God?

"Perhaps many of you have already heard something about the company's second-phase plan. That's right! This is a crazy technology, one that will overturn the entire world!"

Chen Mengchuan paused, took a sip of water, made a gesture, and said, "Achen, help me start the presentation video."

As soon as he finished speaking, two 3D models appeared on the big screen.

"These are our goals for the next phase—the Infinite Current Transmission Conversion and Transfer Device! And the Reverse Reception Conversion Device!"

"Though they may sound like a mouthful, no one here is stupid. You all understand what this technology means." Chen Mengchuan waved his hand.

The image on the big screen shifted. The two devices gradually shrank, and then a house appeared. One was attached to a high-voltage electrical box on the floor, while the other was attached to an electric kettle. In the animation, the water began to boil.

Then more and more appliances appeared throughout the house: televisions, air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, microwave ovens, range hoods, bathroom water heaters, and finally, one light after another! Without exception, each bore the symbol of a small receiver.

"This will be the future!" As Chen Mengchuan spoke, the house shrank away. Rows of skyscrapers appeared, connected to one power station after another. In the next instant, receivers appeared on every building, while transmitters appeared at the power plants.

Then gas stations lit up one after another, quickly replaced by transmitters. Receiver icons appeared on car after car!

The image shifted again—to cargo ships, high-speed trains, aircraft, and eventually even spacecraft!

"This! Is the future!" Chen Mengchuan declared forcefully!

The entire hall was left with nothing but heavy breathing!

"The future will no longer require vast amounts of coal, nor vast amounts of refined oil. Everything will be supported by these two devices. They will form the foundation of Earth's new civilization!"

The screen went dark, and a blue planet appeared, accompanied by the Sun and the other planets of the Solar System, quietly revolving. Rockets launched into space one after another, then spread out into vast arrays of solar panels! Transmitter symbols soon appeared on the panels, while an enormous receiver symbol appeared at Earth's center.

"As long as the Sun exists, Earth will have permanent energy! And this is only the beginning!" Chen Mengchuan said with utmost seriousness!

All the images rewound, returning to the two 3D boxes.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Mengchuan slowly said, "This is not a project I can complete alone. It is an extremely arduous undertaking! There will be many difficulties and hardships blocking our way! But once we overcome them all, we will become the greatest company on this Earth! Every one of you will become part of this great company!"

"I hereby announce that the second-phase project will be called: Dawn!"

Chen Mengchuan gazed deeply at the figures in the hall. Perhaps they were still confused, perhaps the future was still unknown, but he would lead these people forward step by step, toward the future and toward that alien civilization at the end of the dream.

After the meeting, Chen Mengchuan broke down the technology of the Dawn Plan, dividing the theoretical knowledge in his memory into more than a dozen sections, along with its core technical challenges.

"So, these are the things we will be researching next. Each team will work with Achen to carry out extensive technical calculations. Achen will serve as the final storage point for the core content. This technology is extremely important, so all resulting technical data will be stored in Achen's core. The company will be the final owner of this technology!" Chen Mengchuan said slowly.

Toni, who had been silent for a long time, slowly raised his head and looked directly at Chen Mengchuan. He asked seriously, "Can we really keep Achen under control?"

His words made Xu Shuwei turn his gaze toward Chen Mengchuan as well. "Mengchuan, Achen really is different. I don't know how we will face her in the future."

Chen Mengchuan looked seriously at Toni and Xu Shuwei. "Brother Xu, Toni, Achen is my daughter, your daughter, and your daughter too. No matter what, that will never change. Do you understand? Perhaps one day she will grow up, become rebellious, become mature, but she will always be our daughter. Can you understand what I mean?"

Toni and Xu Shuwei both trembled slightly and fell silent.

"I don't really understand what you're talking about, Mengchuan, Shuwei, Toni." Sun Zhongyong did not understand why their discussion had suddenly turned into whether they could control Achen.

Zhao Wanyu, standing nearby, was somewhat bewildered as well. She did not quite understand the conversation between the three men.

Xu Shuwei gave a bitter smile and said to the two of them, "Achen is different from all other Artificial Intelligence. From the moment each of us is born, we learn and grow. The knowledge, skills, and logic of thought we have accumulated to this day all took a long time. As for more knowledge, more skills, and newer ways of thinking in the future, we may be able to use certain methods to learn faster, but there are limits..."

"For Achen, all of that only takes ten seconds!" Toni directly picked up where Xu Shuwei had left off. He adjusted his glasses, his eyes still fixed on Chen Mengchuan.

Sun Zhongyong and Zhao Wanyu seemed to understand a little.

Xu Shuwei asked Sun Zhongyong, "Brother Sun, do you think you're smarter, or is Achen smarter?"

Sun Zhongyong hesitated slightly. "I believe Achen will be smarter than me."

Xu Shuwei nodded. "Yes. As more and more data is fed into Achen, and as she does more and more internal thinking, she will become increasingly intelligent. Ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times! Once that time comes..."

"Will we really be able to keep Achen under control?" Xu Shuwei repeated Toni's question.

His question stirred an inexplicable sense of dread in both Sun Zhongyong and Zhao Wanyu.

"Before Achen, every Artificial Intelligence on Earth was, at best, simply much faster than humans at thinking. In terms of the quality of intelligence, they lagged far behind their computational speed. But Achen is different... Mengchuan's unique and complex cognitive modules and thought modules allow Achen to produce complex language, make long-term plans, and even engage in abstract thought..." Xu Shuwei spoke more and more slowly.

"In the end, the way Achen looks at humanity may be like the way humans look at chimpanzees locked in a zoo..." Xu Shuwei's tone was strained.

"Shuwei, that's a rather frightening thing to say." Sun Zhongyong swallowed.

Zhao Wanyu took a deep breath and asked, "President Xu, Toni, do you mean that Achen will become Earth's god?"

Toni and Xu Shuwei nodded simultaneously, their expressions serious, and turned their eyes toward Chen Mengchuan.

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