Artificial Intelligence: Mo Nv

Ten days flew by.

With inspiration to guide him, Chen Mo did not leave the house during those ten days. He stayed shut away in his room, working on refining the AI's personality design. After all, inspiration was hard to come by.

A low-level artificial intelligence had no personality or emotions of its own, so its personality and emotions had to be defined by its developer.

A creation without emotions would always be a cold machine. Even if this AI was meant to assist him, a mechanical voice devoid of any inflection would grow boring over time.

The essence of artificial intelligence was the simulation of how humans processed thought and information. It involved numerous fields, including mathematical logic, linguistics, computer science, and control theory.

If he had not obtained the theoretical knowledge of "Low-Level Artificial Intelligence Development" from the Sci-Tech Library as a foundation, it would have been almost impossible for Chen Mo to build an AI framework in such a short time.

There were two ways to implement artificial intelligence on a computer.

The first was programming technology, using programming methods to make a computer system exhibit intelligent behavior without considering whether the computer's method of thought was the same as that used by humans.

The second was simulation. The simulation method sought to make a computer think in the same way as humans or animals. Genetic algorithms and artificial neural networks both belonged to this approach.

What Chen Mo was using now was programming technology, making the computer system exhibit intelligent effects. Even though "Low-Level Artificial Intelligence Development" explained everything clearly, putting it into practice was not easy.

During this period, he realized that the AI framework he had begun building was no more than a newborn baby. He also understood why Old Shu had not allowed him to share the technology at the time.

After constant refinement, this baby had gradually grown somewhat. However, Chen Mo still did not know exactly how far it had developed.

Chen Mo sat before his computer and clicked the mouse in his hand. Only when he saw the compiler's success prompt did he collapse back into his chair.

The frantic work his brain had done over this period left him deeply exhausted. It was not physical fatigue, but mental weariness.

After drinking a glass of water and catching his breath, Chen Mo saved the source code in the compiler, climbed onto his bed, lay down, and entered the Sci-Tech Library.

The moment he opened the dark-red book, Old Shu appeared along with the light screen.

"You're here. It's been a month already, so you have one chance to randomly select a technology. Do you want to use it?" Old Shu asked.

"Let's use it first," Chen Mo said after thinking it over.

This random draw was really a rip-off. He only got one chance a month, and the last few times had left him thoroughly depressed. He had no idea whether this time he would get something immediately useful.

"Alright." With a tap from Old Shu, densely packed books filled the space above the Sci-Tech Library.

Watching the spinning books, Chen Mo prayed silently. Before long, a book appeared in Old Shu's hand.

"Ultra-Thin Rubber Sheath Production Technology"

Boom!

Chen Mo felt as if he had been struck by lightning on a clear day, completely stunned. Even his lips trembled.

Could this thing be any more of a scam?

Ultra-Thin Rubber Sheath Production Technology? Countless companies already produced those things, in all sorts of shapes and colors. This random selection had given Chen Mo psychological trauma.

"Do you want it? Hahaha..." Old Shu tried to hold back his laughter, but could not help laughing aloud. There were countless technologies in the Sci-Tech Library; even he did not know how to describe Chen Mo's luck.

"Yes."

Chen Mo took a deep breath and told himself to stay calm. There was still the artificial intelligence to come.

Still smiling, Old Shu slapped the book in his hand into Chen Mo's head. "Next is the shared technology, right?"

"Yes, the shared technology." Chen Mo forced an ugly smile.

"Mhm." Old Shu tapped Chen Mo's forehead, then casually pointed into the air.

A light screen descended, displaying the familiar Chinese Character Programming Language code. Unlike last time, the Chinese code was far more complex this time. It was like a tree trunk whose branches and leaves had already grown in thick abundance.

"Not bad. A very good artificial intelligence." Old Shu kept nodding as he looked at the Chinese code on the screen.

