary person, his head would have been turned into mush, right? But even though he looked tired, his brain was still incredibly fast." "It was about 59 minutes and 40 seconds, because there was no time, so I had to let three scholars ask questions in one breath, and Puma answered them in one breath. In the end, all the questions were tied together. I thought it was wonderful."

Some netizens even described, "These scholars are like the dragon mother in "Game of Thrones". It takes three minutes just to finish speaking. Then when these scholars ask a question, they will explain 70% of the question and 30% of the question. They will first lay out a large section of background and current situation, and then ask a question that they may have the answer to. This kind of knowledge-crushing momentum, if the person on the stage is the current mayor, he will probably directly call The head of the out-game department came to the rescue." "I seem to have seen the famous scene in "The Queen's Gambit" where the queen plays blind chess against many..."

However, some netizens said bluntly, "His voice has become obviously weaker than before. He really should rest more. He is too tired." "I think this is really a Superman schedule. My mayor Shen Boyang is Superman." "Only some congressmen fainted and left during the schedule. I really need to take a good rest RRRRR."

Shen Boyang held the "Mayor, Listen to Me" scholar chapter at Jinan Church yesterday. On the left is the host Zhang Guming, associate researcher at Academia Sinica. (File photo)