Zhang She turned on the TV, tuned to the news channel, and lay on the sofa with a sad expression.
Since the full implementation of AI+ in the 18th city a few months ago, as a journalist, I have also lost my job inexplicably.
It’s not that AI has completely replaced his job. Although the current level of AI in writing news items is much higher than that of humans, the orientation, topicality, and evidence materials of the news still need to be mined by oneself. .
However, the popularity of pan-intelligence has almost cut off his channels for mining materials. Whether it is food processing, pharmaceutical processing, or other industries, almost completely automated workshops have no way for him to lurk.
Zhang She had also thought about being a full-time entertainment reporter before, digging up gossip about celebrities and so on, so that he could also support his family. However, after half a month of preparation, he finally gave up.
Before the full rise of AI, there was a wave of virtual idols in the entertainment industry. Driven by big capital, a series of virtual idols were launched.
At the beginning, the audience for virtual idols was not large. People who have received compulsory education understand that virtual idols are nothing more than a string of codes and have no independent personality or thinking. Whether it's appearance, personality, or talent, it's all given by the programmers and original animators behind it.
When entertainment companies launch such virtual idols so that everyone can worship them like real people, they are treating people like fools.
But then with the creation of real artificial intelligence, everything changed.
Pure artificial intelligence has its own independent thinking. Not only can it create independently, it can even design and draw its own appearance.
It can be said that except for one body, there is not much difference between fish-men.
In contrast, human celebrities have been experiencing collapses and thunderstorms in recent years.
Virtual idols will never collapse, do not need plastic surgery, will not age, and will not even get married and have children. The most important thing is that there is no need to share with the brokerage company behind it.
In just two years, virtual idols have occupied 80% of the market in the entertainment industry. Although real celebrities have not been completely eliminated, they are almost like rare animals.
The most important thing is that after more than two years of great earthquakes in the entertainment industry, the remaining people cherish their feathers very much. Even if Zhang She wants to gossip, he can't get any materials.
"It would have been better if I had changed careers two years earlier..."
Zhang She lay on the sofa and rubbed his face in annoyance.
If I had known this would happen now, I would have worked as an entertainment reporter two years ago. According to the frequency of thunderstorms in the past two years, I can sustain myself even by drinking soup.
Fortunately, I finally received another order recently, so I won't become a homeless man and be kicked out of the city.
At this moment, the news program that Zhang She had been waiting for for more than ten minutes finally started broadcasting——
"Good morning, audience friends."
"Today is June 3, Sunday. Welcome to "Morning News." I am the host Liu Jia."
"I am the host Sun Yu."
"Today's main programs include [Chu Huainan gave important instructions on federal construction and organizational work], [Feng Jing confirmed in the consular vote that the 37th Federal Consular Conference will be held in City No. 18], [City No. 1 realizes The mechanization of the entire industrial chain has further liberated the labor force]..."
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"City No. 18 is in the early stages of AI+ transformation, and factory renovations are in full swing, freeing a large number of workers from heavy work."
"According to statistics, since the popularization of AI+, the productivity of City No. 18 has increased by 300% within three months, and the per capita disposable property has reached 10 million. The people's happiness index is as high as 91.7%, making it the third city in the federal happiness index."
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"Snapped!"
Zhang She turned off the TV, took out his AP bracelet, selected a number and dialed it.
Soon, a lean, dark-looking middle-aged man appeared on the floating screen.
Zhang She: "As you expected, the Federation did not take the previous demonstrations seriously, and they are still praising them in the news."
"The per capita assets are 10 million... Hehe, they have 10 million, but I don't know if they include us."
The middle-aged man on the floating screen was unsmiling and said bitterly: "Yesterday we reported the demonstration to the higher authorities through a petition... It seems that formal channels will not work."
"Next, we will continue the march and produce the necessary video materials," the man stared into Zhang She's eyes through the screen: "At that time, I will trouble reporter Zhang Da."
Zhang She nodded: "Creating public opinion and attracting attention is what I am doing. Don't worry, leave it to me."
"It's not like we are the only one with laid-off workers in city No. 18. The positions replaced by AI this time cover 17 cities from No. 2 to No. 18."
"When City No. 1 implemented full intelligence, we were all watching the excitement. This time we must let everyone understand that if we don't resist this time, everyone will be completely eliminated in the future!"
When Zhang She said this, the middle-aged man on the screen frowned and corrected: "We are not against scientific progress."
"I understand, I understand," Zhang She waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "We are fighting for our legal rights and rights as human beings to work and live in this society. Am I right?"
"Just remember."
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On the other side, Aunt Wang and Zhang Changlin were taken to a research base of the Special Affairs Bureau by Chen Yun.
Aunt Wang was arranged in the lounge by Chen Yun. After lining up a person to take care of her, she left her alone. Zhang Changlin was carried into Professor Qin's laboratory while she was unconscious.
The experiment covers an area of nearly one hundred square meters. The ground and walls are covered with silver-gray metallic lead. In the center of the laboratory is a huge nutrient bin. Wang Yuan, whose whole body is covered with vines, is lying quietly in the nutrient bin.
Wang Yuan was once contaminated by the spiritual power of Cheng Hai Pavilion, and was even parasitized by an elite-level slave, so that his body became half human and half plant, and even grew two faces.
After he was transported back to the Special Affairs Bureau, the situation seemed to have improved. At least the other face that was competing with him for control of his body was now very small. It was shrunk on his neck and looked more like a bedsore.
Zhang Changlin was lying on a fixed operating bed, with his limbs and neck restrained by metal rings. This kind of metal ring is specially designed to deal with the awakened person. It can release a powerful current in an instant, which is enough to penetrate the spiritual power mobilized by the awakened person.
Professor Qin held a helmet-like instrument and put it on Zhang Changlin's head. On the other side, there were two doctors drawing blood from Zhang Changlin's arm.
"The physical examination results are out," Chen Yun came to the laboratory with a test report: "Zhang Changlin's body has not changed much, but there is an undetectable area in his brain."
Professor Qin received the physical examination report and X-ray film, and indeed found that in the middle of Zhang Changlin's brain, there was an area about the size of a peanut that was completely black.
The shape of this black object, judging from the three views, looks like a little person sitting cross-legged.
