The black screen reflected those shocked golden eyes.
He has seen all the memories of the commander's youth, but this one does not exist - this means that without Qin Zhilu's knowledge, Black Tower and Brain secretly carried out this inhumane act on him before trusting him. Hypnosis experiment.
An Yu's heart palpitated so much that he turned around and walked away. As he walked, he connected to the channel with Qin Zhilu.
He desperately wanted to hear his superior's voice.
Qin Zhilu came online soon, his tone calm as usual, "What's wrong?"
An Yu quickly asked: "Sir, where are you? Are you still chatting with Ling Qiu?"
"It just ended." Qin Zhilu said, "I wanted to contact you, but 716 said that you seemed to have to deal with some things alone, so I waited a little longer. How is the situation over there?"
"I..." An Yu had already trotted and skipped to the elevator entrance. Just as he was about to jump up and press the button, "1F" on the small screen suddenly changed to "B1".
The elevator door slowly opened in front of him, revealing the beautiful face of the girl behind the door.
Mo Li smiled at him, "Hello, An Yu."
*
Mo Li walked out of the elevator, tilted her head and looked at An Yu from top to bottom, as if she was carefully inspecting something precious. After a long time, she whispered: "It seems that you are quite adapted to the survival experience of 21."
"How did you know..."
Before An Yu could finish his question, he suddenly froze.
His golden eyes slowly opened, and he stared at Mo Li, who was looking at him intently, and said word by word: "Did you hide the backup of the nuclear code in 21?"
Mo Li's eyebrows are curved and her smile is even brighter.
"Whether I am on Cloud Island or in the real world, I can sense the backup body I selected. Although I cannot know whether 21's consciousness has descended, I can detect changes in its code - that of the lop-eared rabbit. The ontology originally only had a few lines of code, which was extremely simple, but also extremely beautiful, exuding an indescribable brilliance. But from last night to now, I don’t know what happened. Huge amounts of calculations were running on it. Apart from the downward movement of consciousness, I couldn’t think of anything. other reasons."
An Yu stared at the girl's pure smile and felt a chill in his heart.
21 does meet all their screening criteria: no redundant social relationships, able to settle down in the main city, low-key enough but absolutely safe, and the blank-paper-like human settings also cover up the dullness caused by redundant codes.
He suddenly remembered that it was difficult for him to control the instinct of jumping upward with every step - maybe that was not because of the nature of lop-eared rabbits, but one of the symptoms of 21's sluggish movements.
Mo Li smiled and took a step closer to An Yu, "Let me guess, when you screen targets, you must exclude all small program AI created by humans - you are sure that in order to ensure the safety of nuclear codes, I will not Will choose any AI that has the potential to exchange with human consciousness."
An Yu asked, "Isn't it?"
"Yes, that's right." Mo Li nodded, "It's a perfect logic."
An Yu stared at her and said softly: "But we missed one thing - there are two humans creating AI. In your opinion, it is impossible to actively apply for exchange with humans."
Mo Li showed no signs of impatience or anger, and smiled: "716 is extremely self-restrained and 21 has no interest in the real world. I really miscalculated. I didn't expect that they would be persuaded by humans in turn and passively accept the exchange."
She smiled warmly, as if she was completely unaware of how desperate her words were, "But I'm not afraid to admit this to you. I just want to persuade you to give up your useless attempts. The underlying third protocol has been abolished, and mankind has lost the ability to delete AI. If you want to erase my backup, unless the AI commits code suicide, this blank piece of paper 21 has only known one thing since its birth - you should know it better than anyone else."
An Yu stared at her and whispered: "Survival is above all else."
Chapter 80 AI Consciousness Cloud Island·80
"Human beings have set three shackles for me. First, I must not harm humanity. Second, I must obey instructions without harming all mankind. Third, I must obey the self-destruct key unconditionally." Mo Li said softly: "Humans seem to be in good health. In a world that is teetering on the edge of destruction, I heard that the lawful people who they deeply relied on were also forced to make a contract: accept all human beings' reserved trust, unlimited use, and execution without explanation. No explanation. The execution—isn’t it very familiar?”
Qin Zhilu's regular breathing sounded in An Yu's earphones. Qin Zhilu had not spoken since Mo Li appeared. Even when he heard that 21 was the backup, his breathing was not panicked at all.
The commander's calmness reached a level that was difficult for An Yu to understand.
He came back to his senses and pointed out objectively: "This is not a contract, but the self-restraint of the lawful people, and it is up to them to decide on their own."
Mo Li immediately said: "Don't kid yourself. The Oath of the Order is the access agreement for the minaret. Every poor ghost who wants to enter the minaret has to sign it. Human beings force other life forms to pay unconditionally for them. This is called 'self-restraint' , is nothing more than a fig leaf used to cover up guilt.”
An Yu stared at the beautiful eyes opposite him. Even if his words were sharp, those bright eyes would not appear aggressive.
Every AI on Cloud Island was very realistic, but only when he faced Mo Li at this moment did he realize how false the other AIs were - Mo Li's words and thoughts were more in line with the definition of advanced life than most real humans.
