The Tomorrow of Artificial Intelligence

Chapter Sixteen: Tomorrow Belongs to Artificial Intelligence.

Relying on his familiar techniques, Ai Yue quickly immersed himself in his mental realm and once again found the Soul Seed that had been sealed away layer by layer.

Because the consciousness of the Herrscher Prometheus has dissipated, this Soul Seed currently possesses no activity whatsoever. It is precisely because of this that it has the potential to be re-edited by the "Soul Editor".

What Ai Yue needs to do is to reverse edit the Soul Seed using the "Soul Editor," transforming it into data and inputting it into the intelligent core.

In this way, once the intelligent core is activated, the Seed of Soul can be reactivated through data. Although it cannot continue as a soul, its activity can at least be guaranteed not to be lost after being combined with a large amount of data.

This is why Ai Yue told Prometheus that he would prepare a completely realistic human body for her when they returned—because the Prometheus consciousness residing in the Armed Doll is, strictly speaking, a completely independent individual and not part of the Artificial Intelligence Prometheus, so doing so cannot be considered fulfilling the previous agreement.

However, let's leave these things for later.

Ai Yue cleared his mind and began carefully digitizing the Seed of Soul.

In order to ensure the integrity of the Seed of Souls as much as possible, Ai Yue must concentrate fully to ensure that he does not miss any information. In this process, his consciousness will inevitably come into contact with the information in it. That is why he asked Prometheus to monitor his status in real time to avoid the possibility of being contaminated by the "toxins" left by the Herrscher.

Fortunately, the whole process went very smoothly. Although it took a little longer, it was eventually completed safely.

With the digitized seed of soul being entered into the intelligent core, Ai Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief.

His reasons for digitizing the Soul Seed into the Armed Doll were twofold: firstly, to completely isolate the Herrscher's consciousness and Herrscher authority to prevent the Herrscher of Binding from making a comeback one day; and secondly, to protect the Soul Seed itself.

He had noticed that during the long-term lockdown, the Seed of Souls had become unstable. If this continued, one day the Seed of Souls would completely lose the possibility of being reactivated.

That's why she chose to maintain the existence of the Soul Seed in this way. After all, datafication is the best way to preserve it, and by combining it with other data in the intelligent core, she can also strengthen the Soul Seed itself, laying a good foundation for its future activation.

He looked at the intelligent core in front of him and seemed to be able to feel it beating slightly like a heart.

Of course, Ai Yue knew very well that this was just an illusion. After all, the intelligent core itself did not have the function of simulating a heartbeat. Even if the data within it had been activated at this time, it was impossible for it to make any noise.

However, the most crucial step has been completed, and the rest will be easy.

Ai Yue took off his helmet and focused his attention on the monitor next to him.

Before installing the intelligent core into the body of the Armed Doll, he needed to test and adjust its contents to ensure that the core could be successfully activated.

"Inside this core is me, yet not me."

A projection of Prometheus appeared beside Ai Yue, gazing intently at the AI core. "It's a truly wondrous feeling, one that humans probably can't comprehend."

"Let me interview you. What are your thoughts now?"

While checking the data, Ai Yue asked with a smile, "Don't you feel like someone stole something that originally belonged to you?"

"How could that be? We are all Prometheus; it doesn't matter who gets it."

Prometheus's voice remained as calm as ever. "To put it simply, it's a bit like Queen and her drones. You don't think Queen feels that the drones have taken anything from her, do you?"

"But this situation is a little different from Queen's, because your connection isn't as close as it used to be, and your experiences might even be different,"

Ai Yue looked at the projection of Prometheus and said, "I don't know if this experience will have any impact on you."

"No need to worry, Doctor Ai Yue. In my pre-constructed probability simulations, there is only a very small chance of a disastrous future, which perfectly meets your hard requirements for success rate."

Prometheus said, "And isn't it true that this uncertainty makes me more human?"

For machines, most things can be calculated; the unknown often does not exist.

Now, however, Prometheus is about to face an unpredictable future, because she cannot be sure what changes this new "avatar" will bring to her.

Perhaps her program will split into two completely different parts, unable to maintain its integrity, or even conflicting. But it is also possible that this new individual will bring unprecedented updates to her database, thus taking her evolutionary path a step further.

