Are We Qualified to Fall?

No one needs to work anymore. They can enjoy themselves all day without starving. On the contrary, they can live a life of plenty and play whenever they want, thanks to Strong Artificial Intelligence.

If you can live so well without doing anything, then why bother studying hard and doing scientific research?

Yes, as long as humanity finds a way to prevent Strong Artificial Intelligence from rebelling, then we can stay in a star system for tens of thousands of years, using the inexhaustible Stellar Energy and massive amounts of Rocky Planet material to supply all of humanity's needs.

Moreover, once this kind of thinking takes hold in the majority of society, scientists and researchers who were originally at the forefront of scientific research will also feel resentful.

Why should I have to work so hard on research while you lie there in a drunken stupor, enjoying a life of luxury? Why should I waste my energy researching this worthless science for people like you who contribute nothing to humanity? Why should you enjoy not having to work, while I have to get up early and work late every day?

Since that's the case, let's all just lie down and relax.

Although this didn't happen, many things are foreseeable. If the application of Strong Artificial Intelligence is not handled properly, even if humanity was shouting "science is supreme" the day before, it is possible that after waking up one day, they will directly enter a world of pleasure.

At times like these, many scientists think of the Awakeners.

Why is the Awakeners called the Awakeners? It's because the Awakeners has been working to awaken Fallen Civilization. And what kind of Fallen Civilization?

Humans, who were struggling to survive before, didn't have time to think much about it, but now they feel that they are very close to Fallen Civilization.

Presumably, a so-called Fallen Civilization is one whose overall ideology leans towards hedonism, ultimately losing the drive for technological advancement!

"Does reaching the Level 3 Civilization mean that many civilizations will become Fallen Civilization?"

"Does an Aerospace Civilization have the right to degenerate?"

"Ideological depravity—is this another major filter for Level 3 Civilization, besides the betrayal of Strong Artificial Intelligence?"

"Then why would Awakeners of a dignified Level Six Civilization awaken those Fallen Civilization? What benefit would it bring them? Is it merely a hobby? Or an ideal?"

The emergence of Strong Artificial Intelligence has prompted human scientists and high-ranking officials of the New Government to raise one question after another about themselves.

All these questions, when summarized, point to one direction: how should humanity utilize Strong Artificial Intelligence?

For this reason, the human leadership has held discussions on more than one occasion.

Just like the ongoing discussion, a group of scientists and scholars are having a heated debate about the application of Strong Artificial Intelligence.

Yue Yuan was also present. The discussion had been going on for some time, but it was neither an expanded meeting nor a large meeting to make decisions, so there weren't many people.

At this moment, one of the attendees pressed his signal light to indicate that he wanted to speak. After Yue Yuan, who was presiding over the meeting, pressed the "agree" button, he spoke into the microphone, "Everyone, we have not forgotten what the Awakeners said. Fallen Civilization are not defined by their level of civilization. Any civilization whose overall ideology is comfortable and pleasure-seeking, and which leads to a long period of technological stagnation, can basically be classified as Fallen Civilization."

However, I want to say that Strong Artificial Intelligence is only a superficial reason for the problem of moral decay. The emergence and application of Strong Artificial Intelligence are merely triggers, catalysts, and drivers of this decay, not the root cause.

When everyone heard someone else express their opinion, they turned to look and saw that the voice came from a cute and adorable girl.

Given her appearance, it was easy for everyone to guess who she was—it was undoubtedly Doctor Yi Kai's student, Shi Lifen.

She holds a PhD in biology and genetics and worked at Yi Kai's research institute for a long time. Now she has her own research institute and a group of researchers working with her to form a Research Team.

They have already joined the ranks of top scientists.

Shi Lifen may look adorable, but that's only due to Biotechnology, gene technology, and Life Elixir. Many people in human society are like that now, looking young even at an advanced age.