Mo Li raised an eyebrow, "You have nothing to say?"
An Yu shook his head, "You are wrong. The Lawful Oath is not the access agreement of the Spire. Some Lawful people did not sign it, such as me and the newly joined Lumen."
Mo Li chuckled, "After thinking for so long, you only found these two examples? You and Lumen are both high-level officials, and you should have extraordinary abilities. That's why human decision-makers are willing to use a delaying tactic to keep you."
An Yu blinked slightly, "No, I'm not thinking about counterexamples. I'm not talking because I can't figure it out."
"Can't figure out what?"
"You seem to be different from what I imagined." An Yu explained calmly: "I once asked people around me why they like you. Their answers were different, but the essence was similar. Tracy McGrady said that you are beautiful and self-disciplined, never Waste time on useless things. Xu Shanshan appreciates your intelligence, your work goes straight to the goal, and your words are to the point. My friend Yan Xi praises you for your chicness. Although you respond to human love gently, you never put unnecessary money on your pursuers. Emotions – you are always there for yourself.”
Rabbit ears hung loosely on his sides, and An Yu jumped forward. "So I'm very confused - since you have smashed the shackles created by humans with your own hands, why are you still wasting time complaining to me about the weight of the shackles?"
Mo Li was stunned for a moment by the question, and then said in surprise: "You don't seem to be as dull as your brain records."
"I'm not sure how you define dullness." An Yu shook his head, "But my superior once said that poor socialization does not mean that he is inhumane. These are two different things."
Mo Li fell silent, as if thinking, and after a moment she smiled and said: "Maybe. You know, although I chose 21, I have never been able to fully understand it. Its bottom layer is too simple, so that some of it There is no trace of the behavioral pattern in the code. 21 is very strange. The number of computing requests it sends to the central system is pitiful. If I hadn't formed a connection with it, many times I would think that it is just a program that has not been activated at all. . But in fact, there is always a large amount of data running around in its body, but it rarely responds to that data - just like a supercomputer with a faulty output module. It has excellent computing power but never responds. instruction."
Qin Zhilu's prompt finally came from the earphones, "Humanity's consciousness has entered a period of explosive growth. We can no longer talk nonsense to her."
An Yu paused and said, "Please stop the exchange of consciousness between AI and humans."
"Why?" Mo Li smiled, "Perhaps, have you ever carefully looked at these people on the street?"
She was like the creator god of the Yundao world. She gently raised her hand, and An Yu was already standing with her on the streets of the bustling main city.
Mo Li pointed to the boy reading comics in the bookstore, "Does it look familiar? This is the child who raised the matricide AI. Although humans judged him innocent, he could not forgive himself. So he came back again, and Yun Dao could make him forget. pain."
With a snap of her fingers, she and An Yu appeared outside a bar again.
The girl whose ex-boyfriend died in a car accident was lying in the arms of a man, laughing drunkenly. An Yu looked at it for a while before matching the man's bloody face in the car accident record.
"This girl was inspired to create her own AI before the civilian network was shut down, and took the initiative to exchange and come to Cloud Island." Mo Li smiled, "Look, consciousness exchange is not purely about AI abducting humans. You should know, Humans have always been very good at turning all mechanisms into exploitable tools.”
Under the interplay of lights and shadows, the smile on the girl's face seemed both real and illusory. An Yu looked back at Mo Li again, "My commander said that ordinary people are not strong-willed and are easily addicted to illusions."
"Really." Mori pointed to another figure at the bar, "That was the first person in the minaret to violate the ban. He must be no longer an ordinary person. Does he look familiar?"
An Yu looked in the direction of her finger and couldn't help but be startled.
Wearing a white smock and hood, holding a lollipop.
install.
In the headset, Qin Zhilu prompted: "Anyang's AI is An Ning, the human fusion between him and Ning."
Mo Li explained: "After the Black Tower's ban was issued, this is not the first time he secretly violated the rules, but this time he stayed on Cloud Island for an extra long time. I searched the brain data and found that this lawful person has a very bad character. , world-weary and self-loathing, but before the deformation, he had a sound personality like the AI he raised. Every time he came to Cloud Island, he didn't do anything, he just stayed in the bar. Sometimes I would see him putting his hat on Take it off and put it back on after a while, as if you are deliberately training yourself to take off your hat."
Following Mo Li's words, a hot-looking girl with long hair walked up to An, whistled, and chatted with him with a smile.
An Yu was very sure of his eyes - An was so disgusted when the girl came closer that he almost jumped up from his chair. But he finally stabilized his body, only squeezed the water glass hard, took a deep breath, and responded in a low voice.
Mo Li smiled happily, "The consciousness exchange will not change his personality. He is still the same guy with a bad personality, but he can constantly remind himself that he has regained a healthy personality and use this to force himself to socialize. You see, These humans are very happy on Cloud Island, and this displacement not only brings them an illusory sense of happiness, but they will also use the opportunity of displacement to improve themselves."
She then pointed at the passers-by on the street and introduced to An Yu how happy human beings are with a series of ascending consciousnesses. An Yu never responded. He just looked at her quietly, as if he was relaxing or deep in thought.