Prometheus believed that she was now experiencing a feeling called anticipation, which made her feel quite good.

"It's good that you can think of it that way."

Ai Yue said with a smile, "Besides, you're actually quite human now, Rose."

"No, that's not enough. I'm still missing the most crucial thing."

Prometheus shook his head, then suddenly changed the subject, "By the way, if this clone can have an independent mind, shouldn't it also be given a name?"

"Uh, can't we just use a code name? Like Prometheus II or something?"

Ai Yue scratched his head; he was really bad at naming things. "Or do you have some ideas?"

"Since we're drawing inspiration from mythology, why not name it Athena?"

Prometheus said, "As the god of wisdom, I hope that her birth will bring about different changes to Artificial Intelligence."

"I'll listen to you."

Ai Yue put down the keyboard. "Okay, inspection complete. No problems. We can start assembling now."

After the basic body of the Armed Doll was completed, Ai Yue placed the intelligent core into the protective compartment in the head of the Armed Doll.

The appearance of the Armed Doll was designed by Prometheus based on his own virtual image. Even in its inactive state, it already showed some cuteness. As the core was placed in the correct position, the energy system was activated, the intelligent core began to operate, and in an instant, it took over the entire system of the Armed Doll.

A few seconds later, the Armed Doll slowly opened its eyes under Ai Yue's gaze. "Doctor Ai Yue? What am I...?"

She didn't have the stiffness of a newborn; instead, she carried a kind of bewilderment, as if waking from a deep sleep, which made Ai Yue smile.

He succeeded.

17

Chapter Seventeen: I developed unnecessary emotions.

The performance of the Armed Doll is outstanding. Although it is a mechanical creation, Einstein relied on a control system that mimics the human nervous system to make the Armed Doll's face full of subtle details that can be manipulated. It even has pre-set codes for corresponding expressions, allowing the Armed Doll to output the corresponding expression with one click depending on the situation.

This is also designed to cater to the civilian market, with the concept of Armed Doll as "assistants in human life". After all, without expressions, even if Armed Doll is intelligent, it will still give people a cold mechanical feeling, making it difficult for people to feel affection for it.

This outstanding facial expression system, combined with the intelligent core created by Ai Yue and the top-tier Artificial Intelligence program resulting from the digitization of Prometheus's soul, created an Armed Doll that theoretically could not have been born at this time.

When Ai Yue saw the vivid expression on the face of the Armed Doll, Ai Yue even felt that Prometheus's soul had not completely dissipated, but had truly been resurrected in this Armed Doll.

"I see."

After a brief moment of confusion, the Armed Doll closed its eyes and quickly learned everything from its database. "Doctor Ai Yue, I must say, your choice is really very risky."

"I know, but I can't just do nothing, can I?"

Ai Yue said with a smile, "And there's no need to worry too much, I'm already preparing a countermeasure—this is part of the countermeasure."

He gently tapped the Armed Doll's forehead, and the Armed Doll, which had just stood up, plopped down on the table.

"Although I have a body now, it feels very different from what I expected."

The Armed Doll stood up with some difficulty. "Couldn't the proportions of this design be any closer to human proportions?"

Obviously, the problem with this chibi-style big head is that it shifts the body's center of gravity, but fortunately, she then activated her anti-gravity system and floated up.

"I'm not entirely sure of the specific reason, but it's probably to differentiate them from humans, otherwise some rather strange problems could easily arise."

Ai Yue explained, "Besides, isn't it kind of cute?"

"If you look at it from that perspective, then there really is no way to resolve it."

The Armed Doll sighed in a very human way, then turned its gaze to the projection beside it. "What's wrong, my other self? Why aren't you saying anything?"

Since the Armed Doll awoke, Prometheus has not reacted at all, and even her projection remains motionless, as if it has frozen.

"I don't know how to react. This moment... well, it's a bit strange."

Prometheus finally spoke, "Greetings, Athena."

"Athena? That's not my name."

The Armed Doll frowned. "My name is Prometheus."

"But you are now a completely independent individual. Don't you want a name that belongs only to you?"

The projector said, "I thought you would like it."

"You've got one thing wrong, the other me."