So Shi Lifen may seem a bit slow, but she's anything but dull. She paused for a moment, then continued, "The root cause is still ourselves. The greedy and lazy nature of our genes is the root of depravity. And if depravity occurs in human society, it must be because people's reason has been defeated by their genetic nature, and their thoughts have been controlled by their genetic instincts."

"To give a simple example, most of you here are men, and you are probably familiar with the term 'sexual desire.' Yes, I am referring to that kind of primal desire. Of course, I am not targeting men; we women are the same."

Genetically speaking, this manifests as a loss of normal judgment and rationality driven by physiological needs, especially the stimulation of Wormhole, leading to impulsive or irresponsible behavior.

"I'm using this example mainly to say that whether it's being driven by lust or hedonistic depravity, the essence is the original instinctual tendency of genes, which is the result of more than three billion years of biological evolution. Its influence on our rational thinking is so subtle that we don't even know when we start to degenerate."

"Therefore, our team believes that in order to completely prevent humanity from falling into hedonistic depravity, we must start with the fundamental problem, which means we must genetically modify humanity again. We need to find the switch of the Fallen Gene, and then use our reason and wisdom to overcome or suppress it, just as the Life Elixir did."

At this point, a scholar couldn't help but interject, "Professor Shi means that before we apply Strong Artificial Intelligence, we not only need to find ways to prevent it from rebelling, but we also need to modify our genes again?"

Because Gene Editing Technology and the theory of Designed Evolution have long existed, humans are not opposed to modifying genes.

"No!" Shi Lifen replied, "I only said that we should increase research in this area, not that we must genetically modify ourselves before investing in Strong Artificial Intelligence. Hedonism and decadence do not happen instantly; it is a process. So we still have time. As long as we formulate some targeted rules for the use of Strong Artificial Intelligence, I believe we can greatly slow down this process."

Shi Lifen's words reveal the true nature of genetic determinism.

Indeed, this is the case. She believes that as long as humanity's Gene Instinct laziness has not been successfully transformed by technology, humanity will one day become a Fallen Civilization under the catalysis of Strong Artificial Intelligence.

When the majority of individuals in a civilization tend towards decadence, it is difficult to reverse the situation, even if there are a few clear-headed individuals. This is because the development of technology and the advancement of science require a large population base. A small number of people are already quite powerful if they can simply maintain the scientific and technological level of a civilization from regression, let alone develop technology.

"That's possible," another scholar chimed in. "We can set some policies and regulations. We will definitely put Strong Artificial Intelligence into use, but we can set some permissions. Military and civilian use can be separated. I think this can be reflected in the knowledge reserves and data extraction of 'Robot Laborer'. Many Robot Laborer used by ordinary people don't need to know everything."

Another participant shared their perspective. "Of course! But I'm more concerned about something else, the most direct one. That is the impact of Strong Artificial Intelligence on various sectors of society. For example, will private shops and the school education system need to change? Will courses that cultivate our practical skills be canceled? And will we humans have to give up our practical skills altogether? What will happen to those who were originally engaged in various related industries?"

This participant raised many questions, all of which are worth considering and must be addressed before Artificial Intelligence is put into use.

Human beings are a group, not the will of an individual. Therefore, the emergence of new technologies will inevitably lead to the replacement of old and new social habits.

These are all issues that Yue Yuan's New Government needs to address one by one.

Therefore, Yue Yuan will definitely be extremely busy in the days to come.

And this is just the impact of Strong Artificial Intelligence applications on society and the general public. If military issues are added, Yue Yuan would really wish he could split himself in two.

As some military personnel have raised, once strong artificial intelligence is utilized, should human fleets still maintain the model of humans piloting warships? After all, the drawbacks of this model are too obvious. If a warship is destroyed, thousands of humans will die. If everything is handed over to Strong Artificial Intelligence, then no matter how wars are fought in the future, humans will not suffer any losses.

But is doing this really a good thing? Or is it really beneficial to humanity?

Even powerful civilizations like the Awakeners need Artificial Intelligence to wake their individuals from slumber during wartime.

As humanity entered Level 3 Civilization, a host of problems emerged in various fields.