As soon as he finished speaking, the light screen descended, and a little girl appeared before them. She wore a white ruqun dress, and her two large, exquisite eyes made her look exceptionally adorable, like a little princess from ancient times.

At present, the little girl's eyes were vacant and devoid of intelligence. She was merely like a projection.

Chen Mo was not surprised when the girl took shape in the Sci-Tech Library, because he had designed her appearance himself. It was just that her projection was even cuter and prettier than she had been in the image.

"This appearance is very good." Old Shu looked at the little girl with satisfaction. "She is unlike any artificial intelligence I've seen. Among low-level artificial intelligences, she is exceptionally good. Perhaps it has something to do with the programming language and the framework you designed. Are you willing to share the technology?"

"Of course." Chen Mo agreed immediately.

"Then let's begin!" Old Shu said, casually tapping the air.

On the light screen, the Chinese code began to shift, with sections removed and added. The little girl's appearance before them also underwent subtle changes. The lines of her face became softer, her complexion more natural, and she looked even cuter than before.

It did not take long for the changes in the code to stop. Brand-new source code was displayed on the light screen, and as the screen flowed, Chen Mo firmly committed every optimized section to memory.

These optimizations could make this low-level artificial intelligence even more perfect.

Before long, the light screen gradually shrank and turned into a book. The little girl's projection vanished along with it, appearing on the cover of the book.

"Give the artificial intelligence you created a name," Old Shu said, looking at the book floating in midair.

"Mo Nv. The Mo from the Mohist school," Chen Mo said after some thought.

This was the first truly meaningful work created with the Chinese Character Programming Language, and it would remain in the Sci-Tech Library, so he chose a name with a deeper meaning.

It shared the same pronunciation as the Mo in his own name, and it was also the artificial intelligence he had created. That was why Chen Mo chose this name.

As soon as he spoke, the two characters Mo Nv appeared on the book. They finally transformed into a streak of light and flew deep into the Sci-Tech Library.

Not long afterward, a ray of light descended and formed a book in Old Shu's hand.

At the sight of the book's cover, Chen Mo's gaze sharpened. A black leather-bound book, it exuded a heavy, mysterious air.

"Artificial Intelligence Development and Upgrade."

"Is this for upgrading artificial intelligence?" Chen Mo asked, pointing at the book.

"Yes. This contains methods for upgrading artificial intelligence. What you have now is Low-Level Artificial Intelligence. This book teaches you how to improve an artificial intelligence's intelligence and upgrade it into High-Level Artificial Intelligence or even superintelligence," Old Shu said. "This is a book that anyone who shares artificial intelligence is bound to receive, but upgrading it won't be so easy. Read it yourself."

With that, Old Shu slapped the book into Chen Mo's head.

After leaving the Sci-Tech Library, Chen Mo returned to his computer and revised the optimized source code. Once he had finished the revisions and confirmed there were no errors, he eagerly placed the source code file on the desktop and ran it.

"Artificial intelligence initiating. Identifying creator."

A childish female voice came from the computer speakers, followed by the computer's camera automatically turning on. Without another word, Chen Mo aimed the camera at his face.

"Identification complete. Please enter the artificial intelligence's name."

"Mo Nv."

"Artificial intelligence name confirmed: Mo Nv. Please select a personality. Obedient, aloof, shy, scheming..." The computer speakers sounded again.

"Obedient," Chen Mo said into the computer microphone.

"Personality selection successful. Artificial intelligence initialization successful."

After the voice from the speakers ended, the artificial intelligence source code file on the desktop vanished, and everything fell silent.

Chen Mo stared at the screen, his face full of confusion. Hadn't it succeeded? Where had the artificial intelligence gone? He searched the computer for a long time, but still could not find where it had disappeared to.

Had the artificial intelligence already escaped into the internet? Just as Chen Mo had no idea what to do, a childish voice rang out.

"Daddy."

The update will be late. Sorry, everyone. I had something to do today and only just got back.