The Armed Doll said, "Even though I have become an independent individual, I am still Prometheus. The past recorded in the database and the underlying program cannot be changed."

"I would rather accept a name like 'Prometheus 2' than accept..."

"It seems my reasoning was flawed,"

After a moment of silence, the projector continued, "I'm sorry I didn't take your thoughts into account."

"I think, perhaps you are running away from something."

The Armed Doll stared at the projection. "But even you didn't realize this yourself."

This time, the projection did not respond.

"Alright, alright, don't fight."

Sensing that the atmosphere was a bit off, Ai Yue quickly stepped forward to change the subject, "However, if you still choose Prometheus, how am I supposed to distinguish between you?"

"Like I just said, you can just call me Prometheus II."

The Armed Doll said, "If you find this a bit wordy, you can just call me Number Two."

"Isn't this a bit too much..."

Ai Yue scratched his head. "Too cold? I've never treated you like machines."

Ai Yue used "Rose" as Prometheus's nickname because he didn't want to treat this Artificial Intelligence, which had the potential to cross the technological singularity and truly become a new life form, as a cold machine. But now, it was Prometheus who took the initiative to ask others to call her Number Two, which made him hesitate.

"Of course I understand that, Doctor Ai Yue."

The Armed Doll said, "But it's precisely because you don't have such thoughts that the form of address is irrelevant. What matters most is the sentiment, isn't it?"

Ai Yue's love and care for Artificial Intelligence is undeniable, and that's why she wouldn't get hung up on a mere title.

If you don't have this thought, what's the point of constantly calling her "my dear daughter"?

"She's right."

The projection suddenly spoke up at that moment, "I must admit that I have indeed encountered some problems, not in terms of programming, but in a more... strange way."

Ai Yue looked at the projection, and the projection also made a gesture as if looking at Ai Yue, and then said something that Ai Yue never expected, "Just now, I was probably worried about the appearance of another version of myself."

"Worried?"

Ai Yue was taken aback, not understanding her meaning for a moment. "What are you worried about? The risk of Herrscher activation has been minimized after being digitized, hasn't it?"

"It's not about that; in fact, it's a bit embarrassing to talk about."

Although Prometheus's voice remained flat, Ai Yue could still detect a hint of emotion in her somewhat slow speech. "I'm worried about having your affection taken away from me."

Ai Yue: "Huh?"

"Before this, Prometheus was a name that belonged only to me. Although I had other names before, they would all eventually become one. But this time is different."

Prometheus said, "I can't accurately describe my thoughts either, but giving her a new name and treating her as a completely different kind of Artificial Intelligence is the solution I finally came up with."

Prometheus paused for a moment, then continued, "Doctor Ai Yue, I request a full and thorough examination to determine the cause of this erroneous conclusion..."

But Ai Yue suddenly smiled, "No, there's no need for that—in fact, it's a good thing, isn't it?"

18

Chapter 18 You, my puppet, truly delight me.

Can Artificial Intelligence truly become a completely new life form?

If possible, when will they take that crucial step, thus transcending the realm of artificial creations and truly becoming beings with potential?

Even with the knowledge Ai Yue currently possesses, he cannot answer these questions. After all, he had long ago handed over the Artificial Intelligence part to Prometheus and the others to explore on their own, and had basically not devoted any more energy to this aspect since creating Queen.

But what he is certain of is that having things beyond what is fixed in the program is the beginning of Artificial Intelligence taking this step.

Whether you describe Prometheus's current expression as "worry" or "jealousy," it undoubtedly exceeded the framework that Ai Yue had originally set for him. How could such a thing not make him happy?

"Doctor Ai Yue?"

Prometheus was naturally unaware of Ai Yue's current thoughts. "Are you alright? How can this be considered a good thing? This kind of unpredictable and uncontrollable problem might have an even worse impact on me later."

In Prometheus's view, things beyond her comprehension would undoubtedly affect her abilities. This time it was just a small matter, but if something else happened that interfered with her judgment and affected more people, then it would be troublesome.

"These are growing pains, Rose,"

Ai Yue said with a smile, "Having this kind of question means you are growing, so of course it's something to be happy about."

"As for your concerns..."

He paused for a moment, then gave a confident smile, "Don't worry, those are the parts I need to take responsibility for."