"Actually, we should have insisted on using Mind Cores instead of human workers."
"You've always believed that people have selfish motives and cannot be trusted completely, that machines are more reliable. Why didn't you insist on it when the Heavenly Reach Money House was founded?"
Mei Xuan posed a question.
She was referring to when they had signed the agreement, cooperating with the Immortal Alliance to establish the Heavenly Reach Money House and negotiating its rules, regulations, and personnel appointments.
Li Chen had originally had an opportunity to introduce artificial intelligence throughout that system, eliminating all sorts of abuses so that honest, upright people would not suffer harm.
Yet he had ultimately compromised on this matter, rather than insisting on successfully implementing his artificial intelligence in the Heavenly Reach Money House.
"It wasn't that I didn't insist. I knew something like this could never succeed," Li Chen said.
Although he found the matter regrettable, he would not let it shake his resolve or fall into blaming Heaven and everyone else.
Because he knew he was not omnipotent.
"The Immortal Alliance doesn't trust the Mind Cores of the Puppet Dao. Nor could it possibly allow the Heavenly Reach Money House to connect to Materialized Heaven or the Puppet World Heavenly Net and fall under the control of Puppet Masters. It was always going to follow tradition, staffing each branch and local hall with people, with both sides sending envoys to supervise."
"To put it plainly, technology has never been a cure-all. Ultimately, artificial intelligence is only a tool. What matters is whose hands it's in."
Mei Xuan pondered for a long time and had to agree.
Not everyone had Li Chen's boldness and spirit, even daring to lift the restrictions on Heavenly Pivot and grant her true freedom.
As a result,