Stark didn't argue with Alvin about artificial intelligence. They'd discussed the issue plenty of times already.
To some extent, Stark really had been influenced by Alvin. He'd become much more cautious about developing artificial intelligence.
Alvin was naturally "anti-intellectual," but under Stark's influence, he was gradually learning to accept JARVIS and Angel. He'd even taken Alita in.
It all came down to trusting his friends. When making decisions, he'd consider how his friends felt and want to hear their opinions.
Stark was actually quite happy with his life as it was, both personally and professionally...
The only thing that made him anxious was those aliens!
Stark couldn't treat aliens as if they were nothing, the way Alvin did. The scientific sort of anxiety he felt about Earth's future was eating away at him.
The aliens had demonstrated a level of technology and power that left Earth far behind. If a war really broke out, would Earth be able to fight back? That was what worried Stark.
Well, now Alvin had decided to take the fight to the aliens. He said he was going to visit, but to Stark, that meant going all out.
Stark probably wasn't the only one who thought so. Other countries did too!
When it came to fighting aliens, everyone was on the same side. They could worry about securing whatever benefits they could afterward...
Looking at the wide-open grassland before them, Stark glanced at Alvin, grinned, and tapped at his wristband. "Let me show you my 'Hive' system.
We can decide later whether to send them into space. First, let's test their firepower on demons and aliens..."
At Stark's command, a metal container shaped like a water tower on a transport truck in the camp lit up. A great many small hatches, each about thirty centimeters