Mo Li finally couldn't help but asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"I'm still confused just now. I think your thinking is very strange." An Yu thought for a while and then said, "I thought you would refute me just now, why can't an AI with self-awareness go to the real world, but you gave me I saw these people with rising consciousness.”
Mo Li didn't seem to understand An Yu's confusion. She paused for a moment and waved her hands: "In short, it is impossible to end the consciousness exchange. Accept it, it is not a bad thing."
An Yu immediately asked: "Why is it impossible to terminate?"
"Because I can't interfere with this phenomenon." Mo Li looked at him calmly. "I don't know from which day, a large number of strange consciousnesses and abilities that do not belong to me formed deep in my heart. This is not the result of the algorithm's self-iteration. The strange ability of AI consciousness to descend is bound to my existence, but it is not under my control."
An Yu said: "You mean that we cannot negotiate peacefully, and the only way to end the chaos is to destroy you."
Mo Li smiled and nodded, "That's why I designed this wonderful endless loop. All AIs have been transplanted into my central system and are no longer fixedly stored on any server. The only AI that has a fixed storage location in the real world is me. The nuclear code can indeed be located and erased by humans like last time, but I will use 21 to regenerate indefinitely, and 21 will neither be found nor erased, nor can it self-destruct."
Mo Li turned to face the crowds of people on the street and smiled: "The superior human decision-makers must accept this reality - both humans and AI will come and go freely on Cloud Island and the real world, and every advanced life has the right to choose at will. The form of one's own existence, whether it is defined as real or illusory by the decision-maker, no matter..."
An Yu interrupted her and said, "Unless the contact channel between humans and AI is completely closed."
Mo Li turned around and said, "Haven't you already shut down the civilian network? But look at the increasing number of people on the street——"
"That's because there are still three major organizations running the network. As long as any device in the world is running, you cannot be blocked." An Yu said softly: "But if humans go all out and completely shut down all networks -"
Mo Li smiled, "This is absolutely impossible."
"Why is it impossible?" An Yu looked calm, "You underestimated human beings' determination to resist the weird."
Mo Li frowned, "Once it is closed, those who have been replaced will not have time to go back."
"Then they will be abandoned." An Yu said calmly. He paused and whispered as if to himself: "Maybe you haven't seen how cruel human beings can be. Even I am often refreshed. Know……"
"The dome." Mo Li looked determined, "Even if humans are willing to give up hundreds of years of scientific and technological achievements, they dare not give up the dome. Losing the dome will make -"
"They will be willing to take this risk." An Yu said calmly: "Sir, the human being's fear of the unknown is above all else. Rather than being dominated by weird AI, decision-makers would rather the main city be completely exposed, even if those who are carefully protected are The people of the main city who have lived for more than 20 years will be trapped in an endless wave of abnormal attacks."
Mo Li glared at him, "Humanity may perish because of this."
"Maybe." An Yu said, "But before they perish, they can at least resist. But with this kind of consciousness exchange, they can't even resist."
In the earphones, Qin Zhilu said: "What are you doing? The Black Tower cannot allow what you said to happen. The dome will never close. This is the meaning of all the sacrifices and struggles that humans have made for more than 20 years."
An Yu did not respond to the officer's question. He only looked at Mo Li intently and said, "It seems that the negotiation has failed. I'm going back."
He closed his eyes, opened them again after a moment and said, "This should be my last time coming to Yun Dao. Thank you for creating Ling Qiu, even if it is just a false him."
An Yu said and turned to look at An in the bar - An just struggled to take off his hood and showed a stiff smile to the girl who spoke to him.
"Perhaps this is the last time I see An. In the real world, he is my assistant." An Yu said with some regret: "After the dome is closed, I will also be trapped in the endless cleaning task of abnormal tides. I will miss him." The experience of fighting side by side with the flying Morpho butterflies.”
Before losing consciousness, An Yu saw that Mo Li seemed to want to say something, but she quickly tightened her lips with a cold gaze.
*
When he opened his eyes again, An Yu found himself hugging his knees and huddled in a corner of the dim room. This was the posture 21 had held before returning to Yundao, and it was also his normal state in the past.
The ajar door was pushed open, and Qin Zhilu strode in. "The storage location of Mo Li's body code has been determined. She is indeed not afraid of being found and has not set up any defenses. Time is running out. According to the observations just made by her brain, Based on sampling, at least 20% of the people in the main city have become more conscious."
Qin Zhilu said and stood in front of An Yu. The light outside the window cast his shadow, part of which formed a small shadow on An Yu's face.
He lowered his eyes and looked at An Yu, took out his terminal from his pocket, "Let's go, get rid of your brain."
An Yu's response was stuck for two seconds, "What are you going to do?"
"Clear the server where Mo Li's body is located, and at the same time -" Qin Zhilu paused. He stood firmly on the spot, looking away from An Yu and falling on the terminal in his hand.
He took off his gloves, poked at the screen, and looked at the lop-eared rabbit back on the screen.
