The child prodigies were secretly amazed, but obediently removed Thermos No. 62 and replaced it with the spare thermos.
The indicator lights covering the entire chassis began flashing rapidly. This step was called "compensation."
When human organs were damaged, the related organ tissues would actively compensate for the loss of function. For example, when kidney disease destroyed some of the renal tubules, the remaining parts of the kidney would enlarge to take their place. The brain had a similar compensatory process. Many people lost part of their brain tissue due to traumatic injuries, but after surviving, their remaining brain tissue began taking over the functions of the damaged areas.
The Brain Cell Tubes inside the Brain-Mimicking Supercomputer formed an integrated whole resembling a brain. Now that the cluster of Brain Cell Tubes had been replaced, the hundreds of surrounding "thermoses" detected the anomaly and began reconnecting and exchanging information according to the program, establishing close connections with one another.
It was somewhat like replacing a junior manager in one department of a company. The other departments would then approach the new manager, coordinate business, share the company's rules, and help the newcomer quickly become familiar with the workflow, blending in with everyone else.
It sounded simple, but the specific automatic compensation procedure was unbelievably complex. The five child prodigies had initially established the framework, after which Xiang Xiaotong had helped refine and upgrade it. Song He judged that the compensation process in the supercomputer was worth at least three Nobel Prizes, so he awarded the five child prodigies merit according to the prize money for three Nobel Prizes, promising to issue it after the project was completed.
Once the installation was complete, the child prodigies returned to the dean's side and stared at the screen expectantly.
Ten minutes later, the